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The noblest of all fruits

THERE is only one ingredient our resident foodie, JANE HUTTON, feels signifies late harvest, and they’re autumnal to the core. APPLES are the quintessential late harvest ingredient. For me, they signify autumn far more than summer, and once we hit those chillier...

The noblest of all fruits

THERE is only one ingredient our resident foodie, JANE HUTTON, feels signifies late harvest, and they’re autumnal to the core. APPLES are the quintessential late harvest ingredient. For me, they signify autumn far more than summer, and once we hit those chillier...

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Traditional treats & spare tyres

THE season of feasting is here. Our resident foodie, JANE HUTTON, offers some healthy tweaks to our festive intake. SO, the big C is here again. Christmas, not Covid, although hopefully we have avoided Covid-related disruption to our celebrations this year. The...

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Spice up your foodie life

OUR resident foodie, JANE HUTTON, explores how we can optimise nutrients in our diet and make the every day special. MAKING the ordinary extraordinary – that is the number one lesson in optimising nutrients in our daily diet. The other day, making the most of a sunny...

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Food as a legacy in family recipes

OUR resident foodie, JANE HUTTON, explores the legacy of old recipe books and those dishes our Grandmas used to make. AS we hit summer, and all its food bounty, hopefully enjoyed with more freedom in more places, what does the word ‘food’ mean to you? Your shopping...

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It’s a symbolic spring for us all

OUR resident foodie, JANE HUTTON, guides us through the seasonal issues of losing weight and gaining energy. WELCOME to spring! This must be one of most longed-for and symbolic springs for decades. The days are lengthening, the sun is taking up residence, temperatures...

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Never has nutrition been so crucial

OUR resident foodie, JANE HUTTON, guides us through the natural benefits of food for our health. IT’S nearly a year since the word ‘lockdown’ became part of our everyday vocabulary. Who would have thought, as the clock struck midnight and we saw in 2020, that it would...

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Weapons in the winter virus wars

OUR resident foodie, JANE HUTTON, offers her helpful tips for keeping well in the coming months. IT’S going to be the most interesting festive season in living memory. As the clock strikes on January 1st 2021, the ‘new year, new you’ mantra will have a whole different...

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The joys of growing your own food

OUR resident foodie, JANE HUTTON, explores the health benefits of the humble home grown courgette. AS summer ends and autumn approaches, courgettes really come into their own. I’m still waiting for my yellow courgette plants to really kick in. In spite of all the sun...

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Real food is the key to a healthy diet

OUR resident foodie, JANE HUTTON, offers some simple tips to making healthy choices with a positive impact. AS WE move into the end of 2018, and our thoughts turn to 2019, one of the themes we see every December, everywhere we look, is the ‘new year, new you’...

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The immune-boosting flu fighter

OUR resident foodie, JANE HUTTON, gets seasonal and is planning ahead by preparing for winter immunity. DID you know that a potent winter bug buster could be growing all around you right now, ready to be foraged for your own supply of immune- boosting flu fighter? The...

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