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 […]
Tomatoes
Paprika pork and chorizo goulash
In January 2019, I started volunteering as a cook at a local homeless shelter. In the beginning this meant cooking for around 8 people, and as it was mid winter, big batch cooking of casseroles […]
Butternut, bocconcini and beetroot salad
An idea for a summer salad which combines a mild cheese, sweet butternut and earthy beetroot. What to use Bocconcini (mini mozzarella) Butternut squash – peeled, sliced and roasted with salt and olive oil Beetroot […]
Fish supper ideas (1)
January food was a mix of vegan and vegetarian here in SE London. Since then fish has reappeared, but meat is now very rare and usually eaten only when it can’t be avoided. The challenge […]
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 […]
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 […]
Eggs with spinach, avocado and tomatoes
A friend in work has been doing a fasting diet recently. He’s been instagramming images of the food he’s been making while on the diet and it all looks amazing. He’s inspired me to move […]
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 […]
