Category: Cooking with herbs
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Wild Garlic
It’s *that* season, our wake-up call from nature. Wind down the windows and take in the scent. Better still, put on your wellies and head out foraging. Here’s everything you […]
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Spice up your life
Words by Dr Viv from Curiosity Research Spice up your life – research shows it is good for us. There is more and more research coming out showing that having […]
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Spring tonics
As soon as you see the first fresh dandelion leaves, its time to start making your spring tonic. Having spent winter eating the heavier, fattier soups and stews that our […]
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Blend your own Love Tea
With Valentines fast approaching, its time to show a little love with the herbs. Whether you’re brewing for two, or warming your own heart, you can create your own blend […]
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Storing Herbs
Words by Angela Jones Let’s start at the very basic level and assume you have no garden, that you buy herbs from the supermarket as and when you need them, […]
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Cosy chai
O the weather outside is frightful, but chai is quite delightful. When you’re looking to cosy up indoors, it’s worth taking a bit of time to brew yourself a warming, […]
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Herby bread sauce
Every Christmas I wonder why we don’t have bread sauce at other times of the year. If you’re a ‘forget-the-turkey-but-give-me-the-trimmings’ kind of person, then bread sauce should be in your […]
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Apple recipes
Baked Spiced Apple Pudding Inspired by a traditional recipe from Mrs Charles Darwin’s Cookbook By peeling the apples they will collapse as they cook allowing their juices and flavour to […]
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Rosehips
Nature’s Vitamin C A summer hedgerow covered with rambling rose is a delightful sight in June, but come back a couple of months later and find its equally delightful hips […]
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Mint Tea Challenge
Visitors to this year’s Cam & Dursley Flower and Produce Show were invited to take part in the Mint Tea Challenge. They were offered two different mint teas and asked […]