Pass The Peas - JB's

Advantages: Delicious and very easy to grow
Disadvantages: You have to grow your own.

...I had never heard of the Asparagus Pea before and only came across it purely by chance whilst browsing a seed catalogue for suitable Kohl Rabi and Sweet Corn to grow this year. The Asparagus Pea, or Tetronoglobus Purpurea to give its Sunday name, is not something you are likely to find in the supermarket or local greengrocers. I adore Asparagus and as the UK season lasts only 8 weeks, rather than have to buy the imported stuff from Peru, I thought these may well be worth trying to satisfy my taste for Asparagus. They are not really a pea at all, but are in fact a vetch (that's a climbing plant with a bean like fruit for those not in the know), these are bushy plants bearing deep red flowers which appear in summer, followed by pale green curiously 4 sided shaped winged pods. Whilst they are not really that common in Britain, they... Read review

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Advantages: Yummy peas
Disadvantages: Rubbish for making soup with

...a bit of carrot or a pint of stock whilst simultaneously maintaining an eerie ability to predict when a six year old would attempt to steal a biscuit: "I'm going to hang the washing out now, Fiona. Both God and I have counted how many biscuits there are and neither of us will forgive you if there's one fewer when I come back." Despite doubtlessly teeming with salmonella, the soup was pretty damn tasty. However, this was a soup that had clearly defined strata, and only the uninitiated (or foolhardy) delved down to the bottom. The top layer was tasty watery brothy stuff, the middle layer had carrots and potatoes and occasional bits of chicken in, and the bottom layer was comprised almost entirely of peas. Now, when I say 'peas', you'll no doubt be thinking of the nice, bright green, sweet and tasty variety. My gran had no... Read review

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Advantages: great game, really gets you thinking
Disadvantages: you can be made to look v.stupid!

...I don't know about you lot, but it seems to me that every time we have family over for Christmas or New Year, after dinner we end up playing some sort of board game! This is ok to start with, but does tend to get rather dull after a while. On boxing day of the Christmas just gone, yes you've guessed it - we ended up playing a board game. A member of the family brought it round and it was called Pass the Bomb! Sounds ominous I know (don't worry its not a real bomb!). Well, it was great fun and very different to the usual type of games which go on for hours and people lose interest. The game starts by drawing a card from the pack which is shown to all players. Each card has letters on it and can be two or more letters. A dice is then rolled which tells all players whether the letters shown by the card must be at the start, middle or end... Read review

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