Since the days are darker, I’m reposting this sunny, bright lunch staple that makes use of wonderful vegbox root veg like potatoes, parsnips, carrots, celeriac (if you have it), and I always use fennel, as well as vegbox oranges and lemons. This wonderful Anna Jones recipe is a flavourful, savoury, turmeric-spiked, citrusy salad that is…
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pumpkin, chickpea, potato, artichoke stew
This stew is not a looker, but it is incredibly satisfying. It is a based on the fantastic Moosewood recipe which I used to make all the time for hungry people. Not only is it fabulously tasty, but it will accommodate all manner of root veg along with the obligatory potatoes, and it makes use…
orange and turmeric noodles
With fresh turmeric, orange, fennel, potatoes, and carrots in my veg box, this bowl of sunshine is exactly what I wanted. It is a modification of Anna Jones’s brilliant root veg dish: a completely flexible wonder that can can accommodate all manner of root veg, beans/pulses, and small pasta. It is bright in colour and…
fennel and orange salad
I felt like I needed some sunshine in a bowl, so I used the bright and sunny oranges and fennel in my veg box to make this simple salad that is a little bowl of cheerful. Here is what I did. Thinly slice a fennel bulb (I used a mandolin) and put it in a…
kale, potato, chickpea salad
I used to eat this all the time in the early years of my veg box because I was almost always guaranteed amazing kale and potatoes. I eventually started to use my kale and potatoes in other things, but I decided to go back to this favourite. It is simple and easy. I usually make…
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…
2-4-1 veg
It has been hot and like most people I haven’t felt much like making a fuss about dinner, so here are two easy things that don’t take much effort. I had a giant courgette/zucchini gifted to me from my kind neighbour, so I decided to make a dinner I enjoyed as a student—stuffed courgette/zucchini. Here…
roasted asparagus and fennel with lime
I had a beautiful fennel bulb from my veg box and my very good friend Anke had raved about this asparagus, fennel, lime dish, so I figured I’d pick up some asparagus and lime and give this a whirl. Anke has impeccable taste, so I knew this would be a winner and our little household…
leftover bread salad part two
Ignore the giant slices of sourdough toast, I’m on the sourdough baking train with countless others in lockdown kitchens everywhere. I did make another leftover bread salad with leftover bread from a different loaf (I might have a wee baking obsession at the moment). I’ve been so lucky to have loads of gorgeous greens in…
veg box pasta soup
This tried to be minestrone, but you work with what you’ve got and I didn’t exactly have all the minestrone stuff. I have to say, I’m lucky because my veg box provides a lot of great things for yummy soup! If you’re interested in a pasta veggie soup, this soup has 5 basic parts: 1….
adventures with my veg box 