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tomatoes on bruschetta with a vegetable salad on the side

Mothering Sunday is a great time to make up for all the fab meals your mum cooked for you as a kid. So spoil her, and although this isn’t a menu for every day, you could just take two of the courses for inspiration…. Kick things off with this simple Tomato and Basil Bruschetta – Read the full article…

potatoes freshly picked out the ground

Gardening tradition holds that you should always ‘chit’ your seed potatoes to give them a head start. In other words, get them a few weeks before planting can begin in late March and spread them out in shallow trays or egg boxes to start sprouting. The ideal spot is a cool, light room that is Read the full article…

breakfast recipe - eggs, bacon and crumpets fried on a wooden fire

Mothering Sunday’s origins actually have little to do with mothers. It started in the 16th century as a celebration for the whole family, when the servants of rich households would get a day off so the family could come together and go to their “mother church” – the largest in the area. Usually the servant children Read the full article…

tomato seeds in pots with a label

I love tomatoes, perhaps more than any other garden crop, so it’s fitting that I should have spent much of Valentine’s Day sowing them. It’s now only a week later and tiny seedlings have already started to push through the seed compost. It’s the first major sowing job of my gardening year. I also sowed Read the full article…

cinnamon and rhubarb fruit dessert

Think of some of Europe’s most amazing food and produce and there’s a fair chance that it’s protected by a PDO. From cheeses to ham and pies to wines the European Union’s Protected Designation Origin ensures the areas these foods are from are the only ones that benefit from making it. I spent a day Read the full article…

sole and clams cooked in a pan with shrimp

Dover Sole is at its best between July and March, so it is the perfect time to whip this Jamie dish, inspired by the Essex coastline. We show you how in three simple recipe and video steps. First watch our video on how to prepare Dover Sole – https://www.jamieoliver.com/videos/how-to-prepare-dover-sole Then follow Jamie’s recipe for Leigh-on-Sea Sole https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/fish-recipes/leigh-on-sea-sole Read the full article…

cuts of rhubarb in a bundle together

By Georgie Socratous Rhubarb is a wonderful, wonderful thing. Its brilliant colour and sharp, utterly unique flavour are what I look forward to the most in February. It’s a sign of the return of spring – of crisp blue skies, new produce and greedy Sunday lunches. But forced rhubarb is even more exciting than any of Read the full article…