Immune-boosting figs

I’ve always loved figs. My first experience of growing them was when I was in my early twenties working in the fruit department at RHS Wisley. We grew lots in containers in the polytunnel, and I remem

Serves 4 Prep time 10 min Cook time 20 min • 10 small figs • Squeeze lemon juice • 1 tsp caster sugar • 4 tbsp mascarpone to serve For the crumble top • 4 fig rolls • 50g plain flour • 20g soft brown

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I feel like I’m in a novel. It’s high summer and I am strolling through the kitchen garden (a grand renaming of my tiny raised beds that suits my mood) in a frock (impractical, but ditto mood), collec