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Food - In Season/Speciality Cuisines

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  Christmas Weeks 3 and 4

  Published: Thu, 27/11/2008 23:26

  Flavoured vodka and party food to prepare and freeze

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  Christmas

  Published: Thu, 27/11/2008 23:23

  It's the most wonderful time of the year! I love Christmas, every year after my birthday in October, begins the run up to the big day or in my case the big two weeks...

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  Week 5 Countdown to Christmas

  Published: Thu, 27/11/2008 23:20

  The Christmas cakes we made earlier are now rich and flavourful after weeks of feeding, now it is time to decorate them. And I love making Gingerbread houses, they are so sweet.

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  Week 6 - Christmas Pary Time

  Published: Thu, 27/11/2008 23:20

  Canapés, that word makes me cringe,but call canapés anti pasti or tappas and suddenly you have a more favourable response.
  

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  Christmas Week 7

  Published: Thu, 27/11/2008 23:19

  I always make a huge batch of Mince pies just before Christmas because I seem to have an endless stream of friends and relatives appearing at my door, maybe that's because I always

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  Christmas - Week 8!

  Published: Thu, 27/11/2008 23:19

  Christmas Eve is also a day of preparation so that I have to do as little as possible on the big day,

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  August

  Published: Fri, 22/08/2008 12:51

  Summer is at its height and the produce available reflects this beautifully. Peaches, Apricots, Plums and Melons are all wonderfully juicy and ripe. Tender Sweetcorn, Watercress...

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  July 2008

  Published: Wed, 09/07/2008 12:56

  Farmers markets really come into their own in July with masses of wonderful summer produce, it all looks so good I always end up buying too much

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  June

  Published: Tue, 24/06/2008 14:00

  Summer is here, and so are the early soft fruits and more delicate green vegetables.

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  May

  Published: Tue, 06/05/2008 23:35

  Spring is here! And so is the much awaited British asparagus season, but hurry as it only lasts a few weeks

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  April

  Published: Mon, 24/03/2008 22:50

  Flavours are becoming fresher and brighter in April allowing your cooking to take that all important change to spring

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  March

  Published: Sun, 09/03/2008 12:43

  Cauliflower, leeks and purple sprouting broccoli are still going strong, while spring onions make an appearance for the first time this year.

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  February

  Published: Sun, 27/01/2008 19:17

  Two of the foods which have remained seasonal are available in February. Forced rhubarb's season is just starting and Seville oranges' is coming to an end for another year.

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  January

  Published: Sun, 30/12/2007 21:28

  I find January is the most difficult month to eat seasonally, there is a lack of fresh tasting foods.

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  New Year, new you?

  Published: Thu, 27/12/2007 13:18

  It's January and as usual we're feeling fat and bloated after virtually a month of over indulging.

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  November

  Published: Wed, 31/10/2007 20:25

  Winter has truly set it now, November for me is all about heart warming food, casseroles, stews, spices and hearty puddings to combat the cold.

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  National Curry week 21st October 2007 - 28th October 2007.

  Published: Mon, 15/10/2007 20:02

  The 2007 National Curry Week will again invite Indian restaurants, caterers, pubs, canteens etc, all over Britain to celebrate the cuisine and culture with special dinners......

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  October

  Published: Sun, 30/09/2007 22:12

  October is the season for foraging Sweet chestnuts, Elderberries, Quinces, Apples, Walnuts and Mushrooms are in abundance in the woodlands waiting to be gathered.

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  September

  Published: Wed, 29/08/2007 13:18

  Although the weather is still mild Autumn is here. Gone are the Summer salad vegetables, giving way to hearty root vegetables and dark iron rich leafy greens.

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  July

  Published: Sat, 21/07/2007 15:07

  Farmers markets come into their own with heaps of runner and french beans, cucumbers, globe artichokes and fennel. Look out for wonderfully juicy soft fruits,gooseberry,rasberries

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  June

  Published: Fri, 20/07/2007 18:14

  Berries should be enjoyed soon after picking - if ripe and sweet, all you have to do then is hull them and tuck in, if rinsed beforehand, they'll only go soggy and lose their shape

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