Continuing on the fast and easy pastas with yummy crouton topping, I made this one from the lovely cherry tomatoes and courgette/zucchini in my veg box and tossed it with a bit of feta and a splash of orange juice from the oranges in my box. So good. Here is what I did. Chop the…
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broccoli pesto
I had a lot of lovely broccoli for a solo diner, and so I figured one way to make use of the rest (including the stalk) is to make a broccoli pesto. This one is vegan, and I substituted herby garlicky homemade breadcrumb/croutons for cheese, but you can do cheese or both. Here is what…
bang bang broccoli
I was so happy when I had broccoli in my veg box because my friend had made the bang bang broccoli recipe in the Guardian and said it was fabulous. I decided to try it and indeed it was fabulous! It is easy and delicious and vegan (you can use whatever milk you want) and…
breakfast peppers
I had a few lovely long green peppers in my vegbox and I wasn’t quite sure what to do with them. I decided to stuff them with things I might like for breakfast and have stuffed breakfast peppers! What I did is get some vegan sausage and break them into tiny pieces and mix them…
smokey red pepper and tomato sauce
This morning my friend told me about this super yummy red pepper pasta salad recipe she made, and insisted I make. Since my vegbox provided most of the stuff I needed, and I was just missing the pasta, I figured I would give it a go. Or at least something like it, and stick it…
curried mash on a bun
I’ve been craving pav bhaji for a while, and even though I found a recipe that looks promising, I haven’t had the energy to make a batch. This isn’t pav bhaji, but the idea of a warming spiced veg mash on a bun seemed like a good idea. This is an easy way to use…
cool summer salads
It was hot today and so cool easy salads were what I needed. These three are low effort and using not too many ingredients: spicy brown lentils with tomatoes and lemon; potato, green bean, and rocket/arugula salad with honey mustard dressing; and herby mushrooms with sourdough croutons. You can add feta or mozzarella to any…
stuffed pumpkin
I had a tiny pumpkin from my veg box and saw some fabulous ideas on Instagram for using tiny pumpkins as roasting pots for yummy things. I decided to use mine as a roasting pot for my creamy baked leeks, since I had a bunch of leeks. Such a genius idea, because the pumpkin roasts…
deconstructed bruschetta
I had an awkward amount of vine tomatoes from my veg box that needed to be eaten immediately. Too many for salad for one, but too few for tomato soup. I also discovered I had a stale ciabatta roll and figured maybe I could put them together in the oven as a yummy dish where…
busy with beans
One of the things that is really terrific about my veg box is they give me things I don’t normally buy, like broad beans. They also often provide me with a lot more of the plant than just the usual parts of the veg that you get in the store or the package, which means…
adventures with my veg box 