I had a lot of little bits and bobs leftover from my veg box to use up: ends of red and green peppers, some small potatoes, a few small sweet potatoes, a courgette/zucchini, onion, tomato, and a couple of carrots. Rather than a minestrone, I decided to give a peanut stew a try, because I…
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cabbage and leek pies
My veg box came with this season’s staples: cabbage and leeks. So I thought I would make a pie. I was looking for filo dough and little Tesco’s didn’t have any so I got some puff pastry. Inside is cabbage, leeks, feta, mustard, caraway seeds, dried spinach flakes, and Aleppo pepper. I think this would…
braised roots with orange, chilli, chickpeas, and turmeric
I admit when I saw this recipe by Anna Jones, I was deeply sceptical. It didn’t call for onions, garlic, or tomatoes which made me worry that it wasn’t going to hang together at all. Also the original calls for swede, which I don’t like. I didn’t have any celeriac, but I figured I had…
mustard brussels sprouts
This week’s veg box brought all the sprouts, so I thought I would try a recipe recommended to me by a friend. I was lovely, even though I didn’t have all the ingredients. And it made a great lunch. Her recipe calls for cashews, but I used almonds and mustard powder and I used regular…
broccoli, kale, and giant couscous
Since we’ve been having a stretch of hot days, I’ve been so happy for the greens in my veg box that have gone into some simple salads. This is baby kale, broccoli, and giant couscous salad. You can use any smallish noodley things like orzo or tiny pasta shapes, but I sorta love giant couscous…
beans on toast
Well, not your usual beans on toast. I had some beautiful baby kale in my veg box and decided to sauté it in some olive oil with a shallot, a very small can of cannellini beans, some fresh rosemary and sage. When it was all soft and mostly done, I added some Aleppo pepper, a…
purslane bulgar wheat salad
I had purslane in my veg box which is a leafy green I’d never had before, until I had a veg box! And it is lovely. It is a soft unassuming leaf, a little like spinach. I figured it would be nice in a salad with the tomatoes and avocado also in my veg box,…
lettuce and tomatoes are more than just sandwich fillers
Lettuce and tomatoes are more than just good sandwiches fillers. My veg box has awesome lettuce and tomatoes that really shine on their own, and make for a quick packed lunch that comes together in about 5 mins. I chopped them up and added them to a ready-made grains package (wheat berries, red rice, freekeh,…
bad photo soup
Easy soup, bad photography. I’m not sure why my green/olive soup ended up looking so orange in this photo, but oh well.Here is the thing. You can make a complicated, delicious, non-dairy cream soup that is fantastic with a million ingredients. And they are super great. You can also make a reasonably good and simple…
pantry pasta
Easy pantry dinner when you don’t have much around except cherry tomatoes. Baked tomatoes with a hefty glug of olive oil, garlic, salt, lemon pepper, Aleppo pepper, dried basil, dried oregano, nutritional yeast, bread crumbs. Stick in a hot oven (200C/400F) for about 20-25 mins. Stir and mash up the mess of tomatoes, add lemon…
adventures with my veg box 