Swede has a longstanding PR problem. It’s one of the cheapest vegetables in the supermarket, and available pretty much all year round, and yet, aside from pasties, mash and an afterthought in a stew, ...

Swede is one of the most unweildy vegetables to prepare with it tough skin and hard flesh, but now a hack has emerged for easy cooking with no chopping or peeling required. Country Gardens in Selsey, ...

12 small white onions 300ml brown ale 300ml beef stock 3 cloves garlic 3 sprigs thyme 2 sprigs rosemary 1tbspn dark-brown sugar Method Preheat your oven to 180˚C/350˚F/gas mark 4. Cook the sausages in ...

Not really a pie, this vegetable dish is certainly as filling as one. It makes a delicious and satisfying meal for vegetarians and meat eaters alike. Photography: Brett Stevens 1. Preheat oven to ...

In Ireland what we call turnip is, in fact, swede. Turnips are those small white and violet orbs with the green tops like a big white radish. Swede is a root vegetable that belongs to the cruciferous ...

The garden has turned a buttery yellow, the leaves of the fig and medlar, pear and plum, are mostly fallen now. Sweeping them up is a daily job involving a road-sweeper sized broom. A pleasure, ...

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Swedes are in season from mid-October to February. Larger swedes tend to be more strongly flavoured than smaller examples, and are often mashed rather than served whole. Look for a vegetable that ...

Nothing says comfort like a steaming, buttery bowl of swede mash. It is a classic accompaniment to roasts, sausages and cold meats. Swedes are in season from mid-October to February. Larger swedes ...