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…
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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…
corn, kale, and potatoes
I had some corn in my veg box and decided rather than just eating on the cob, I would try something else. I decided to make sort of a spicy corn stirfry/salad with leeks, kale, and potatoes also in my veg box. It turned out better than I expected. Here is what I did. I…
late summer bowl
It has been very warm like summer the past few days and my veg box had lovely late summer veg like courgette/zucchini and green beans. I decided to sauté them with some of the lovely mushrooms from my box and also with a patty pan squash I was gifted from my neighbour (from her allotment)…
beans on toast
I admit, I’m lukewarm when it comes to beans on toast, but it always sounds so lovely and comforting that I find myself kinda craving it. Meera Sodha has a recipe for masala beans on toast and they are pretty much perfect. In fact, they are the beans I want with a full English. Really,…
carrot and broad bean salad
I had a lot of gorgeous carrots in my veg box, so I decided to try out David Lebovitz’s French grated carrot salad recipe I had seen a million years ago that I thought looked good. And it was really good. It was also super easy and really nice with some young broad beans from…
fresh pea soup
So, I have access to a beautiful garden right now that is full of peas. Full disclosure, peas are really not my favourite veg. I will pick them out of pretty much every meal, I dislike them so much. However, since I had all these fresh peas in the garden, I figured I would give…
instant pot broccoli risotto
I decided to use the lovely head of broccoli I had in my vegbox to try out risotto in the instant pot. Risotto isn’t that hard to make the regular way, but it is super easy to make if you have a little food processor, kettle, and instant pot. It takes about 15 mins. Here…
courgette pasta with sourdough croutons
I’m still working through the beautiful courgette/zucchini in my veg box when Smitten Kitchen’s “Zucchini butter spaghetti” popped up on my Instagram feed and I thought I’d give it a go. This recipe fits firmly in the great comfort food category. It isn’t the meal that will blow your socks off, but it is a…
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…
adventures with my veg box 