The parsnips and carrots in my veg box were gorgeous and giant! I decided to roast a couple in my wee pan with a bit of oil, truffle honey (although regular honey would be just fine). In this photo I quartered one large, fat carrot and one medium, fat parsnip, tossed it with a tablespoon…
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shredded sprouts
This week I have a bag of Brussels sprouts. I won’t lie, they aren’t my favourite, no matter how cute they look. Today I decided to slice finely a dozen or so sprouts, and pan fry them in olive oil, a teaspoon of garlic powder, and about 1/2 teaspoon each of smoked paprika and ancho…
pantry pasta
Easy pantry dinner when you don’t have much around except cherry tomatoes. Baked tomatoes with a hefty glug of olive oil, garlic, salt, lemon pepper, Aleppo pepper, dried basil, dried oregano, nutritional yeast, bread crumbs. Stick in a hot oven (200C/400F) for about 20-25 mins. Stir and mash up the mess of tomatoes, add lemon…
taco tuesday
Tacos! In my veg box was peaches, fennel, oranges, onions, and tomatoes, so I thought I would try some fun fresh tacos. Grilled smoked tofu, Lauren Toyota’s watermelon peach salsa, and some homemade fennel parsley slaw. This watermelon peach salsa is SO tasty. It is absolutely addictive and worth making loads so you have some…
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…
smoky spreads
I had some veg that was great for grilling in my veg box, and I decided to grill them and make them into dips: smoky, herby aubergine/eggplant dip and roast red pepper dip. The first time I tried making dips (as seen in this photo), I blended the veg pretty smooth. It was okay, but…
rhubarb & roses
I had a bit of an adventure in the Peak District and stayed at my good friend Jo’s home where made happy use of her gorgeous garden. One of my lovely kitchen adventures was a rhubarb rose compote, which is yummy on toast or granola or whatever yogurt you like. I just cut a few…
chips and salad
Today seemed like a good day for salads and chips, since my veg box had loads of great greens and some friendly root veg. So, here is kale chips, quinoa kale salad with carrot miso ginger dressing, and potato and green bean salad. It is my usual kale chips recipe (which I’ve posted), because I’m…
bespoke spuds
My veg box had loads of greens: chard and some unusual salad greens. I was also gifted a bespoke edible bouquet courtesy of my dear friend Lesley who never fails to bring beauty and joy to all around her. I decided to make a very green potato salad with the greens, some of the herbs, and a…
cozy veggies
My friend Sarah said this was super yummy. The recipe looked meh. But she was right. It is pretty yummy. It is Nigel Slater’s roasted peppers, zucchini/courgette, shallot, and cherry tomatoes with rosemary, with a yogurt and sumac sauce, mixed with the juice and oil from the roasted veg. The original recipe is here and says serves…
adventures with my veg box 