Category Archives: Brassicas

Beautiful balls of white – Cauliflower

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Liz

OOOOh they are coming!  It is so nice to have cauliflower to look forward to.  So nice that upon seeing mine developing I immediately went out and bought one at the Preston market and used it to make a risotto … Continue reading →

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Radishes

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Liz

Radishes are one of those things that I think it can be quite hard to get truly passionate about.  Tomatoes – well the ‘love apple’ moniker says it all, chillies have fire, eggplants are tactile, broccoli is good for you and … Continue reading →

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Using Fenugreek leaves – Aloo Gobi Methi

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Liz

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 →

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Battling the Aphids – Growing Broccoli

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Liz

Apparently the name broccoli comes from Italian broccolo, which means something like: ‘the flowering top of a cabbage’.  I read this on Wikipedia – I love Wikipedia – I find that even if the info on there isn’t true its usually entertaining … Continue reading →

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