Archive for the 'Vegetables' Category
Leek Risotto
Having received leeks in our vegetable box yesterday, we decided on leek risotto this evening. We added some pancetta and sage too, not just leeks. We added some leeks in the beginning to cook down and then saved some to add near the end to give a fresher leek flavour too, which worked very well. […]
Read More..>>Vegetable Box
No picture for this post, just a quick note. A couple of years ago we subscribed to a vegetable box from Able & Cole, but stopped it when we moved and never got around to re-subscribing. It was interesting (and sometimes challenging!) to come up with tasty recipes each week to use our mostly seasonal […]
Read More..>>Quesadillas and Guacamole
Kerri had suggested these a while back and we ended up having them this evening. She looked at a few recipes but decided to make our own quesadilla-like recipe. We marinated some sliced red peppers, sliced red onions and chopped garlic with some lime juice, chopped coriander and ground cumin. Then we fried this mixture […]
Read More..>>Mushroom Ragu
I’ve had this recipe in my “to cook” file for a while, I found it online with with the promise that it’s vegetarian yet hearty enough to satisfy a meat eater. We’re always on the lookout for meat-free dishes and this sounded promising, I have to admit to being skeptical about the satisfaction part though. […]
Read More..>>Pancetta, Butternut and Chestnut Risotto
We bought some chestnuts last week without really knowing what to do with them so I spent a little time looking for recipes online. I found a Jamie Oliver risotto recipe that I liked the sound of but it sounded pretty complicated so we decided to take the basic elements and do our own version. […]
Read More..>>Duck Breast, Parsnip and Parmesan Rosti with Cranberry and Port Sauce and
Well, that’s a catchy heading isn’t it. Despite sounding ridiculously complicated, this was actually fairly easy to put together and not too bad in the taste department either. The sauce needs a little work (too sharp) and I’m still not completely happy with the rosti (higher temperature and finish in the oven maybe) but it’s […]
Read More..>>Lamb Chops with Tomatoey Butterbeans
As regular readers may have noticed, we don’t use a lot of beans in our cooking. You would find that hard to believe if you were to peer into our cupboards though as we’re fairly well stocked in the bean and pulse area. In order to make some room for the inevitable over-stocking of cupboards […]
Read More..>>Curried Lentils with Spinach
When I arrived home, Kerri was cooking this for me. She was being helpful and eating up some left over quiche which we had made a few weeks ago and frozen. It was the first time we’ve had different dinners at home for a very long time indeed. The dish is relatively simple, from Anjum […]
Read More..>>Roasted Vegetable Lasagne
We’ve cooked roasted vegetable lasagne a couple of times before, but not for ages so we gave it another go. The top went lovely and golden brown this time, with chewy-and-crunchy cheesy bits. Re-reading our previous post (the one before was pre-Dinner Diary!), we mentioned that we were trying to eat more vegetables and less […]
Read More..>>Anchovy, Chilli and Spinach Quiche
This was Kerri’s idea, adapted from another recipe. She initially wanted to use watercress, but couldn’t find any when she went shopping today, so we went with spinach. It turned out rather well, with lots of flavour. Although if you don’t like anchovies then it’s not a dish for you as they were quite prominent. […]
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