Time to cut the 'gras/ Salmon provencal

With the smell of the approaching summer drifting off the oil seed rape fields all over the Cotswolds,

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Ratatouille macaroni cheese pronto

Courgette, cheese, onion and tomato, as it was called, was a summer staple in the Benson family when

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You're all heart

Offal has always featured in the Benson family repetoire for as long as I can remember - kidneys and

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Canary pudding

Now with real canaries. Only in the dreams of Sylvester though.Canary pudding gets its name it is thought

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1001 Kitchen tips # 22 - Char-grilling or pan frying fish - signed and sealed

There wasn’t much salamander space in the Lygon kitchen at the time I was there, and the saucier, veg

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A sting to the palette - cooking with nettles

Once cooked the sting is destroyed -so you can eat freely. You can serve nettles as you would spinach

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Sauteed purple sprouting broccoli and courgettes with creamy polenta and nettle vinaigrette

Creamy polenta - about 50g polenta to 180ml chicken/ vegetable stock and 20ml cream for one rather

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1001 kitchen tips #21 - Top nettle picking tips

Now is the season for nettles - pick them while they are young and tender. 1. Choose your nettle

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Squid curry

If your squid has been prepared already,all you need to do is check for the cuttlebones which are found

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Kitchen tips # 20 - Easy trim beans

How often do you resort to those ready trimmed beans? It might save chopping time for those evenings

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