sushi popcorn Popcorn is an excellent fat-free snack, ideal as a substitute for crisps – crunchy and satisfying. It is best to pop the corn in a non-stick pan. The intense heat needed for the popping converts sunfl
stuffed red horn peppers Sweet red peppers stuffed with cream cheese and pine nuts are delicious served with barbecued meat, or as a starter. We usually start picking these in the greenhouse by the middle of the month – they
smoked haddock and nasturtium fishcakes recipe This looks and tastes marvellous, with the peppery nasturtiums replacing black pepper in the fish/potato mix. Serve them with a really rich tomato sauce (tinned or fresh tomatoes and a slurp of olive
healthy breakfast crumble recipe A portion of this light and fruity ‘crumble’ will provide two of your five-a-day. It is at its best when plums and apples are peaking in August or September, but whenever you find plums w
making a simple organic salad with edible flowers Watch Sarah demonstrate how to wash and build a simple homegrown salad with edible flowers.I'm just going to pop these in to wash them in small bundles, they're not dirty at all, it rained last night
ricotta al forno recipe This is rich and yet fresh - wonderful with bread and a crunchy green salad. Sometimes I make it with olives, sometimes pinenuts. Make it with basil pesto or we love it with wild garlic pesto too (the
red pepper and onion relish recipe I like the freshness of this relish - delicious served with burgers or sausages (or sausage burgers).Makes 3 x 450g jars7 red peppers, deseeded and finely chopped3 onions, finely sliced3 sticks of cel
marinated cucumber and dill salad recipe This is a recipe from my friend Lucinda Fraser, and it's fantastic for making in large quantities when you have lots of people to lunch. It's at its most delicious eaten fresh, but it's fine mad
quick tomato tart with thyme and red onions recipe This tomato tart is special because you can throw it together very quickly and it needs few ingredients. You can use any old tomato, bar cherry varieties. I always make mine in a frying pan
orange and lemon cake with marmalade cream recipe Based on a Claudia Roden recipe, this is an ideal cake for a picnic, moist but easy to transport and slice. The marmalade cream can be spread over the top or served alongside each slice. The
provençal squid, new potato, olive and tomato stew There are many versions of squid stew, but this one has a particularly rich flavour. Squid goes brilliantly with tomatoes and together they make excellent heart-healthy food.Serves 4 1 tbsp cold-pres
potato and chard salad with pea pesto recipe This bright green salad looks as good and fresh as it tastes. Serve it plain, or scatter with thinly sliced and crispy chorizo. It's ideal for eating with almost any barbecued meat.Serves 6-82lb 3oz s
quinoa, courgette and lemon salad recipe Quinoa is filling – a little goes a long way. It's a seed from the goosefoot or fat hen family, so it's a good source of protein, gluten-free, easy to digest, as well as being high in magnesium and ir
strawberry and orange granita recipe This is quick, easy and very delicious, topped with a shot of Cointreau or vodka. I also use this recipe in the early spring mixing Campari with blood oranges – when they're at their best.Serves 6-8
samphire with fresh peas and young broad beans recipe Marsh samphire (its proper name is glasswort – Salicornia europaea), is also at its absolute best right in July, so if you live near mud flats or salt marshes, rather than cliffs, around the British c
