|Oh kale yeah|In the bleak mid winter when there is far less growing, I give the hefty title of garden king to the wonder-food kale

|You make my heart beet|A simple, delicious and vibrant dish that looks outrageously charming too...

|How about them apples?|As the mists gently descended, bringing us into the gauzy winter months, the trees were abundantly laden with sweet, swollen fruits...

|Perfect Pear-ings|How does a Walnut and Sticky Toffee Pear Meringue Cake sound? And anyone for Pears Preserved in Brandy?

|Nuts about you|Autumn, don’t tell the others, but you’re my favourite...

|Searching for the fun-guys|Vegetable gatherer step aside and make way for the forager warrior...

|A fruitful few weeks|Plum Frangipani • Greengage Crumble • Damson Gin

| For the marrow minded |What to do with the inevitable courgette glut?Always make a starter...

| An accompaniment to relish |The piccalilli, it turns out, is the perfect condiment for the gardeners' narcissism...

| Lett-uce eat lunch |This is not a lunch you might find at the UK's favourite great value family restaurant. Oh no. This is much better. So much better...

| Currant affairs |I'm not an accomplished jammer, my Granny Sea was excellent at it; channeling her, I reached for my biggest saucepan...