The Joy of Swede . . . Or Not

• Potatoes • Carrots • Onions • Cabbage
• Swede • Parsnips • Red peppers • Celery
As you know, I’m not keen on ye olde swedee. My veg box scheme is quite basic – I don’t choose what comes, I get what’s available and that’s that, so they are going to keep on coming.
There are schemes [...]

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The Squash and the Swede

This morning’s colourful veg box included:
• Potatoes • Carrots • Onions • Cabbage • Cauliflower • Swede
(quelle horreur!), and the newcomers: • Red pepper • Squash.
Squash . . . But Which Squash?!
The newcomers are very welcome. I’ve enjoyed all the squash I’ve tried before but I’m not entirely sure whether this one is a [...]

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Country Life/Dairy Crest

If you are looking for veg box suppliers you’ll find an ever-increasing range of companies to choose from. My box carries the Country Life brand – you know, the British butter people with the TV ad where the birds, rabbits, hedgehogs and squirrels rush unnoticed through a kitchen window to clean up while a lady [...]

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Win a veg box for a year

As you know, I was lucky enough to win my weekly supply of organic veggies and the prize lasts a whole year. I was just browsing the site where I won the prize and I thought you’d like to know that the competition is still on!
Go to the Country Life website by clicking this [...]

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Veg Box 7

• Cauliflower • Onions • Potatoes • Bean sprouts
• Swede • Broccoli • Carrots • Cabbage
Eeek! It’s veg box day and I haven’t made it very far through the last box yet. I seem to have a glut of bean sprouts and onions, and decide that stir fries are made for days like these.
I get [...]

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Veg Box 6

• Potatoes • Carrots • Onions • Brussel tops • Cabbage
• Broccoli • Cauliflower • Bean sprouts

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Veg Box 5

• Brussel tops • Potatoes • Greens • Carrots
• Swede • Bean sprouts • Red onions • Broccoli
I’m happy this week that there’s a bit more green and a bit less root veg. I’m also happy to see red onions. Just look at the colour of them – they look fantastic. As a single person, [...]

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My First Jerusalem Artichoke

• Bean sprouts • Carrots • Cooked beetroot • Greens
• Jerusalem artichoke • Onions • Potatoes • Broccoli

It’s veg box morning and I’m pleased to see a box of bean sprouts among the contents. Since my veg box scheme started I’ve got used to adding them to anything and everything, and now I’d [...]

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Make Your Own Crisps

Saturday morning dawns and I spy though the cat flap Veg Box 3 which has:
• Red-skinned potatoes (1Kg) • Onions • Carrots • Cabbage • Brussel tops • Parsnips • Cooked beetroot • Celery.

Because you don’t know what you’re going to get, it’s always exciting to see what’s inside! As this is the third box [...]

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Veg Box 2

• Potatoes (1kg) • Onions • Parsnips • Carrots
• Raw beetroot • Cabbage • Pack of greens • Yellow Pepper
• 2, 227g packs of mixed bean sprouts
Wow, this box is even bigger than the first! I rustle around and among the cabbage leaves I spy a bag of parsnips and two boxes of mixed [...]

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