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Yes, Stanley, I'd love a Negroni (to go with my Celeriac Milanese)
That actor, he's in that thing. The one with Meryl Streep. You know the one. Bald. Glasses. Then during lockdown, he made a Negroni, and...
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clairhenderson
- Mar 22
- 3 min
Cooking for Ukraine
My kids are pretty young. They are vaguely aware of 'a war' in a way that they don't seem to have been aware of 'a war' in other parts of...
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clairhenderson
- Mar 17
- 2 min
Parsnips
Love them? or reluctantly have them Christmas Day and don't think about them for the rest of the year? These easy growing, highly...
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clairhenderson
- Mar 9
- 4 min
Romanesco
The beautiful lime green Romanesco broccoli has been slowly gaining popularity here in the UK, and in the last couple of years, larger...
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clairhenderson
- Feb 22
- 2 min
Chic chic chicory
A real curiosity in many UK kitchens, but a delicacy in many kitchens on the continent, this veggie is well worth tasting at least once....
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clairhenderson
- Feb 9
- 2 min
Squash & Feta Pie
If you haven't yet used a loose bottomed cake tin to make a pie, this is a game changer. There isn't much that is more pleasing than a...
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clairhenderson
- Jan 20
- 2 min
Investing in Soup
It's cold out there and this is a great soup to snuggle up to. To break the monotony of January, to warm the belly and fill the soul....
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clairhenderson
- Jan 13
- 3 min
New Year, nudging towards a New You
Whilst it's a month we're supposed to get back on with goals and making those changes to realign our behavior with values, blah blah...
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clairhenderson
- Dec 3, 2021
- 1 min
Grapefruit!
You know I'm always on a mission to make small switches to seasonal or local. For body, for planet and for budget. And delightfully this...
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clairhenderson
- Nov 24, 2021
- 3 min
Beetroot!
A fantastical vegetable! One that is versatile, easy to grow or get hold of locally, minimal packaging and highly nutritious. It is one...
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clairhenderson
- Nov 17, 2021
- 2 min
It's the Negroni of the vegetable world
This week's curveball is RADICCHO. it's not related or similar to radish. It's actually a type of chicory, and it's popular in Italian...
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clairhenderson
- Nov 16, 2021
- 2 min
Stir-Up Sunday!
Yes, this Sunday is the traditional day for making your Christmas Pudding. That glorious, dark, heavy stodge, wrapped up and kept in the...
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clairhenderson
- Nov 9, 2021
- 3 min
We watch food porn, but it's still vanilla at home.
As I talk to people about their experiences of cooking with fruit and vegetables, there seems to be a theme with many people. Boredom and...
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clairhenderson
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
Melt in the Mouth MUSHROOMS!
You probably know I love a mushroom. I love a forage and I love the thrill of only being 99.9% sure you'll live to the end of your...
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clairhenderson
- Nov 2, 2021
- 1 min
Supporting Southend Carebank
Pear & Potato are really pleased to be able to support the amazing work of Southend Carebank. Set up during the pandemic by local...
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clairhenderson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 1 min
Love your Pumpkin!
There are many times of year that we enjoy and celebrate food, where delicious foods are the centre piece of an event, entwined in...
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clairhenderson
- Oct 26, 2021
- 3 min
Tandoori Cauliflower Kebabs
Have I talked about my absolute love of a curry? Not an uncommon love, I know. But I have to confess that in previous years I have been...
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clairhenderson
- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Oats of Many Colours
Food trends, like clothes and music are constantly changing. And like coleslaw is now just SLAW, porridge is now just OATS. We don't do...
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clairhenderson
- Oct 12, 2021
- 2 min
Just when you thought you already knew all the potato dishes.
Since learning about the immense amount of processing that go into pasta and noodles and of course being very aware of their packaging, I...
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clairhenderson
- Oct 5, 2021
- 3 min
Hispi Cabbage. It's the bees knees. Honest!
Hispi cabbage, also called Sweetheart or pointed cabbage is bang on trend. And it's a great start to bringing cabbage into the forefront...
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