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Black pepper to fuel fiery fights and cure haemorrhoids

This common condiment was once very valuable and, until surprisingly recently, used as a versatile medicine.

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Words of hope and anger

Author and spoken word poet Penny Pepper remembers her childhood dreams, and speaks out against the barriers society uses to prevent disabled people from fulfilling their potential.

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The poetic language of health

When his doctors could only offer phone consultations, James Morland turned to poetry to make sense of the medical terms describing his symptoms and test results.

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Little feet on Pett Level Beach

Poet and author Penny Pepper has vivid memories of childhood beach trips when her father was still alive, enthusiastically encouraging her curiosity and love of nature.

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  • Taco mixed beans : mixed beans in a spicy tomato sauce with red peppers : 440 g / Tesco Stores Ltd.
  • Get into summer salads with Tesco : look out for recipe cards on the new prepared salads and in the Finest packs of cherry tomatoes on the vine, avocados and sweet pointed peppers / Tesco.
  • Get into summer salads with Tesco : look out for recipe cards on the new prepared salads and in the Finest packs of cherry tomatoes on the vine, avocados and sweet pointed peppers / Tesco.
  • Piper Nigrum (Pepper)
  • Capsicum Annuum (Chilli pepper)
  • Capsicum Annuum (Chilli pepper)
  • Ming herbal (painting): [Black] pepper
  • Chilli or pepper plant (Capsicum annuum): fruiting stem. Watercolour.
  • Augustus Joseph Pepper. Photograph by the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company.
  • A chilli pepper (Capsicum annum) and a separate leafy stem. Watercolour.
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