Nasturtium Pesto with Wholegrain Risotto

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Whilst walking in the woods this week, I managed to save the life of, and then witness the death of, a friend’s pet chicken.  All in the space of ten minutes.  Life, or rather death, had it in for the bird from the moment it decided to escape the coop and run, head-bobbing, into the […]

Wild Garlic and Hazelnut Pesto

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The thing I love about this rain, this totally, completely prolific rain, is that it carpets The Mother-in-Law’s garden with a lush verdant cover of edible treasure – namely wild garlic. This year it’s been bountiful: tiny fountains of pungent foliage, with their paper-like white buds, have scattered themselves all over the vegetable patch, filling […]

Sumac-Roasted Pumpkin Pasta

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Every week, the kids and I make a journey to this fantastic little organic fruit and veg wholesaler just behind the city train station.  Roo falls asleep in the car listening to Radio 3’s morning lull of sonatas and symphonies, and stays that way whilst his sister bounds around the warehouse with an empty fruit […]