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This Month's Challenge - Try Something New
Are you up for the challenge? How brave are your taste buds? Let us know how you're getting on!
Pak Choi Recipes
It's in veg boxes, farm shops and even supermarkets at the moment, so make sure you know what to do with it.
Pressure Cookers Or Slow Cookers?
Can you help me work out which one is better?
How To Cook Purple Sprouting Broccoli
A whistle-stop tour of this delicious springtime vegetable.
Fair Trade Fortnight
What's it all about? How can you get involved?
Quick And Easy Veg Box Recipes
A new category on the website for those of us who don't have hours to spend in the kitchen.
Feeling Good?
Pure indulgence, courtesy of You Tube!
Recipe Podcasts?
Are you interested in downloading recipe instructions as podcasts... have a listen and then have your say.
Do Cucumbers Make You Burp?
Sorry if the question offends! But I've decided to get to the bottom of this burpy business.
Courses For Cooks - Veg Boxes Made Easy
Find out what Sarah has been doing to help people enjoy their veg boxes.
1 Million Visitors
I don't believe it! In February we hit (not literally, that wouldn't be very nice) our millionth visitor!
What’s In Your Veg Box This Week?
Find out what we'll be mostly eating this week...
What’s Your Favourite Pancake Filling
Pancake Day - what are you filling your pancakes with - check out the unusual answers in the comments section!
What’s In Season In February
Find out what's freshest at the moment - and what to do with it!
Don’t get fleeced by the cold weather
Fed up with your gas bill? It's worth hassling your supplier to check you're on the best tarrif. Don't expect them to volunteer the answer easily
Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?
A little light-hearted fun!
Bookworms Go Greener
I apologise to Amazon now!
Brussel Sprouts Recipes For Christmas
They don't have to be boring, mushy and stinky!
Alternative Christmas Lunch Ideas
Fancy something different this year?
De-stressing Christmas
Top tips to survive Christmas.
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without…
Share your Christmas past memories.
Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Delicious - fresh or dried cranberries work equally well.
Free Range Review
Our friends from Vegboxschemes.co.uk launch a great new site.
How To Cook Curly Kale
Never get stuck on this one again! Delicious, easy ideas.
Never Thought I’d Do This One With Turnips!
Check out this delicious recipe.
Balsamic Roasted Parsnip
A great variation on traditional roast parsnip.
In Our Veg Box This Week
Find out what we're eating. What are you eating?
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Anyone Else Doing Winter Weaning?
We've just started with Theo - how's it going for you? Got any recipes you'd like to share?
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Sprout Tops - What Are You Doing With Them?
Leaving Brussel Sprouts on their stalks mean they keep longer, but what do you do with half a kilo of sprout top?!!
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What's Your Favourite Winter Veg - And Why?
Although we're still getting late season courgettes and tomatoes, winter veg are definitely here. What's your favourite and why?
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101 Uses For A Swede
I’ve now got 2 swedes lurking in the bottom of my vegetable drawer and I’m going to have to resign myself to doing something with them very soon…
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Purple Cauliflower And Romanesco
A truly delicious treat! Find out what we did with them.
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Caramel Spiced Oranges - You Have To Try This!!!
I don’t normallly get overly excited about recipes I invent - I’ve been doing it for a couple of decades and am kind of used to it... But this one is something special...
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See Clare in Tastes of Britain
Check out Clare's new seasonal recipe column in Tastes of Britain magazine.
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It's Official - Organic Food Is Better For You
... according to scientists from the University of Newcastle. What do you think?
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What Do You Do With Your Hallowe'en Pumpkin?
Once you’ve lovingly carved out the innards of this year’s Hallowe’en pumpkin, you’ve got to find something to do with the left overs. What did you do with yours?
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Lessons Learned - Pickled Beetroot.
11 months on and I’m still ploughing through last winter’s pickled beetroot. And it's all the baby's fault... Find out why!
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We're In The Ecologist - Again!
