Orzo with tomato, pepper and salsa verde
Today was a luxury – Good Friday, and nothing to do except potter around, with the doors open out onto the garden, letting in the sunshine (and the dulcit sounds of the children next door […]
Basil
Roasted garlic, pepper and tomato rice
Revisiting a recipe originally from June 2016 to add to my list of vegan ideas… June 2016: I haven’t done anything vegetarian for a while. I love any rice dish, and this one is really […]
Take-to-work vegan pasta salad
A mix of sautéed and fresh veg with pasta made a light, flavourful and filling lunch. What to use 60g dried pasta 3 chestnut mushrooms, quartered a third of a pepper, chopped to bite size […]
Winter comfort food
This concoction was born the day after a dinner, via the combination of a stale baguette, leftover bruschetta topping and a bag of grated gruyere. It brought the baguette back to life and has become […]
Pasta alla Norma
I went to Switzerland for a weekend recently and while I was there my hosts introduced me to a Sicilian pasta called Pasta alla Norma. Who’s Norma, you may ask? The story goes that in […]
10-minute pasta – tomato, spinach and prawn
This is dead easy and quick. I think I prefer it without the prawns actually. And it could have taken a bit of chilli too. What to use – serves 1 A handful of shallots […]
Veggie / Turkey mediterranean cottage pie
How to make winter comfort food, without red meat, white potatoes, pasta etc etc blah? Answer – quorn or turkey mince, tomatoes, sweet potatoes. (Interestingly, to me, quorn has as many calories per 100g as 5% […]
Cauliflower base pizza
I’m jumping on the cauliflower base bandwagon. I loved making this because I love pizza, but as I currently eat in a low-carb way, it’s a food that no longer makes it onto the list. I also […]
Basil and parsley pesto
I tried to make basil pesto for the first time a couple of months ago. The kindest thing anyone could have said about that version was that it was green. This time, however, I hit the […]
Cod with tomato and garlic lentils and salsa verde
Puy lentils are high in protein and cholesterol-reducing fibre. They are virtually fat free, and low GI. They’re also very good for heart health. They’re a winner. I added garlic and vitamin C, and more […]
