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Elderflower madeleines with rhubarb glaze
Easier to make than you might think.
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A batch-cook recipe in anticipation of the first pea harvest
With my peas are finally in the ground, I cook a freezer-friendly pea and butterbean mash with salsa verde legumes to celebrate.
6
Why radishes are a gateway drug & a radish tarte Tatin for your first score
Radishes are everything a homegrown vegetable should be. And, when roasted, as in this tarte Tatin recipe, a magical transformation occurs.
6
Spring panzanella and other ways with asparagus
FREE TO READ: a simple salad of asparagus, peas, broad beans, croutons and the jungle of green that makes up my spring herb bed. Plus, more ways to cook…
15
Why I’m getting an allotment (spoiler: to grow asparagus for this recipe)
Why I might finally have room to grow asparagus and why this asparagus orzo recipe with wild garlic breadcrumbs will be the first recipe I make.
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Be honest about your love affair with wild garlic (then cook this)
Plus, an adoring wild garlic recipe. If garlic bread and chicken kiev had a lovechild it would be this: garlic butter flatbreads, crispy chicken and…
2
The trickiness of purple sprouting broccoli & a spelt & anchovy salad in exaltation
A sod to grow, but this is the recipe to celebrate if you manage it: roasted with chilli and garlic, tossed with anchovy sauce, spelt & almonds. Plus…
4
Welsh rarebit hot cross bun & pickled pears
FREE TO READ: On the nonsense of 'Top 5 Hacks for Leftover Hot Cross Buns' clickbait. Plus, a quick pickle for the last stored pears and a savoury hot…
7
Leek, feta & zaatar pide-tart-thingy
More leek love, but is it pide, tart, turnover, or something else entirely? You decide.
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Seville orange marmalade and chocolate cake
With my veg patch bare, I turn to the marmalade cupboard for seasonal inspiration and a celebration cake that's part Jaffa cake, part Terry's chocolate…
2
Why growing onions is (mostly) pointless and an onion supper inspired by crisp sarnies
Roast onions with Marmite beans, the last of the kale, and cheesy crumbs - a recipe for the organised onion grower (not me).
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A Feast of Forced Rhubarb - Part THREE: Duck legs with pickled rhubarb and lentils
FREE TO READ: Neat, easy and a little showy, this braised duck with lentils is just an elaborate vehicle for more rhubarb, here pickled, and a shortcut…
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