Georgie and Jo

At this time of year the hedgerows are groaning with ripe fruit and we have enjoyed picking our bodyweight in plump & juicy blackberries, enjoying Blackberry & Apple Crumble as well as freezing several portions to enjoy in smoothies and other recipes throughout the winter. We have combined the fantastic elderberry with a selection of therapeutic herbs and spices & raw honey, all highly revered for their immune boosting properties, to make our own delicious Cooking them Healthy Elderberry Syrup. 200g Fresh elderberries (you can use dried elderberries if fresh are not available - you can buy from Neal's Yard) Rinse the berries well in a bowl of cold water to remove any dust, dirt etc. We would recommend taking a shotglass or eggcup sized dose (halve this for a child) of Elderberry Syrup every day over the colder months to help support immunity, increasing the dose to twice a day to help fight off any colds & coughs.

I usually have frozen Spinach Fish Cakes, Chicken Pie, Chicken Curry, Bolognese, Seasonal Crumbles, Rice Puddings and Healthy Muffins. I also have a stock of different marinated meats in zip lock bags (for example, Honey & Mustard Chicken, Harrisa Chicken, Lemon and Garlic Chicken, Sesame Salmon Sticks, Sticky Glazed Salmon). Frozen yoghurt drops Banana bread/muffins Butternut, chilli and coconut soup Sweetcorn fritters Rices and grains – however things likes seeds will turn soggy after freezing so leave out Roasted red pepper sauce Cold busting chickpea curry Immune boosting beef stew Lentil shepherds pie Spinach fish cakes Coconut chicken curry Golden fish nuggets Chicken satay Lamb, feta and mint burgers Sticky glazed salmon any of the one pot chicken recipes