Advice & Inspiration For Your Garden

parsnip balls with chilli recipe

A light alternative to dumplings, these parsnip balls are ideal for serving on their own with tzatziki, or on top of Hungarian paprakash or Venison casserole. I use an almost identical recipe

chicken and leek pie

The pastry for this is wonderfully flaky and light, almost like a digestive biscuit. You can put it over the top of anything, but it’s particularly good with chicken, tarragon and leeks. In cold

how to plant, grow & care for asters

Perennial asters score high in the autumn garden, not least because of the range of colours they come in – there are fabulous carmine pinks and deep rich purples, as well as pastel shades and whi

how to plant, grow & care for raspberries

Most commercial raspberries are now grown under plastic – the weather risks are less – and picked partially ripe so they travel better and have a longer shelf life. Enjoy growing your own outdoors for

how to plant, grow & care for strawberries

You can grow strawberries in the border, in pots, in the veg patch or on the allotment. They are easy to grow and, after a smaller first crop, will provide abundant fruit for at least three years. Hom

andrew’s fish pie with rosti topping

An old friend Andrew Wallace’s gentle fish pie, with a light breadcrumb topping. Serve with buttered broccoli. serves 6 800ml milk 3 bay leaves 600g fresh haddock fillets 300g u

roasted tomato soup

serves 6 as a main course, 8 as a starter 1kg ripe tomatoes 2 roughly chopped fennel bulbs (about 400g) 2 large quartered onions 3 tbsp cold-pressed rapeseed oil 3 crushed garlic cloves2 tbsp (ab

how to plant, grow & care for blackcurrants

Still regarded as one of the highest fruits for vitamin C, blackcurrants are a delicious and easily grown summer stalwart. All you need is space and reasonable ground, they will even fruit for you in

griddled fennel aubergine recipe

This tasty aubergine dish is an excellent easy late summer/autumn lunch or starter for dinner. At lunch, serve it with a pile of green salad.serves 6 (or 2 if you like it strong) 3 aubergine

beetroot, yoghurt and hazelnut salad recipe

In this recipe tutorial, Sarah Raven shows you how she prepares and cooks fresh beetroot and then arranges a simple Greek salad with a tahini yoghurt dressing with toasted hazelnuts and wild oregano.A

wild garlic pesto recipe

I make lots of this in the spring, using it as a pasta sauce and to stuff baked potatoes. It freezes well for use right through the year, but if freezing leave out the cultivated bulb garlic

kalette, squash and parmesan salad recipe

You can make this salad with Brussels sprouts or kalettes (also called flower sprouts), which have been bred from crossing kale and Brussels sprouts. Kalettes have a slightly sweeter taste than

kale seaweed recipe

One of my favourite snacks for a winter party – a big plate of kale seaweed, with everyone dipping in. Because of the amount of oil in the cooking, a little goes a long way. Redbor is the bes

kale, mushroom and lentil pilaf with toasted goat's cheese recipe

This is hearty, filling winter food. Chestnut mushrooms in particular are good here as they don't collapse on cooking, or you can use whole button mushrooms, oyster, or large flat field mushroom

kale and chickpea curry recipe

My sister Jane gave me this good Oriental-tasting and healthy curry recipe. She discovered it while on a detox, but now cooks it all the time. It's one of my children's favourite meals. The mush

juicy summer pudding recipe

The best summer pudding is made with Panettone or brioche, not sliced white bread. You can use any combination of fruit, even gooseberries, but don't use too many blackcurrants as they will