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Publication Day Special
New recipes, tales and extracts from my book, Rough Patch, a memoir with recipes which is out TODAY!
Feb 6, 2025
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Recipes to get us through Jan, plus upcoming events, live chats, new live cookery classes, and a gig with Delicious
January newsletter
Jan 17, 2025
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A cuppa with Rosie Ramsden, illustrator of Rough Patch
REPLAY: Artist, Rosie Ramsden, and I caught up on Substack Live for a chat about how she created the artwork for my new book, Rough Patch.
Jan 30, 2025
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Crispy parmesan squash with salsa verde butter beans
FREE TO READ: A recipe from my new book, Rough Patch
Jan 31, 2025
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I've written another book!
Meet my next book, Rough Patch, out in February 2025
Jul 25, 2024
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How Vegetables Saved my Life
Oct 13, 2023
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Parsnip & ginger ice-cream, honeyed pears and chocolate clusters
Mar 19, 2025
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Smoky squash and chorizo meatball stew
Nov 5, 2025
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Pumpkin, kale & hazelnut galette
Jan 22, 2025
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How to live off your veg patch pantry
Quince, rosemary and hazelnut macaroons, plus more ways to enjoy your preserved harvests in winter.
Jan 15
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Hibernation soup
A formula for the perfect broth and notes on avoiding the New Year nonsense.
Jan 8
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A Christmas pressie for you
SPOILER: It's ALL the recipes I've ever written here (and a picture of Humf dressed as a reindeer)
Dec 19, 2025
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REPLAY (part 2) - festive veg-filled canapés
Internet gremlins took us offline just before the end of today's class so here's a recipe recap of the festive nibbles, plus news about Christmas plans…
Nov 26, 2025
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REPLAY - Cookery class: festive, veg-filled canapés. No vol-au-vents or greasy cocktail sausages allowed.
Veg-filled canapés in the greenhouse? Don't mind if I do. Catch up on the latest live cookery class from the greenhouse kitchen which is all about easy…
Nov 26, 2025
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Veg patch tour & chat
Grab your wellies and come for a tour of the autumn veg patch. (Plus, I pick the first celeriac. Will I have a glut? Watch to find out...)
Oct 29, 2025
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Tales from the Veg Patch by Kathy Slack
Award-winning cookbook author and rat race escapee invites you to step through the garden gate for seasonal (mostly-veggie) recipes, cookery classes and stories about growing food that will inspire, restore and reconnect you with nature.
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