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Tell Tenderstem® what you think of their recipes and add your own - £250 voucher prize draw NOW CLOSED

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MichelleMumsnet · 23/09/2013 09:57

The team at Tenderstem® have asked us to find out what Mumsnetters think of their latest collection of family-friendly, time-saving recipes.

In case you don't know it (yet) Tenderstem® is a long-stemmed broccoli – and tender from floret to stem so the whole vegetable can be eaten.

Here's what the team at Tenderstem® have to say, "Tenderstem® is a wonder vegetable for family cooking as, not only is it ready to eat after just 3 minutes of steaming, it is packed full of nutrients and leaves no costly waste behind making it one of the most versatile vegetables around."

They go on to say, "we know from first-hand experience how challenging it can be to keep the whole family happy and healthy when we're all so busy, which is what has inspired us to create our latest collection of recipes. With prepare-ahead dishes, to those mild in flavour, and adaptable to please a range of tastes and all quick and simple to prepare, Tenderstem® has it covered!"

They also have teamed up with family food expert and author Fiona Faulkner to give you these top ten tips to save time and money in the kitchen.

Please have a look through Tenderstem®'s specially designed Facebook album for Mumsnetters here, you could even 'like' your favourite recipe Grin. Then come back to this thread and let us know what you think.

They'd also love to know whether you already cook with Tenderstem®, or whether it has yet to make it into your fridge. If you have cooked with it before, tell us what you loved about it! Feel free to share any other recipes from your repertoire which use Tenderstem®. Or any tips you have on how to prepare it/ use it in established recipes.

Everyone who joins in with the discussion on this thread will be entered into a prize draw to win a £250 voucher for House of Fraser.

Thanks and good luck,

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MichelleMumsnet · 24/09/2013 14:50

Hi everyone, thanks for posting. In regards to some of the points that have been raised, Tenderstem say, "It's great to see so many of you joining the discussion and feeding in your thoughts and ideas. We wanted to address a couple of comments on behalf of the team at Tenderstem who are enjoying finding out what mumsnetters have to say but who are keen to respond to a few points raised.

First of all, to respond to the GM question raised - no, Tenderstem is definitely not genetically modified. Also, some of you asked about the difference between Tenderstem® and other types of broccoli. Tenderstem® is not the same as traditional broccoli, Bellaverde or purple sprouting broccoli. It is actually a cross of Chinese Kale and traditional broccoli and is bred using classical techniques.– so it has all the health benefits of broccoli but has a milder taste and is more tender than the others on the market (in fact it's so tender you don’t actually need to cook it at all!). To pick up on the query about the trademark this is to protect the quality of this unique vegetable.

Finally the team were sorry that a few of you don’t appreciate the focus on busy mums - point noted.

Thank you for all your thoughts so far and keep them coming!"

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MichelleMumsnet · 25/09/2013 16:23

Regarding the questions about the breeding of Tenderstem seeds, Tenderstem has said the following, "Tenderstem® seed was bred by the Japanese seed breeding company Sakata. Chinese Kale and calabrese were crossed, using traditional seed breeding methods and this resulted in the long stemmed broccoli that we now know as Tenderstem®. Tenderstem® seed is not genetically modified. Sakata is unrelated to Monsanto. This page of the Tenderstem® website goes into a little more detail www.tenderstem.co.uk/so-tender.php "

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MichelleMumsnet · 25/09/2013 16:45

We've also received a message from Tenderstem taking on board some of the comments which have been made regarding the lack of vegetarian recipes. They are rectifying this now, but in the mean time have asked us to direct you to this page: www.tenderstem.co.uk/recipe-list.php?tag=vegetarian which has plenty of vegetarian recipes using Tenderstem.

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MichelleMumsnet · 07/10/2013 09:56

Hi everyone, thank you for your comments. Congratulations to BooMeowson who's won the prize draw! We'll be in touch shortly.

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