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Turn tired veg, leftover meat, and tinned staples into comforting, low-cost meals in a flash. 1 BLITZED VEGETABLE SOUP Clear out the fridge and give that sad-looking veg a second life. Roast or simmer

Homegrown broad beans are delicious and tender, and appear as one of the first crops of the year. They’re easy to grow from seed, yielding green pods of green or white beans that can be used in salads

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Don’t listen to the chatter. It’s all nonsense. Yes, term has started, the evenings are shorter, and I saw advent calendars in the supermarkets too. But it’s not the end of the summer. Not yet. And ce

If you want to freeze a glut, briefly blanch broad beans in salted boiling water for 2 mins before draining and tipping into ice water to cool quickly. Will keep frozen for up to three months. When re