My veg box arrived with exciting beets! I’ve discovered candy cane beets are super pretty and surprisingly sweet and not overwhelmingly earthy. I ended up with a bunch of small lemons this week, so this is a raw beet salad with a quick lemon, olive oil, Dijon, dressing (if you struggle with a vinaigrette, I…
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kebab truck kale chips on pasta
I make kale chips a lot. In fact, almost every time I get curly kale in my veg box I make kale chips. My kale chips taste more like the yummy sauce from a late night kebab truck than a trendy leafy green. Today I made lemon garlic chilli pasta (really just pasta with lemon,…
creamy leeks
During the time of many veg box leeks, I decided to try this recipe for leek gratin. It is absolutely amazing, but super rich. As you can see above, it is fantastic on crusty bread, and I have brought it as a side dish to potluck dinners. The recipe is forgiving, so you can scale…
easy greens & grains
For some reason I have so many leeks building up from my veg box past and present. And I’m just not getting through the leeks, given the slow pace I’m cooking them. In any case, I sautéed one measly leek while I tried to sort out what to do for the rest of my dinner….
pudding, but not the british kind
So, things to know about this pudding. It has ALL the dairy in ALL the forms, so you’re making a commitment to dairy. It is amazing with or without the whisky, and it might be important for some people to know that you aren’t burning the alcohol off. The original recipe (https://food52.com/recipes/9706-kick-butt-erscotch-pudding) calls for dark…
a very red soup
This is a chunky version of my go to roasted tomato and peppers soup. My tomatoes, onions, and peppers from last week’s veg box were on their last legs, so they made their way into soup. It ended up being a much darker colour than I expected, but nice roasted flavours on a rainy day….
roasted veg soup
My lovely veg box people gave me a tiny butternut squash which was perfect for soup for one. I love the veg box people. They also gave me a couple of parsnips and leeks, so I used one of each for some added fall flavour. Roasted all veg with some fall spices (ginger, cumin, cinnamon,…
simple celeriac soup
I got a small celeriac root in my veg box and decided to use half of it to make myself some pantry soup. This soup is cheap and cheerful on a cold day. And really simple. Cube equal parts of root veg and add equal parts leek to a pot with some water so the…
speedy rice
I was the happy recipient of some gorgeous purple kale in my veg box that was almost too pretty to eat. I sautéed it with a small leek and then added some rice. I made a dressing out of tahini, hot water, lemon, salt, and a new chili pepper powder for me—isot (or Urfa Biber)…
things with tahini
This was a breakfast adventure with Cate’s instant pot. It is black rice, salted pistachios, raspberries, tahini, honey, mint, soy milk. Cate put the rice in the instant pot, 18 minutes on the multigrain setting, then natural release, but you can cook black rice anyway you want. We topped the rice with salted nuts (salted…
adventures with my veg box 