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, broad beans, and rice
I had some broccoli and broad beans in my veg box this week so I thought I would try a brown rice salad bowl I saw on Smitten Kitchen. It has an absolutely delicious tahini, miso, ginger dressing that I jazzed up with a teaspoon gouchujang and splash of fresh orange juice (from the oranges…
carrot parsnip soup with orange
My friend and I had the same great idea to make use of our juice pulp! I use my vegbox oranges to make juice, then used the pulp in some carrot parsnip soup. It was a nice bright addition to a warming winter soup. Here is what I did. I sautéed in oil an onion…
cabbage pie
I had a lovely head of cabbage in my veg box and decided to make Smitten Kitchen’s fuss free spanakopita, but swap cabbage for spinach and use rich smokey spices. For the spices, I used 1tsp smoked paprika, 2tsps of Dijon mustard, 1 tsp allspice, as much garlic as you like, and 1 tsp Aleppo…
potato and kale with coriander chutney and pudla
I had some lovely kale and potatoes in my veg box so I decided to make Mera Sodha’s Pakistani style spinach and potatoes, but using kale rather than spinach. It worked out really well, I just chopped my kale finely and sautéed it with the onions. This is hugely moreish and hard not to have…
kimchi potato, carrot, and green bean salad
Happily I’ve had purple potatoes and green beans in my vegbox and I’ve decided to experiment with a different salad. Sana Javari Kadri runs a gorgeous spice company I follow on Instagram (@Diasporaco) and she had a really yummy recipe for green beans with a kimchi dressing. Here is her amazing recipe: https://www.lettucegrow.com/recipes/green-beans-with-kimchi-vinaigrette-and-frizzled-green-onions It looked…
spinach pie
A good friend of mine has made this lovely pie for me many times and I’ve finally got around to making it for myself. This is easy and delicious. I make it in my big cast iron pan. My stomach isn’t great with the volume of alliums in the original recipe, so I’ve reduced it…
pasta and sprouts
Like everyone in England with a veg box, I had Christmas sprouts. Until my veg box, this was not something I would have bought, but my veg box has convinced me this is not the worst. I have used some of my sprouts, with a lovely lemon from my box to make a quick sprouty…
cabbage rolls and cabbage roll lasagna
I had the most beautiful small Savoy cabbage in my veg box this week and I was inspired by a delicious photo on Instagram to make some cabbage rolls because Savoy cabbage, with their lacy leaves, make particularly pretty ones. I haven’t made cabbage rolls before, so a warning to the novice cabbage roll makers,…
potatoes and beans
I love potatoes and the potatoes in my veg box are always fantastic. This week I also had some gorgeous garlic, so I decided to make one of my favourite potato dishes: Anna Jones’s Greek potatoes. She adds whipped feta, but any crumbled non-dairy/dairy cheese is nice here. I decided I wanted a protein boost,…
adventures with my veg box 