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Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Chicory
a little cheeky chicory... What we are here referring to as chicory is also known as Belgian endive (pronounced “on-deev, dontchaknow!) or witloof. Read on to discover the amazing truth about how...
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Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Asparagus
asparagus casserole with mushrooms, nuts, rice and chickpeas... Asparagus is considered a delicacy and its arrival heralds the start of spring – definitely something to be looked forward to. When...
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Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Purple Sprouting Broccoli
which is which?! Calabrese is the large headed variety that most of us call Broccoli. Actual Broccoli has individual stalks for each flower clump. It is often purple, and gets called PSB – short for...
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Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Kohl rabi
NOT from Mars... Kohl rabi (or kohlrabi – from the German for “cabbage turnip”!) is one of those vegetables that makes a regular appearance in veg boxes, but sits, unused, in the corner of the fridge...
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Fruit-in-the-Spotlight: Squashes
squashes in the spotlight We are close to declaring squashes our favourite of all the ingredients we write about. Maybe it’s the sheer variety of them in all their amazing ornamental shapes, sizes and...
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Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Cucumber
nature's WD40?! Pretty much every weekday morning right now we’re mindlessly chunking up cucumber and throwing it into the box with salad leaves, peppers, spring onions, cashews, and mushrooms for...
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Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Broccoli – Calabrese, Purple Sprouting and Tenderstem
PSB, Tenderstem and Calabrese Broccoli is a member of the brassica family, like cabbage. The plant produces green flower heads on thick stalks. They are picked and eaten before the flowers bloom....
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Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Broad Beans
Chilli Broad Beans and more... This month sees the last of the broad beans. But before you dig out the hankies, here are some brand new broad bean recipes for making the most of them with. Remember...
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In Season in October: Jerusalem Artichokes
Jerusalem Artichoke (which is not an artichoke and is not from Jerusalem!) has a tasty nutty flavour and is one of the best non-meat sources of iron, so it’s well worth trying. Now that it’s in season,...
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In Season in October: Peppers
We’ve only really got one month left to enjoy British grown peppers and chillies, so best make the most of them. As well as trying our new and special feature recipe, don’t miss other VegBox...
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