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Hitting hedgerows We’re deep into blackberry season now, and the hedgerows are studded with this juicy treat. Queue purple-mouthed kids and ruined t-shirts, all worth it of course for the bounty of blackberries.   The list is endless with the amount of delicious joy that blackberries can bring. Jams for toast, pickled for slow cooked meats and flatbreads. Top with oat crumble and bake, add to a sterilised jar with gin or vodka, some sugar and lemon zest, shake and leave for a couple of months before pouring into a hip flask and taking on a chilly autumn walk. Or...

If you like comfort food, arm workouts and the colour pink then this is the dinner for you. Both beetroot and tarragon are on point in late spring early summer. Whilst it does require a bit of stirring, you can give your arms a break as it doesn’t need to be continuous, just often. Stirring the rice regularly, bumps those flirty little grains together which activates the gluten and helps to create a creamy finish. Try not to add too much liquid at a time as you don’t want to boil the rice, you just want some lovely hot stock...

When I think of bringing food back to basics, my mind wanders wistfully to my childhood. My 90’s childhood food memories are not necessarily rich in the 10 a day organic fruit and veg that we are encouraged to fuel our bodies with now. Crudités only ever came out at fancy family do’s, balanced in a pint glass next to a pot of shop bought, room temperature cheese and chive dip.  The main source of Vitamin D would have been obtained via slurping the vivid orange, skin staining, sugary nectar of ‘Sunny D’. Groovy Chick themed packed lunchboxes filled with...