A couple of iconic UK season beginnings this week, both from Carey Organics in Hereford. Broad beans: Not only do you get to eat delicously fresh beans, you get bonus meditation practice while you sit and pop them out of their velvety beds and skins. But we’re not all double-podders. As it’s still early, these… Read More »
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Veg News 8th May
Veg news 8th May The UK asparagus season gets going this week with our first arrivals from Bedlam in Cambridge and Lucy Watts in Lincolnshire. Asparagus benefits enormously from being fresh – it retains a sweetness, bite and vitality just not found in stalks that have to travel further. We love keeping it simple –… Read More »
Chunky Bean Soup
This soup uses our own bean mix for a substantial chunky soup. The aduki beans give it flavour and the larger beans and chick peas add texture and make it seriously filling.
Veg News 27th March
Lovely brassica options from Francis Sampson this Easter week. His farm in Penzance is ideally located in a Cornish microclimate. Look out for cauliflowers and spring greens if you’re making a seasonal Easter dish (plus purple sprouting broccoli next week!) Whole roasted cauliflowers look fantastic as a centerpiece on the table and taste delicious. You can experiment with different coatings… Read More »
VINE HOUSE FARM
The first Watts moved to Vine House Farm in Lincolnshire in 1883, and the family has been there ever since. Four generations on, the farm is run by Nicholas Watts and his daughters, as well as a team of six other staff, all of whose fathers worked on the farm. A keen bird enthusiast, Nicholas… Read More »
Red Dragon Pie
Aduki beans, which are central to this dish, have a taste and texture quite unlike any other bean. They are sweet & nutty all at once. Originally from China, and they are now very popular in Japan, where they are sometimes called the “King of Beans”. Another Chinese name for aduki is “red dragon”, whence… Read More »
