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Step by Step: Mixed Veggie Mash

January 8, 2021 by laurahamilton Leave a Comment

A fab way to get more veg into fussy eaters! Use chunky root veggies to make a mixed mash. Some suggestions: potato, carrot & parsnip cauliflower & potato potato, carrot, swede pumpkin, potato & ...
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Step by Step: Stir Fry

November 30, 2020 by laurahamilton Leave a Comment

A quick and easy dish to rustle up after school, college or work. You can use pre-mixed bags of stir fry, or you could make your own mix with what you have in the fridge! Use a veg peeler to get slithers of veg such as ...
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Step by Step: Courgette Cake

November 10, 2020 by laurahamilton Leave a Comment

Bookmark this recipe for next summer when you have a glut of courgettes! This step by step is for another cake, made with 200g of fresh grated courgette. It makes 12 cupcakes. Allergens: egg, cinnamon. If you click ...
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Don’t Throw Away Your Pumpkin!

October 25, 2020 by laurahamilton Leave a Comment

Happy Halloween! If you are anything like me, this one day actually starts on the 1st October. I harvest my pumpkins at the end of September so that they have enough time to cure and harden, ready for carving and using at the ...
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Step by Step: Lemon and Raspberry Cupcakes

September 28, 2020 by laurahamilton Leave a Comment

A sweeter treat for this recipe card! I used a punnet of fresh raspberries but page four of the step by step has other suggestions that you could try. I didn't flour the fruit as cupcakes are small, but for a larger cake you ...
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Step by Step: Pasta Sauce

September 22, 2020 by laurahamilton Leave a Comment

This is a great sauce to make to hide extra vegetables in dinner. You can leave it chunky or blend it smooth. Adding chickpeas or kidney beans increases the protein content. You could also put in some dried lentils. This ...
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Step By Step Recipe Cards

September 17, 2020 by laurahamilton Leave a Comment

Here at TCV Birmingham we teach people how to grow food at our Green Gym sites across Birmingham. We also host Eating Well for Less cookery classes. These focus on one meal at a time, and at these we also share information ...
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Whats happening this week with Health for Life?

May 27, 2014 by chrisblythe Leave a Comment

The first of our weekly blogs about our activities for the forthcoming week: Tuesday 27th May 12:00 - 16:00 - Manor Farm Park. Join us for a Health cooking and eating session using freshly harvested produce at our ...
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