Posted in Recipes, Side dishes, What to do with..., tagged cabbage, classics, cooking, dinner, food, gluten-free, leftovers, party food, recipes, side dishes, vegetables, vegetarian on January 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I didn’t grow up hating brussel sprouts. In fact I sort of liked them before I tried them because they’re so cute – I mean little baby cabbages, how could you hate anything so mini and innocent looking? Especially when you see them growing on the stalk, they’re actually kind of beautiful. But I can definitely identify with hating overboiled vegetables and brussels suffer from this worse than most veggies. If they’re going to be part of so many festive meals, they ought to be cooked properly…
Posted in What to do with..., tagged apples, baking, cooking, dessert, food, foraging, fruit, leftovers, party food, pastry, pear, preserves, recipes on October 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Spend too much time in the kitchen cooking them! But hey, it’s autumn so being in a warm kitchen making yummy-smelling food which might even keep you fed over winter isn’t so bad…
Posted in Recipes, Side dishes, What to do with..., tagged cooking, fennel, food, gluten-free, leftovers, mains, party food, recipes, salad, side dishes, vegetables, vegetarian on June 13, 2011 | 2 Comments »
How gorgeous is this purple kohlrabi?? I’d never seen one until a few years ago as it’s not stocked in many shops. But it’s very common in veg boxes and on allotments since apparently it is rarely struck by pests and diseases. In any case, it was a nice change from all the spinach and potatoes we’ve been getting in the box so I was keen to try some new recipes with it…
Posted in Recipes, Side dishes, What to do with..., tagged cauliflower, cooking, dinner, food, leftovers, lunch, mains, recipes, side dishes, vegetables, vegetarian on March 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago one of my ultimate food heroes, Yotam Ottolenghi, appeared on a tv show called the Great British Food Revival to champion the cause of the cauliflower. Sadly I can see why he felt the need! Lots of people seem to have bad memories of over-boiled cauliflower or claggy cheese sauces but this vegetable doesn’t deserve its bland reputation. There are lots of ways to celebrate its sweetness in soup or bring out its nuttiness by roasting it. Here are some of my favourite ways to challenge the cauli haters…
Posted in Recipes, Side dishes, tagged cabbage, classics, cooking, food, leftovers, lunch, party food, recipes, side dishes, vegetables, vegetarian on March 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I heart slaw! Not that limp, sour stuff that sometimes comes on the side of your sandwich at a diner – but the fresh stuff you can make at home. I couldn’t believe how easy it is to make a basic coleslaw the first time I tried it – grated carrot, cabbage and onion with mayo, lemon juice and bit of mustard and done! Why even eat that slimey store-bought version when you can make it yourself so quickly?
Posted in Desserts, Preserves, Recipes, What to do with..., tagged baking, cooking, dessert, food, leftovers, party food, pastry, preserves, recipes on February 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Is this a problem other people have? Possibly not, cause I’m a bit weird and I don’t really eat much bread so I don’t eat much toast and jam. But I’ve gotten really into making preserves over the past couple years so I end up with jars and jars of the stuff. Of course I give most of it away to friends, but you feel like you ought to keep one jar of each variety you make and even that ends up being loads more than I’ll ever eat. So here I am about to move house and trying to clear out the fridge – there are jars and jars of condiments that I refuse to throw away because I really love my condiments ok? So I decided to find some tasty recipes to finish off all those jars of jam instead!
Posted in Mains, Recipes, What to do with..., tagged cheese, cooking, dinner, food, italian, leftovers, mains, party food, pasta, recipes, spinach, vegetables, vegetarian on January 25, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Doesn’t this curly kale look beautiful? If only we judged vegetables by their looks sometimes. Not that I would’ve been up for eating this a few years ago, no matter how pretty it is. But now I’ve learned to stop worrying and love the greens. Black kale (cavolo nero) has definitely been in my top five vegetables for a few years now. What, you don’t have a top five vegetables list? Oh well, maybe one day there will be more of us in the vegetable geek club. In the meantime, here are some of the recipes that made me change my mind about greens..
Posted in Appetizers, Mains, Recipes, Side dishes, What to do with..., tagged appetizers, cooking, curry, dinner, food, gluten-free, leftovers, lunch, mains, recipes, side dishes, squash, vegetables, vegetarian on January 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
No butternut squash risotto allowed! Sorry, I don’t hate risotto but am I the only one who’s noticed that this is the ‘go to’ dish for any chef who needs a vegetarian option for their menu?? I don’t mind if I only get one option at a restaurant or pub but I’d love it if that option was just a little bit more creative please. Anyway! Here are a few different recipes for these very versatile vegetables…
Posted in Preserves, Recipes, What to do with..., tagged cooking, food, leftovers, pear, preserves, recipes on January 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Back in the autumn I was given quite a few kilos of pears, from a tree no one else was harvesting. I hate the thought of all those other pears rotting on the ground and I was determined to put mine to good use. If you’ve got a few pears, of course you can just eat them as they are, but when you’ve got a few bags of pears you need some more creative solutions…
Posted in Mains, Recipes, What to do with..., tagged broccoli, cooking, dinner, food, gluten-free, leftovers, lunch, mains, pasta, recipes, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian on January 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Broccoli has always been one of my favourite veggies. Before I got my vegetables via a box scheme delivery service (like an American CSA), I would buy it religiously every week. And then I didn’t eat any for ages – I guess I got a bit distracted by all the other vegetables I was discovering and I just forgot about good ole broccoli. But these are the recipes that remind me why I will always go back to where my love for vegetables began…
