Ratatouille
	9:00am Thu 14 Aug 08
	BAGS of courgettes are beginning to arrive at my door now that summer's really arrived, as friends with allotments and vegetable gardens are harvesting far more than they can use.

	Strawberry wine
	7:53am Thu 7 Aug 08
	IF you have so many strawberries in the house that you don't know what to do with them, then turn them into wine.

	Raspberry choux buns
	9:00am Thu 31 Jul 08
	CHOUX buns are really easy to make, providing you remember that they need to be put straight into a very hot oven. If you put them into a warm oven, you will end up with a tray of soggy biscuits that are fit for nothing.

	Courgette salad with lemon
	9:00am Thu 17 Jul 08
	WE call them courgettes, but they are called zucchini in Italy, the United States and Australia.

	Mary Berry's Tarragon Chicken with Avocado
	9:00am Thu 10 Jul 08
	MARY Berry will be one of the many celebrity chefs making a personal appearance at the Totally Food Show area of the CLA Game Fair being held in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, from July 25 to 27.

Strawberries

8:24am Thursday 19th June 2008

THE strawberries are ripening so it must be summer. Although I do write recipes for strawberries, I must admit I still believe the best way to eat them is when plucked from the plant and still warm from the sun. Nothing tastes quite so good as that first strawberry when eaten seconds after it has been picked.

Poached chicken and spring vegetables

8:04am Thursday 12th June 2008

THIS is an ideal recipe if you are beginning to harvest some of the vegetables in your garden or allotment and have only a handful of each.

Radish and chicken stir fry

11:15am Friday 30th May 2008

WHEN a friend admitted that she was snowed under with radishes, she asked for help. Due to a moment of madness her husband had planted a couple of packets at the same time just before departing for an overseas holiday, only to discover on their return an allotment almost overrun with this peppery vegetable. What could they do with them? She accepted that they were nice little nibbles that could be enjoyed with a glass of wine at the end of the day, but there was a limit to how many raw radishes they could get through. I suggested she added them to a stir fry, for although radishes lose much of their peppery taste when cooked, they still have a useful role to play in this dish.

	Rhubarb wine
	7:50am Thu 29 May 08
	IN 1983 the late Mollie Harris, of Eynsham, whose delightful books about home-made wine and the countryside proved so popular, wrote A Drop o'Wine, which contained recipes I have come to rely on.
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Rhubarb Fool

1:03pm Saturday 17th May 2008

RHUBARB is one of those plants that suffers from an identity crisis. Is it a fruit or a vegetable? Some experts are still out on that one. Today's Michelin-starred chefs solve the problem by using it to flavour savoury dishes as well as puddings.

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