Braised Celery

You do have to be careful with celery – it falls into the category of foods which people love or loathe. It goes so well, though, with all manner of meats, and chicken and duck, that if you are sure of the tastes of your guests it is a delicious and convenient vegetable. As its appearance is rather nondescript, it is as well to have something with a splash of colour as another vegetable – like puréed turnip or swedes, or carrots sliced into julienne strips and stir-fried with lemon, and wit