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…
Tag: zucchini
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…
pink pasta
I decided to tackle the giant beet in my veg box today. I do like beets, but I recognised that describing them as “earthy” isn’t always a compliment to beets. For some people, you’re really just eating splendid pink dirt. This pasta dish is a play on a recipe by Anna Jones and its virtue…
luscious laban
I had some beautiful courgette/zucchini in my veg box this week and I’ve been on a “try new things” kick, so I decided to try a recipe by a chef named Noor, who is part of Ottolenghi’s test kitchen. She has been spending her lockdown in Bahrain and has been sharing excellent and easy lockdown…
green soup
Today I thought I’d make something with all the green veg in my veg box that would go with toast or a sandwich (but it ended up being toast because I was too lazy to sort out a sandwich). I had a huge head of lovely leaf lettuce, a smallish courgette/zucchini, a green pepper (that…
plague pitas
Well, the UK is on lockdown and I’m so grateful to my extraordinary veg box people who have stepped up and delivered amazing food to the doorsteps of so so so many in my community without missing a beat. Cambridge Organic Food Company, you guys are the best! I made pita yesterday and filled them…
courgette galette
I had a little pie crust left from the pie I made, so I decided to make a galette for one with some courgette/zucchini and onion from my veg box. This can easily be scaled up to a galette for more than one, and would work well with any store-bought pastry. This is also super…
creamy pasta
I had a really lovely courgette/zucchini this week, so I used part of it and some of the mushrooms in my box to make a creamy lemon, courgette, mushroom pasta using oatmilk.Turns out you can make a béchamel sauce using non-dairy spread, flour, and oatmilk, pretty much the same way you would make it with…
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….
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 