We're in the October 2007 issue of The Ecologist Magazine. Thank you this time to Paul Kingsnorth for recommending us as a source of seasonal food recipes :-)
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2007 UK Veg Box Awards
Voting is now open! So if you get a veg box, get voting now.
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Would You Buy A Veg Box Recipes Book
Please help out and tell us what you think!
Thank you :-)
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Time To Declutter
I can't find anything... Find out why William Morris has inspired me to have a clear-out.
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September Newsletter Now Out
Find out what’s in season, our favourite seasonal recipes, why we’re feeding Gordon Brown an organic breakfast, 101 uses for a parsnip, how to find out about local veg box scheme open days and why you should be looking forward to autumn!
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Tractor Rides With Rowie
Tractor rides, jugglers and a great BBQ - not to mention chocolate cake... all with Rowie and her team.
Plus a Lands End to John O'Groats bike ride!
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Coleshill Organics Open Day
We met Sonia and found out why she and Pete do what they do
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Purton House Family Fun Day - Sunday 9th September
Are you up for live music, a bouncy castle, cider tasting and an organic BBQ, all while touring Purton House's organic farm this weekend?
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Coleshill Local Food Festival - Saturday 8th September
Fancy a mini beer festival, bird box building, food tasting and visiting Coleshill Veg Box Scheme? Find out more.
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Give Gordon Grub
According to the Soil Association, the government knows organic farming uses 30% less energy than intensive farming, but they don't publicise it. Give Gordon Brown some breakfast to remind him!
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Organic Food Festival 1st & 2nd September
It's tomorrow! And we're off! See you there???
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New Veg Box Recipes Logo
Have you spotted it? Tell us what you think!
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Taking Gravy Powder To Italy?
We've been discussing which food we couldn't go without, if we were going away. What's yours???
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My All-Time Favourite Butternut Squash Recipe
Butternut Squash coming into veg boxes as we speak. Find out my favourite way of cooking it - plus links to all our butternut squash recipes.
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Organic Fortnight Approaches
Celebrating all things organic. Find out what's going on near you.
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Ecologist's Website Of The Month!
Veg Box Recipe is named as the Ecologist magazine's Website Of The Month in their July / August edition.
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See us in Delicious Magazine
Veg Box Recipes is recognised as a champion of organic food, in Delicious magazine's July issue.
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Our First Allotment Crops Are In
A blueberry (yes, one!) and some salad - as well as broad beans coming out of our ears!
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Broad Beans Recipes Are Here
Broad beans are delicious early in the season and there are some great ways of cooking them.
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Asparagus Recipes Are Here
The asparagus season is just starting - and it doesn't last long. So make sure you know how to really enjoy it!
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We've Started On The Allotment
The first seeds are in. The toddler hasn't yet been banned from the site. And hopes are running high. But find out what the badgers think of it all!
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Rhubarb Recipes Are Here
Early-season forced rhubarb is now in, so it’s time to get cooking and make the most of this early sign of spring!
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Giving Up Supermarkets For Lent?
What's all the fuss about? Would you bother?
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Winners Of the 2006 Veg Box Awards
Find out who won the 2006 Veg Box Scheme Awards, as voted for by veg box customers.
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How Much Fruit & Veg Should I Eat?
Do we really need 5 portions of fruit and veg each day? What's a portion, anyway...?
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Aspartame - A Hidden Time Bomb
Hidden in thousands of children's foods, yet linked to cancer and behavioural problems. Find out why you should care.
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Book Review - Not On The Label
Find out what really goes into the food we buy. From chemicals in packaging to gangland exploitation.
But beware - it could change the way you eat...
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How Much Fruit & Veg Do You Eat?
Our recent survey revealed shocking results on the nation's fruit & veg habits. Find out how you score...
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Free Seasonal Food Guide
50+ vegetables - when they're in season, how to store them, how long they keep and links to recipe ideas - free!
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What Is A Veg Box?
And why should you bother with one? Find out all about them and decide whether it's for you.
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Veg Box Recipes was created by Clare Josa and has grown into a thriving online community of people who enjoy cooking with fresh veggies, but sometimes want inspiration!
