MAKE IT HOMEGROWN
Order cranberry bushes now and plant in ericaceous compost in containers or a raised bed, or in the ground in acidic soil. Water with rainwater. These hardy bushes produce berries in autumn and although self-fertile they will crop better if you plant several bushes nearby.
✶ Try cranberry ‘Pilgrim’, which if grown in a container will cascade over the sides.
Jackie Kearney was a finalist in BBC One’s MasterChef in 2011. As a street-food pioneer in the UK, Jackie – aka The Hungry Gecko – travelled up and down the country with her iconic trailer Barbarella, serving up Asian street food. She is the author of Vegan Street Food, My Vegan Travels, Plant-Based Burgers and Vegan Christmas Feasts. @thehungrygecko
different things to different people. From a turkey at Thanksgiving to a Christmas dinner with all the trimmings, many celebratory feasts traditionally focus on meat. And the feasts in my extended family were no exception. As a young vegetarian, this could be quite challenging. Back then,
