What are they? A cultivated variety of the hazelnut, this large oval nut is at its best now. The kernels...
The editor often arrives at Appetite HQ with fennel bulbs and fronds from her garden, where she grows them as...
The UK apricot season begins now, heralding the return of this versatile and pleasingly fuzzy little fruit. The editor favours hers in spring crumbles served with gallons of whipped oat cream (apricots and oats are a match made in Heaven, by the way…), while they are also a great substitute...
Go on, be honest, when was the last time you used sorrel in a dish? Can’t remember? Us neither, yet...
We are now entering the height of the blood (or blush) orange season because they are their sweetest in January...
Yes, it’s not one of the most oft-served dinners in the Appetite kitchen either, but why not? Guinea fowl is gamey but not overwhelmingly so, and is cooked much like chicken, but take care to keep it moist, as it’s smaller and has less fat than chicken, so you have...
Yes, broad beans. We know this column is usually reserved for out of the ordinary ingredients, but then it struck...
Yes, obviously you buy it in sweet shops in many forms, but liquorice is a surprisingly versatile cooking ingredient which...
Criminally under-rated, sorrel is a delicious lemony super green whose acidity adds an elegant edge to creamy dishes, eggs, potatoes and chicken. Sublime softened in butter, mixed with cream and served with poached egg, we do wonder why it isn’t more popular. For a simple side dish, remove the leaves...
Yes, it looks like the trimmings from a witch’s broomstick, but salsify is a good deal more tasty than it...
Oh my darling..! It’s Christmas, which means it’s time for the clementine, that jewel-like hybrid of tangerine and sweet orange....
These berries are so tiny, you may assume they have little to offer, but you’d be wrong. They’re at their best now and are magical in crumbles and pies, jams and preserves, juices and liqueurs. You have to go foraging for them, which is part of the fun (and they’re...