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Leftover Pork, Sausage, Chorizo and Bean Stew
I love using up leftovers! Having put so much effort into cooking a meal, it would be criminal not to use up all of it – particularly the meat. When you grow and raise your own food, the need to use up every bit of it becomes even more intense.
This dish came about from having lots of leftover Roast Pork and some sausages that weren’t needed at Breakfast. Add in some Chorizo, a can...
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I love using up leftovers! Having put so much effort into cooking a meal, it would be criminal not to use up all of it – particularly the meat. When you grow and raise your own food, the need to use up every bit of it becomes even more intense. This dish came about from having lots of leftover Roast Pork and some sausages that weren’t needed at Breakfast. Add in some Chorizo, a can...
Read moreNettle and Wild Garlic Pesto
We love wild food. There’s something very exciting about walking into a wood or along a hedgerow, identifying edible plants and picking them for free!
Some wild foods though, while edible, fit squarely into the ‘why would you bother’ bracket.
Nettles and Wild Garlic (Ramsons) are different. These plants are good for you and can be used to produce genuinely delicious dishes!
This is one of our favourites and it’s very easy. Make this pesto as soon...
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We love wild food. There’s something very exciting about walking into a wood or along a hedgerow, identifying edible plants and picking them for free! Some wild foods though, while edible, fit squarely into the ‘why would you bother’ bracket. Nettles and Wild Garlic (Ramsons) are different. These plants are good for you and can be used to produce genuinely delicious dishes! This is one of our favourites and it’s very easy. Make this pesto as soon...
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