sweet potato, spinach and bean salad

I had some lovely sweet potatoes and onions in my veg box and so I decided to make a smoky grain salad using a small can of cannelloni beans, some frozen spinach, and bulgur wheat. This would work with fresh spinach and any other grains, like couscous. It is just as nice eaten warm as…

ancho chipotle butternut squash soup

This soup isn’t a looker, I know. But the verdict was, from the thanksgiving social distancing hikers, it was tasty. This week I got a giant butternut squash in my veg box, so I will be on a series of butternut squash adventures. I figured like everyone with butternut squash, I’d make soup. This was…

kohlrabi part two

Kohlrabi is amazing raw, but it also amazing baked. A super easy thing to do is make kohlrabi/potato dauphinoise. Traditionally, this is just potatoes, cream, and garlic, but I had some onions kicking around so I threw them in as well. I used 2/3 kohlrabi, 1/3 potatoes, and use whatever cream you have kicking around…

creamy herbed potatoes

I know, it seems way too hot to turn on your oven today. However, I had some nice onions and potatoes in my veg box, a bunch of herbs in my pandemic garden, and this little carton of Oatley single cream I’ve been wanting to try, so I thought I’d do some scalloped potatoes/potatoes au…

potato parsnip au gratin

My veg box provides me with all the lovely greens, but also all the comforting root veg as well, because sometimes you just want the casserole dish equivalent of a hug. And this is kinda that. Although this takes a long time to bake, it is super easy and makes the most out of some…