Tag Archives: seasonal

Seasonal morsels: calendar, tables, lists, government support, assassinations

By Nick Saltmarsh | Published: June 9, 2009

A small crop of recent seasonal morsels from @tracingpaper: calendar, tables, lists, government support, assassinations

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It’s April – Nearly time for hot cross buns

By Nick Saltmarsh | Published: April 1, 2009

It’s April – Nearly time for hot cross buns. Take your pick from numerous accounts of their cultural origins and dozens of recipes to bake the best buns at home.

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It’s March – eat some hedge garlic

By Nick Saltmarsh | Published: March 2, 2009

Hedge Garlic (Alliara petiola) is one of the earliest fresh spring greens of the hedgerow, its bright green garlicky leaves appearing from February and at their best as the plant flowers in April and May. Also known as garlic mustard or Jack-by-the-hedge, it has a more delicate, but distinctly oniony, aroma and flavour than the better known wild garlic or ramsons.

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It’s February – eat some blood oranges

By Nick Saltmarsh | Published: February 1, 2009

It’s February – eat some blood oranges

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It’s January – eat some cavolo nero

By Nick Saltmarsh | Published: January 1, 2009

It’s January – eat some cavolo nero

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Seasons’ greetings

By Nick Saltmarsh | Published: December 24, 2008

Seasons are not just for Christmas

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Rediscovering English apples

By Nick Saltmarsh | Published: August 14, 2008

Discovery is the earliest commercial apple variety, ripe in mid-August. For a few weeks, Discovery apples are the best around, juicy, crunchy and aromatic.