Feasts of the season

Cooking fresh seasonal ingredients is a brilliant way of connecting with the gentle rhythms of the year. And if, like me, you’re lucky enough to grow a few of those ingredients at home or on an allotment, you’ll be able to appreciate the importance of these connections even more.

There’s simply nothing quite like harvesting your own produce. It’s so rewarding and something I always look forward to, even if it’s just picking a bunch of herbs. Everything seems to taste so much better if you’ve helped it to grow, and August is the month when a lot of that effort and patience pays off. It’s