1. IT’S IN THE COLOUR Salad leaves are nutrient rich. The green chlorophyll in the plants’ leaves absorbs sunlight. It uses the sun’s energy to make carbohydrates from carbon dioxide …
Asparagus
British asparagus can be traced back to Roman times (1st Century AD) Because asparagus is a naturally grown crop, growing in the notoriously fickle British climate, the time at which …
Savoy cabbage with chorizo, shallots and rice
The combination of savoy cabbage and chorizo is a famous one, and used in the cooking of both Spain and Portugal. The deep, red oils that ooze out of the …
Cabbage
Rich in phyto-nutrient anti-oxidants, cabbage belongs to the Brassica family, a broad family of common vegetables that also include Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, bok choy, kale, and broccoli. It is one …
Ravioli with Walnut Pesto and Parma Ham
Ingredients: For the Pasta: 3 eggs 300g flour 10g white wine For the filling: 150g frozen Swiss chard and spinach ½ clove of garlic, chopped 2 small sprigs of marjoram …
Making Carbs Count Goat
Not everyone feels comfortable eating meat other than the basics – beef, lamp pork and poultry. Some might even venture as far as veal, venison and game birds. But what …
Watercress is best
Growing in British streams and now widely available in supermarkets, watercress is the focus of one man’s dreams. Steve Rothwell began his PhD in the nutritional physiology of the peppery …
British beans
Hodmedods, based on the Norfolk-Suffolk border, focuses on produce from British farms especially less well-known foods, like the fava bean, which is still grown and exported but hasn’t really been …
Squash & pumpkins
So seasonal that they single-handedly represent Halloween, yet often underused in the UK, the squash family includes pumpkins as well as courgettes. Broadly separated into winter and summer squash, winter squash …
Olives and olive oil
Long claimed to be a uniquely health-supportive food, olives have proven antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits. A true Mediterranean treasure, olives are grown around the entire area and into Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran. Greek-style black …