I don’t know whether it’s down to the weather this year – very wet spring and weeks of hot and dry conditions during the middle of summer – but my curly kale is doing incredibly well. I love having it instead of cabbage to complement a roast dinner with loads of roast potatoes and parsnips and oodles of gravy It takes no more than 5 minutes to cook on the hob in a few spoonfuls of simmering water. But surely there must be more to this pretty, frilly leafed green vegetable

It seems that us Brits have developed into a “chuck away” society according to recent surveys.

Apparently Britain throws away 4,400,000 tonnes of edible food a year and bread is at the top of the throw away food chain.

Searching for something unusual for a Sunday morning brunch? Look no further, here’s something that’s both filling and spicy enough to breathe a spark into the sleepiest fire after your leisurely lie-in!