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Leeks – all you need to know and then some

Most of us have heard of cock-a-leekie (a Scottish soupy stew made with chicken and leeks) but hat-a-leekie is something else. Why anyone would want to wear a leek in their hat is beyond me.

Jersey bennes
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Jersey bennes – get steaming!

Gloriously fudgy in texture, new season jersey benne potatoes are worth getting excited about.

New garlic

Garlic – king of the plant world

Thanks California for helping us out over winter … but we don’t need you now. Oh, oops, though would you mind sending us your pomegranates for our festive tables? Ta.

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Artichokes – did I mention spikes!

Deal to them – no mercy – lop the tops off the buggers along with any other spiky unloveable parts.

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Scallop love

There’s more to scallop shells than you think. Just ask any pilgrim treading the path to the shrine of Saint James in Santiago de Compostela.

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