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…
rainbow chard pasta with olive tapenade
I wanted a simple pasta dinner that made use of the beautiful rainbow chard I had in my veg box. This was super fast, easy, and delicious. Here is what I did. Set a pot of salted water to boil and cook pasta. While pasta is cooking, separate chard stems from leaves, and sauté stems…
cool salads
On hot days like this, I’m especially glad for the treasures in my vegbox and the nice cool salads I can make. Today I made a favourite, the simple shredded carrot salad, which is such a winner of a salad. It couldn’t be more easy or more delicious. Here is what you do. Either shred…
broccoli pesto
In my vegbox was a lovely head of broccoli. One of the great ways to use some of the head and all of the stalk is to make a pesto. It is super easy and you can basically add the flavours you like. Here is what you do. Put your pasta to boil in a…
peanut noodles and greens
I had a couple of lovely little pak choi/bok choy in my veg box this week and so I decided to make some cold peanut noodle salad. What I like about this is that it makes a nice base for tossing in whatever leftover veg and protein you have kicking around. There are a million…
sweet potato mac and cheese
Sweet potatoes are always the last to get used in my veg box because I think I don’t like them even though I do, so I tend to scramble for a recipe. Today I tried Nigella’s sweet potato Mac n cheese. It is delicious. Is this my favourite Mac n cheese? Probably not. But it…
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…
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…
veg bolognese sauce
I had a variety of lovely veg in my veg box I thought would be nice in a bolognese sauce: carrots, red and green peppers, onion. This recipe uses a lot of veg including mushrooms, garlic, tinned tomatoes, and cauliflower. It gets added texture from nuts, and I used a combo of almonds and cashews…
adventures with my veg box 