Well, this isn’t exactly from my veg box, but it is great fast beer bread. I added fresh lemon thyme to my batter and put some sprigs on the top to be fancy. The original recipe is from King Arthur’s Flour and can be found here: https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/classic-beer-bread-recipe#review-section I’ll provide the recipe below for those who…
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creamy tomato soup
I had half a small fennel bulb left and some last legs carrots and celery, so I chopped them up sautéed them in a pan with a bit of onion olive oil. After about 7 mins or so, I added a can of tomatoes and a can of water and let it simmer for a…
flower sprout mash
This week I had the mystery veg in my box: gorgeous purple flower sprouts! This is how my veg box people describe flower sprouts “Flower sprouts are a cross between curly kale and Brussels sprouts. The flower sprouts themselves are individual little ‘flowers’, effectively Brussels sprouts which have opened out and got a curly kale…
curried cabbage and potatoes
My veg box had a wonderful small cabbage and a couple of tomatoes, so I decided to try out Meera Sodha’s cabbage and potato curry. This recipe is easy and seriously satisfying. It isn’t terribly quick (it takes a while for all the parts to cook), uses spices that maybe not everyone has in their…
odds and ends shepherd’s pie
I was trying to decide what to do with the handful of random veg I had kicking around in my veg box (a medium parsnip, a couple of carrots, some brussel sprout leaves, leftover shredded lemony sprouts). Turns out, shepherd’s pie is a good place for random, lonely veg. Ingredients 300-400g of the protein you…
sprout top soup
My veg box had more sprouts, but this time the whole plant, so I set myself the task of figuring out what to do with leaves AND sprouts. This soup is the first experiment with cooking with the leaves: sprout leaves, the half dozen mushrooms from my box, tomato, rice soup. I sautéed an onion,…
easy ice cream
If you have an ice cream maker (or the tiny one like me), this is the easiest ice cream ever. Is there better chocolate ice cream out there? Sure. But probably not this cheap and easy. It is 2 ingredients: chilled Oatley vanilla whippable custard and cocoa powder (not Dutch processed). I used somewhere between…
sandwiches for tea
This week I had loads of beautiful colours in my veg box, so I decided to try out a new spice blend and make a pretty sandwich. This is berbered spiced sautéed chard, a mix of fried peppers, onions, and zucchini/courgette, and some hummus on sourdough. I need to work on my knife skills though….
herby mushrooms on toast
Continuing my affection for herbs from Lesley’s garden (chives, chive flowers, lemon thyme, oregano) and sourdough bread I didn’t bake, here are herby mushrooms on toast. with the handful of beautiful mushrooms from my veg box that makes perfect mushrooms on toast for one. Slice mushrooms and sauté in pan with salt making sure the…
antipasto baked rice
This baked rice is a variation on an Ottolenghi recipe. I put 1 cup (200g) rice, 2 tablespoons (25g) butter (or oil), salt, fresh mint, fresh oregano, lemon pepper, dried garlic in an ovenproof pot with a lid (or a deep casserole pot with tin foil). I added 400ml of boiling water to the rice,…
adventures with my veg box 