I often struggle with what to do with all my lovely vegbox pears. Last night I decided to poach them so I could have them for breakfast this morning. Usually you get the great colour with wine, but since they are breakfast pears, I used tea, an orange and it’s peel (from my vegbox), a…
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tiny baked pears
I had wee pears in my box and I decided to make a wee treat. I baked them with a knob of non-dairy/dairy butter, chopped nuts, and a splash of maple syrup. I baked them in the oven at 200C/400F until soft and golden (little pears take about 10mins, regular ones maybe 15-20). Yum.
plum and pear toaster strudels
I was feeling like a treat, so I bought some puff pastry and decided to make something like toaster strudels. For the filling, I decided to use the pretty plums and pears from my veg box which I thought would be delicious with some cardamom and star anise. And it really really was. I don’t…
pears, oranges, and coconut whip
Just a simple little veg box breakfast. I was thinking of making a smoothie, but decided on just a minimalist fruit salad of gorgeous pears and freshly squeezed blood orange juice instead. This is topped with a bit of coconut whipped cream, which is made by just whipping some cold coconut cream (which I can…
pear and chocolate scones
I’ve had a lot of nice pears in my veg box so I thought I’d try a simple and plain pear and chocolate scone recipe. I made this with oatmilk and not the heavy cream. You can use butter or vegan butter. I used an egg, but I suspect this would be fine with a…
purple soup
Well, I still have my giant purple cabbage. Like an old friend, it waited patiently for me to return and I did. I decided to take my friend Sarah’s advice to make it into Anna Jones’s Purple Pickled Cabbage Soup, figuring that would use up the rest of this lovely cabbage. Nope. Still have some…
pear and parsnip cake
I had a pear and a parsnip left and decided to bake them into a tiny cake for my wonderful friend Sabine. The pear adds some flavour, but mostly takes the place of some oil. The cake is vegan, but the icing is not, although feel free to use your favourite vegan icing. This recipe…
happy little pies
I had a lot of flat peaches in my veg box. And some random veg box pears and strawberries. So I made a little peach, pear, strawberry pie, with a bit of mint and a teaspoon of chambord. Because I’m the kinda person who has a little pie plate. Many ready-to-roll crusts in the UK…
adventures with my veg box 