Toasted pistachio spiced rice
A savoury, very gently spiced vegan rice dish with a nutty crunch from the toasted pistachios. What to use – serves 2 as a side 100g rice 300g veg stock 60g toasted pistachios 1 tablespoon […]
Rice
Cumin roasted carrots, garlic courgette, spinach rice (vegan)
Worth making just for the smell of the cumin and vegetables roasting. What to use For the cumin roasted carrots One large carrot five baby plum tomatoes a teaspoon of cumin seeds a pinch of […]
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 […]
Fried egg veggie bowl
Bowl food. Little piles of healthy things that go together well. The opportunities are endless. This one’s a simple mix of spiced vegetables, nutty brown rice, a splash of salty soy, creamy hummus and a […]
Arancini (Italian fried rice balls)
Shame about the boring photo but I made all these Italian dishes in one night and the photography took second place to delivering them all in an edible state. The arancini were a lot more […]
Chorizo rice bowl
This was going to be a vegetarian rice bowl but then I found chorizo in the fridge and… now it’s not. An unusual combination of flavours here – Spanish and Asian. But it worked. What to […]
Creamy chicken in cider
What to do with a chicken? My first thought was about coq au vin, but I had cider left over from last autumn when I’d braised pork in it, so thought I’d give the chicken the same […]
Prawn risotto
This risotto uses just wine, butter and parmesan along with the prawns. I read something Nigel Slater wrote recently about sometimes wanting just a simple unembellished risotto. This is my version. What to use – […]
Pea, leek and edamame bean risotto
I love risotto. It takes a bit more time than I would usually like to spend cooking during the week – about 30 minutes – but for a weekend dinner it’s fine, really easy, and another […]
A three-fish-course dinner
On Saturday, I had friends round for dinner. I ended up serving three fish courses. I am sure there are rules about not doubling up on fish courses, let along tripling up, but no one […]
