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June recipe of the month – Chorizo and broad bean risotto

Posted on 19/06/202319/06/2023 by Alan

Filling, fully flavoured, yet light enough for a summer’s evening. Chorizo and broad bean risotto is a bold yet light choice. The deep flavour of the chorizo complements the creaminess…

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Barley-Field-ready-for-harvest

Harvest 2022 – one to remember

Posted on 25/08/202225/08/2022 by Alan

Harvest 2022 and a stressful year Harvest 2022 is an unprecedentedly early harvest, and would ordinarily be the only feature of a year like this. However, this has been an…

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Devizes Pie competition

DEVIZES IS LOOKING FOR A NEW PIE!

Posted on 09/09/202111/11/2021 by Alan

Devizes Pie was a local speciality for hundreds of years, an ancient version of the recipe written in Old English. The Devizes Food and Drink Festival think it is about time Devizes has a new pie and a competition is being run to discover the new pie.

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Wild garlic in the woods

Wild garlic – Seasonal foraging and food

Posted on 14/03/202121/11/2021 by Alan

Last spring, like most of us during the lockdown, I did a lot of exploring in my local area. While wandering through the woodlands and coppices I had discovered on…

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Nettle Soup

Posted on 21/02/202021/11/2021 by Alan

A surprise from nature Are you a fan or alarmed by the notion of Nettle Soup? If you are of the latter persuasion, think of it more like leek and…

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