Jerusalem Artichoke This wonderfully weird-looking root vegetable isn’t truly an artichoke but a variety of sunflower with a lumpy, brown-skinned tuber that often resembles root ginger. Despite its name, the Jerusalem artichoke has nothing to do with Jerusalem but comes from the Italian word for sunflower, Girasole. Jerusalem artichokes also known as sunchokes, have white…
Chickpea and coriander burgers – Eat Healthy For Less Time: 25 mins Serves 4 Packed with fibre, low in fat, and counting as 2 of your 5-a-day, this delicious veggie burger hits all the right notes! 344 kcal per serving Ingredients 400g can chickpeas, drained zest 1 lemon, plus juice ½ 1 tsp ground cumin…
What to make with your box contents w/c 19 January Be creative and don’t be afraid to adapt the recipes to suit what you have in your fridge and store cupboard. Recipes based on a medium box. Minestrone soup Total time: 30 mins – 1 hour Serves 4 This budget minestrone is the classic Italian…
Celebrate Italian cuisine The tomatoes rise in Italy was not a quick one. In fact, many of the Italian dishes we consider “staples” that use tomatoes are actually quite young, born in the late nineteenth century when the tomato saw its greatest expansion throughout Italy. We’ve collated our top 5 Italian inspired recipes below using…
Brilliant breakfast hacks It’s often said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but we don’t always give it the love it deserves. It’s always difficult to think on your feet when you’ve just rolled of bed – do you (like many others) just reach for the toast as a quick option? …
Burns Night Burns Night on the 25th January is considered to be Scotland’s “other national day”, alongside St Andrew’s Day in November. Celebrated on the same date each year, the night gives a nod to the life and work of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns. On Burns night everyone eats a hearty Burns night meal…
What to make with your box contents w/c 12 January 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. Sausage and Kale Minestrone Prep time: 10 mins Cooks: 40 mins Serves 4 Use whatever…
Eat healthy for less – Beetroot barley risotto Time: 55 mins Serves 2 This risotto doesn’t need stirring, as risottos normally do. We really liked it with the yoghurt 507 kcals per serving Ingredients 2 tsp olive oil200g pearl barley1 small onion, peeled and chopped1 clove of garlic, peeled and crushed200g fresh beetroot, peeled and…
Marmalicious – Shout out for the Seville orange For all you marmalade makers we are now stocking some beautiful and bright Seville oranges Seville oranges are in season until around mid-February, when the smell of these fruits floods the streets and squares of the Seville region of Andalucia with its glorious perfume. Britain is the…
Food Trends for 2026: Eating Well, Eating Local, Eating with Purpose As 2026 kicks off, food is about far more than what’s on the plate. Shoppers, home cooks and caterers alike are thinking more carefully about where food comes from, how it’s produced and the impact those choices have on health, communities and the environment.…