Kohl Rabi – What It Is and What to Do with It

So, What’s This Kohl Rabi Then?
Introducing the Sputnik Cabbage Turnip . . .
Kohl Rabi seems to be most commonly described as a spherical, Sputnik-like relative of the cabbage. Translate its name and the German ‘kohl’ becomes cabbage, while the ‘rabi’ is linked to the word Rübe, which is Swiss-German for turnip (a reference to its [...]

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Stuff Them! (Or . . . The Best Thing to Do With Giant Mushrooms)

My veg boxes are starting to look a bit more interesting again, so it’s with renewed enthusiasm that I pull back the tape sealing the box each week. This week there were the obligatory cabbage, carrots, onions and potatoes, plus a beautiful cauliflower and three newcomers: two cobs of sweetcorn, three massive mushrooms and [...]

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