We’re approaching high summer. It’s a wonderful time of the year when everything in the garden is bursting out in fresh flushes of growth. Also, early fruit and vegetables are starting to ripen.  Make sure you keep your supply of autumn cropping vegetables. Now is the perfect time to plant out and/or succession sow [...]

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This month’s recipe is a filling, hearty, nutritious and colourful dish. The beef and quinoa stuffed aubergine combines many textures and flavours for an explosion of taste. It’s an easy combination of ingredients and is useful for a large dinner table, or to be made and frozen for future uses for midweek dinners. [...]

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You’ll have heard Americans calling aubergines ‘eggplants,’ but did you know that in India they are referred to as ‘The King of Vegetables’? I know which name I prefer! Native to tropical climes, the aubergine is an essential staple in authentic Indian cooking, and for good reason. The soft flesh and skin of an [...]

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