Eating & Drinking

There’s nothing like hauling in a giant harvest of fruit from your own garden and thinking about the delicious recipes you are going to make with...

Tropical fruit makes up a significant part of the UK diet. From bananas and pineapples to kiwi fruit and passion fruit, our mealtimes would be less...

The use of fruit in cooking dates back hundreds of years. And while fruits are most commonly used in desserts they can also form part of savoury...

At least five portions of fruit or vegetables a day are good for us. Yet encouraging children to get into the habit of healthy eating when there are...

Eating at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day is important in maintaining a healthy immune system and preventing you from developing...

Although pears are available all year round, it’s during late summer and autumn that the home-grown varieties come into their own. Delicious...

Some of our favourite liqueurs are fruit-based. Just think of Cointreau (orange), crème de cassis (blackcurrant) and cherry brandy. The good news...

Fresh fruit juice is good for you. We all know that! We’re always being told to make sure we get our 5-a-day – our 5 portions of fruit and...

Making jam is a brilliant way to use up a fruit glut. Use your best fruit and you’ll be rewarded with glowing jars of jam, with a genuinely fruity...

As Keats so wonderfully wrote, Autumn is a ‘season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,’ when the trees are laden with ripe fruit just ready for...

A fat juicy raspberry, preferably straight from the bush and still warm from the sun, is one of the delights of the British summer. We have lots of...

If you’re lucky enough to have a huge crop of strawberries at your disposal, here’s a selection of recipes and tips. Quick Strawberry...

Lucky enough to have a plum tree in your garden? If you’re drowning in fresh plums and you can’t eat them fast enough to stay afloat, we’ve got...

Got an apple glut? Lucky you! Here are some ideas and recipes for making the most of your apples in their short season.

Preserving...