Tales from the Veg Patch by Kathy Slack

Tales from the Veg Patch by Kathy Slack

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Eight easy ice-cream recipes (for humans and dogs)
Eight ice-cream recipes inspired by the garden and a veg patch ice-cream for dogs.
Recipes for gluts, preserving & picnicking, plus garden jobs, events & glory for Humf
FREE TO READ: 12 (twelve!) recipes for the August bounty. Book tour dates. And VERY exciting news from Humphrey the Spaniel
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The ultimate veg patch picnic menu
Ending with an epic plum, olive oil & black pepper cake. But first: herb frittata, courgette flatbreads, kohlrabi salad, cucumber-y whipped feta…
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July 2025

REPLAY: Cookery Class - How to deal with a glut of anything
Join me (and Humf') live in the greenhouse kitchen for 4 ‘master recipes’ that will make short (and delicious) work of pretty much any veg glut you can…
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A summer risotto that begins with a stroll in the garden and a trug full of green
Green risotto of broad beans, French beans, courgettes, peas and herbs, with charred prawns and pangrattato.
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Veg that will make you feel like you’re on a French holiday (without actually going anywhere)
FREE TO READ: transport yourself to France with this trio of recipes inspired by the French summer harvest. And it all begins with a basket of tomatoes…
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Why ‘5 Ways to Use Up a Glut’ rarely are and a courgette recipe to prove the point
Courgette clickbait and a minty marinated courgette recipe with cream cheese that actually uses a lot of courgettes
Join me this July for an evening reconnecting with nature, plus other way we can meet up this summer
FREE TO READ: July newsletter is a quick book tour update and news of a very special evening coming soon that you're all invited to.
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June 2025

REPLAY: 3 tips for creating the perfect dish & the perfect photo
Join me and Kirstie Young LIVE from our food and photography course in rural France to discover 3 tips that will transform your cooking and 3 tips to up…
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A strawberry & rosemary cake for when you're too busy to bake
Strawberries, rosemary, pistachios and white chocolate. Just mix it up and bung it in the oven. (Plus, plans to take the next live cookery class on…
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In which I get all highfalutin with the first beetroot harvest
A beetroot tartare recipe to celebrate the first beetroot. All fancy like…
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Things to do, places to come for a chat, recipes to cook in June
FREE TO READ: Round up of June events, garden jobs (spoiler: the main job is to chill out) and seasonal mostly-veggie recipes. Plus, a Hay Festival…
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