Mandy Watson
Fruity cakes
Rhubarb, apple and ginger cake
For the fruit puree:
Approx 180g apple (peeled, cored and chopped) and rhubarb (remove stringy bits)
1 teaspoon ginger preserve...
Runner bean gluts
Enjoying a bean feast
Runner beans are synonymous with gluts, especially in a decent summer. You're forced into picking them, as once large pods set,...
Tomato gluts
Space-saving concentrate
I love home-grown tomatoes. Trouble is, they tend to come in gluts, especially with the amount I grow.
Freezing was the obvious answer -...
Winter veg warmers
Fill up on the cheap
Here are a few trial-and-error recipes I've knocked together out of leftovers, inspired by restaurants past, or to save time when...
Soup recipes
Food for the soul
Soups - extremely comforting, nutritious and dirt cheap. Yet you can make them into something special with a little know-how. Here...
Faster pasta recipes
10 minutes to cook a filling meal
It's cheap, easy and cooks in 10 minutes - who could be without pasta? Another great virtue is...