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Amazing Fruit Recipes Part 1
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 them. From jams and...
Amazing Fruit Recipes Part 2
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 interesting without a...
Berry Delicious Recipes for Black and Blueberries
A word of warning before we entice you with these delicious berry recipes: don’t pick blackberries after 29th September.
It’s said that...
Cooking Fruit
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 dishes. Pineapple is a...
Delicious Recipes for Gooseberries
Gooseberries are a very ‘British’ fruit and feature in a number of traditional dishes. We've included a recipe for gooseberry fool, a dessert that's been a favourite...
Encouraging Kids to Eat Fruit
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 so many other...
Fruit as Part of Your 5 a Day
Eating at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day is important in maintaining a healthy immune system and preventing you from developing diseases such as,...
Great Pear Recipes
Although pears are available all year round, it’s during late summer and autumn that the home-grown varieties come into their own. Delicious instead of apple in a...
How to Make Cider
Cider has been enjoyed for its refreshing qualities for hundreds of years.
Manor houses and farms were brewing and selling cider in Somerset as long ago as...
How to Make Fruit Liqueurs
Some of our favourite liqueurs are fruit-based. Just think of Cointreau (orange), crème de cassis (blackcurrant) and cherry brandy. The good news is that fruit...
Making Fresh Fruit Juices
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 vegetables every...
Making Fruit Jam
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 taste, that will...
Making Your Own Fruit Wine
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 picking and the...
Recipes for Raspberries
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 raspberry recipes...
Tips and Advice For Using Up Your Home Grown Strawberries
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...
Using Up a Plum Glut
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 some ideas for you......
Using Up an Apple Glut
Got an apple glut? Lucky you! Here are some ideas and recipes for making the most of your apples in their short season.
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