I had an awkward amount of vine tomatoes from my veg box that needed to be eaten immediately. Too many for salad for one, but too few for tomato soup. I also discovered I had a stale ciabatta roll and figured maybe I could put them together in the oven as a yummy dish where…
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radishes on toast
My veg box this week had lovely radishes which made me remember my friend Sarah telling me how lovely they are thinly sliced on toast with butter. I admit when I heard this, it seems like a sketchy plan, but turns out it is simple and absolutely delicious. Really. I also had a handful of…
2-4-1 veg
It has been hot and like most people I haven’t felt much like making a fuss about dinner, so here are two easy things that don’t take much effort. I had a giant courgette/zucchini gifted to me from my kind neighbour, so I decided to make a dinner I enjoyed as a student—stuffed courgette/zucchini. Here…
kohlrabi part one
Kohlrabi is not something I ever had until I had a veg box. It is such a pretty root veg and this week my kohlrabi was a gorgeous purple on the outside. I decided I would use half in a salad because it is hot outside. The salad I had in mind was a cucumber…
dippy beans
My second adventure with broad beans was a marvellous success! I’ve been a big fan of smashed avocado ever since my veg box provided me with lovely avocados and lemons. This week I decided to combine my avocado and lemons with some broad beans, as well as some mint and chives from my pandemic garden,…
busy with beans
One of the things that is really terrific about my veg box is they give me things I don’t normally buy, like broad beans. They also often provide me with a lot more of the plant than just the usual parts of the veg that you get in the store or the package, which means…
lovely noodles
My veg box arrived with beautiful courgette/zucchini, lemons, and tomatoes, so I figured I’d make a quick salad and sandwich for lunch. There is nothing like a tomato sandwich with salt, pepper, and fresh lemon thyme. The salad is lovely and fresh with a good crunch and a good way to use extra courgette/zucchini without…
lockdown tabbouleh
I had stunning lemons and some gorgeous tomatoes in my veg box, as well as a whole lotta curly parsley to use up, since I just got some beautiful flat parsley in my veg box this week, so I decided to try my hand at tabbouleh using what I had in the kitchen: 2 bunches…
leftover bread salad part two
Ignore the giant slices of sourdough toast, I’m on the sourdough baking train with countless others in lockdown kitchens everywhere. I did make another leftover bread salad with leftover bread from a different loaf (I might have a wee baking obsession at the moment). I’ve been so lucky to have loads of gorgeous greens in…
antipasto leftover bread salad
If you are like me, and maybe have some leftover bread that you might need a use for, here is an idea: bread salad! So there are loads of recipes for panzanellas out there and I didn’t exactly have the ingredients for any of them. However, the idea seemed to be take some old bread,…
adventures with my veg box 