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This Month's Grow
Your Own Recipes

Making the most of delicious
in-season fruit and
vegetables

 

 

Other Recipes

Asparagus with Orange Dressing

Asparagus with Orange DressingSpring means plenty of asparagus. Asparagus is a favourite vegetable at this time of year, It tastes fantastic and looks amazing. This recipe is elegance on a plate.

 

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Potato Soup

Potato SoupOf the winter soups, potato is one of the most comforting and familiar making the most of seasonal, local veg

 

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Spicy Rhubarb Chutney

Spicy Rhubarb ChutneySharpish and aromatic with a faintly curried taste in the background. Add 2oz (60g) more sugar, if liked.

 

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Green Tomato Chutney

Green Tomato ChutneyThis delicious chutney doesn’t involve long hours of boiling as it’s thickened with cornflour..

 

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Beetroot Chutney

Beetroot ChutneyYou'll never make enough of this if your family likes beetroot. It's easy to make and tasty on meat sandwiches or added to salads.

 

View Beetroot Recipe

Apple Cake

Apple CakeA moist apple cake that makes the whole house smell delicious! This cake stores well and is quite easy to make.

 

View Apple Cake Recipe

Pumpkin Soup

Pumpkin SoupIf you are looking for a soup that is easy to cook? Then try our pumpkin soup recipe.

 

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Featured Recipe

Rhubarb, Stem Ginger & Cinnamon
fool recipe with in brandy snap baskets


A cinnamon fool made without cream?

 

Method

Serves 4
Takes 20 minutes to make,
plus cooling and chilling

 

Put the rhubarb, ginger, cinnamon stick, lemon juice and some cold water in a saucepan. Place over a high heat and when boiling, reduce the heat, cover with a lid and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes until the rhubarb is tender.

 

Add stem ginger syrup to sweeten. Put into a bowl and leave to cool. Remove the cinnamon stick.

 

Stir the ground cinnamon into the yogurt and mix well. Layer the brandy snap baskets alternately with the rhubarb and the yogurt, finishing with a layer of yogurt. Chill for 30 minutes. Sprinkle the ground cinnamon over the top to garnish.


 

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Ingredients

650g rhubarb, cut into small pieces

1 ball stem ginger from a jar in syrup, chopped, plus syrup to taste

1 cinnamon stick.

Juice of ½ lemon.

Large pinch of ground
cinnamon, plus extra to garnish

250g very low-fat natural yogurt.

4 brandy snap baskets