Ways to celebrate the salad days of summer
	12:07pm Mon 12 May 08
	Alfresco dining and stress-free salads are the perfect way to say, Hello, Summer!' Celebrate the start of the season by lifting your big salad bowl out of the cupboard and creating your own delicious recipes.

	Make the most of British asparagus
	8:52am Mon 21 Apr 08
	THE British asparagus season starts at the end of April and runs through May until mid June.

	Spring into the salad days of summertime
	12:58pm Mon 31 Mar 08
	Spring into the salad days of summertime Now that the clocks have sprung forward it is time to start thinking about summer recipes.

Recipes for Burns Night

8:31am Monday 21st January 2008

Cock-a-Leekie soup Ingredients: One boiling fowl, about 4lb, including legs and wings; 1lb leeks (about 12), cleaned and cut into 1-inch pieces; 4 pints stock or water; 1oz long grained rice; one teaspoon brown sugar; salt and pepper; garni of bay leaf, parsley, thyme. Some recipes also have three chopped rashers of streaky bacon. Method: Put the fowl and bacon in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and remove any scum. Add three-quarters of the leeks, (green as well as white sections), herbs (tied together in a bundle), salt and pepper and return to the boil. Simmer gently for 2-3 hours, adding more water if necessary.

	Britain’s hot favourite
	11:02am Mon 19 Nov 07
	NICOLA RAYNER stations herself at the splendid Alishaan Indian Restaurant in Dorchester WE Brits have taken curry to our hearts and our stomachs. Regularly topping the nation's favourite food charts, the dish is sold in more than 8,000 restaurants in Britain, which are visited by two million people each week.