It tastes a whole lot better than it looks, I promise! I had a small cauliflower in my veg box this week and decided to try this recipe, but instead of tofu, I added some veg box carrots and potatoes. This was absolutely marvellous. However, I did make the following changes. I didn’t do the…
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pumpkin and black eyed pea soup
I had a darling little pumpkin in my veg box that I had been meaning to use for a while, so I decided to make it into a soup version of Meera Sodha’s delicious pumpkin curry I love so much. It turned out really well. Here is what I did. I warmed some oil in…
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…
cheesy colcannon pies
When I moved here, I discovered colcannon and never looked back. I make it every single time I get cabbage or spinach or kale in my veg box. I often have some stashed away in the freezer for a potato emergency. Here is what I did. I fried up a diced onion until brown and…
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,…
smoky sweet potato chowder
I had some sweet potatoes from my veg box to use up and decided to make a smoky potato chowder. This is primarily smoky creamy sweet potato soup, but I added a bit of carrot for a bit of added flavour and sweetness (since I had lovely fat carrots in my veg box) and some…
peanut stew
I had a lot of little bits and bobs leftover from my veg box to use up: ends of red and green peppers, some small potatoes, a few small sweet potatoes, a courgette/zucchini, onion, tomato, and a couple of carrots. Rather than a minestrone, I decided to give a peanut stew a try, because I…
carrot ginger soup
I had great carrots in my veg box that needed using. I also bought some fresh smoked garlic and ginger, so decided to make carrot ginger soup. There are a million recipes for carrot soup out there, but I wanted a soup that let me taste the amazing handful of excellent ingredients I had. This…
curried mash on a bun
I’ve been craving pav bhaji for a while, and even though I found a recipe that looks promising, I haven’t had the energy to make a batch. This isn’t pav bhaji, but the idea of a warming spiced veg mash on a bun seemed like a good idea. This is an easy way to use…
salsify, potato, and cheese puffs
Continuing on with my experiments with salsify, I decided to mash some with my veg box potatoes, spring onion, parsley, and cheese for some super fun puff pastry snacks, sorta like a good ol’ cheese and onion pasty. I think the salsify gives a bit of an exciting twist on the traditional cheese and onion…
adventures with my veg box 