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Using Fenugreek leaves – Aloo Gobi Methi
Fenugreek – How I use it. I really like the slightly curryish taste of fenugreek leaves and I think they work well in both meat and vegetarian dishes. I do tend to prefer them fresh to dried as the flavour … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Brassicas, Herbs & Spices, Potatoes, Recipes, Spring Harvesting, Spring Planting, Winter Harvesting
Tagged Cauliflower, Fenugreek, Herbs & Spices, Potatoes, Recipes
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Herbs – Oooodles of Parsley
OOOOOOh I have a lot of parsley at the moment. It is even doing really well in the bed that gets zero hours sun a day in winter. I think the trick is to get it established there in the … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Herbs & Spices, Recipes, Winter Harvesting
Tagged Herbs & Spices, Parsley, Recipes
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Onions – Onion Bhaji’s with a Mint Chutney
How I use Onions: I lived in London for a number of years and during that time I did a short course on Indian cookery. Our mantra was: “its all in the onions”, signifying the crucial part the cutting and cooking of … Continue reading
Posted in Alliums - Onions, Leeks, Garlic, Herbs & Spices, Recipes, Summer Harvesting
Tagged Onions etc, Recipes
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Herbs – Potato Salad with Smoked Trout & a Salsa Verde Dressing
Chervil – How I use it: Chervil, along with parsley, chives and tarragon is a component of the classic French fines herbes, and it is in combination with other herbs that I tend to use it most. Most frequently I … Continue reading
Herbs – Growing Chervil
Sometimes I feel a bit sorry for Chervil; it kind of seems like the poor cousin of the more vibrant Parsley (to which it is related), the dowdier friend of dominant dill and the shy understudy of tremendous tarragon. But … Continue reading
