• A pleasant alternative to gammon, this pork joint is cooked like gammon and served with exotic caramelised fruit TO DRINK: Pork loves fruity flavours. A dry chenin is…

    By Rosanne BuchananI’ve eaten courgette flowers before, prepared by talented chefs, and was always a bit intimidated at the thought of making them myself… But now that I have planted my own, I decided the time had come to attempt cooking these delicacies. Once picked and washed, I put them in a bowl of ice water to keep them fresh. I tried a recipe from a recipe book at home, which included flour, a cup of light beer, an egg white and a dash of salt. I whipped up the batter, got the cooking oil nice and hot (I half-filled…

    Beans are a power food second to none and they ‘beef up’ soups and stews too. Plant in December and you’ll reap the rewards in winterALICE SPENSER-HIGGSDry beans…