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

Here in the UK around 12 million people suffer from hayfever during the summer and, being in the throes of harvesting, both within the vegetable patch and on arable land, now is the time to look for alternative remedies rather than buy far more expensive and far less natural ones over the counter in your local pharmacy.

Bubur Cha-Cha is a well-loved Nyonya desserts found in Southeast Asia, so much so that they are commonly found in Hong Kong or Cantonese-style cafes all over the world.

A colourful and sweet dessert, bubur chaha is a medley of sweet potatoes (in yellow, orange, and purple color), yam (taro) cooked in a sweet coconut milk base. I have always been a sweet potato lover, however, the chewy and stretchy texture of sago or tapioca pearl jelly is the best part of it all.