This month's best
November's best: Potatoes
Aren’t spuds splendid? Cheap, fat-free, bursting with vitamins and minerals, unbelievably versatile and a national favourite. Bet you didn’t know they were at their best in November?
Our quick and tasty tip:
- Try making olive oil mash by adding a good lug to your potatoes before mashing with a knob of butter and plenty of black pepper. Excellent with grilled fish and lamb.


Eat Seasonably Use Them Up Tips for Potatoes
Bought too much of your favourite fruit? Not sure what to do with the spare veg in the fridge? Our Use Them Up Tips are a great way to make sure you don’t throw them away.
Ale and Mushroom Puff Pastry Pie with Champ
We found “Ale Pie” seems to be popular in many areas including Northumbria and Lincolnshire!
Leek and potato soup
An economical and simple dish. Good, substantial, peasant-style winter food to keep out the chill and sustain you through a long afternoon’s work or comfort you after a hard day. It’s an unusual way of making soup, but it works a treat.
Spicy vegetable frittata
This is a really simple dish—not very glamorous, but pretty tasty!