National Blackberry Day As summer draws to a close, there are many signs that nature is already gearing up for the next season. Autumn is nature’s last hurrah before the cold, bleak winter months and late August to early September is prime time for blackberries. These sweet, juicy fruits are delicious in cakes and crumbles…
What to make with your box contents w/c 4 September Be creative and adapt recipes to suit what you have in your fridge and store cupboard. Don’t forget to check out our last few blogs here on box contents use. Recipes are based on the contents of a medium seasonal box. Vegetable stir fry Total…
What to make with your box contents w/c 28 August Be creative and adapt recipes to suit what you have in your fridge and store cupboard. Recipes are based on the contents of a medium seasonal box. One pot pasta with spinach and tomatoes Total Time: 20 mins Serves 4 This pasta dinner is a…
Nectarine Crumble 45 Mins Serves 6 This crumble is the perfect dessert to have after your Sunday lunch. If you’re not a fan of nectarines, you can swap them out and add in peaches, apricots, plums or any other fruit to your liking. Now all you have to decide is whether to serve it with…
Courgette carbonara Cooks in: 20 mins Serves 6 Making your family with healthy dinners can be hard, especially when you need to stick to a budget! This carbonara recipe uses courgettes, which is a great way to add veggies to your meal as well as giving a delicious summery twist to an Italian classic! Ingredients…
Roast sweet potato, beetroot and red onion salad with miso dressing Time: 30 – 40 mins Serves: 2 Try this vegetarian roast sweet potato, beetroot and red onion salad with miso dressing out for size. You can roast the veg up to 3 hours ahead and dress and toss before serving. Ingredients 2 sweet potatoes,…
What to make with your box – w/c 21 August Sometimes we all need some new ideas and inspiration of how to use the fruit and veg box contents so we’ve pulled together some recipes to help you use the contents of this week’s medium seasonal box. Tweak the recipes to make them your own…
Enjoy some Feisty Fajitas Although we don’t have a national day for fajitas in the UK it is celebrated on the 18th August in the US, Tex-Mex cuisine has become more and more popular in the UK. National Fajita Day recognises the sizzling deliciousness of the savoury Tex-Mex flavour found in fajitas. Originally made from…
Wonderful Watermelons Watermelons are delicious, juicy, refreshing watermelons and are not just for the Summer months! Sweet and juicy, watermelon can do more than just refresh you. This versatile fruit will help you get a dose of vitamin A, B1, B5, B6 and C as well as antioxidants, and fibre There are so many things…
Easy Peasy Who doesn’t love fresh or frozen peas with their dinner? Peas are known to have been eaten by humans for a staggeringly long time. The earliest reported archaeological evidence of their consumption is from a cave on what is now the border between Burma and Thailand and has been dated to almost 12,000…