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March 23, 2025
Happy tomato plants – growing lovely on a kitchen shelf (under a grow lamp).
The Roma tomatoes can’t wait for spring and I can’t wait for the tomatoes to grow !!
They are growing, so will be moving them onto the floor with a different grow lamp (until there is no more chance of frost outside). More details in how to grow Roma tomatoes
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Example recipe & 6 items to focus on
Easy vegetable curry recipe
Combines Dal Makhani with sweet potatoes and coriander
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Very easy to make. low in calories and very healthy
chorizo sauce pasta
Combining chorizo with herbs adds a lovely flavour
Air fryer Pork Sekuwa
Authentic Nepalese recipe with lots of flavour
Creamy mushroom bacon chicken
Lovely meal with an international flavour
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Extra flavour for fish, chicken & meat dishes
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Full of flavour, great on it’s own or as an ingredient.
Tarragon Chicken breast recipe
The French tarragon adds real flavour to the recipe.
Pan fried potato with oregano
A lovely and memorable side dish
Tarragon seabass
Seabass tends to have a naturally sweet & mild flavour which is what makes the…