Tag Archives: Garden vegetables
GREEN BEANS, HAZELNUT & ORANGE SALAD
Greens Beans, Hazelnut & Orange Salad I recently discovered a new type of green bean, the Purple Queen Bush Bean. In actual fact its outer skin is an aubergine colour which turns to a deep shade of green when cooked. … Continue reading
Greek Spinach Leek Pie
My friend Lucy said to me ” being a vegetarian shouldn’t be a side dish“. More often than not she is confronted with restaurants lacking luster and creativity when it comes to vegetarian food. Glorified side dishes of pasta, risotto, … Continue reading
Asparagus Risotto
Classic asparagus risotto made with arborio rice, onions, stock, Parmesan cheese and fresh asparagus. Continue reading
Wild Garilc, Ramsons, Bear's Garlic
Wild garlic, ramsons, bear’s garlic…. Whatever you choose to call it, it is delicious and currently in season. In French they call it l’ail des ours (garlic of bears) as apparently this is a brown bear’s Achilles’ heel! Humans also … Continue reading
ROCKET PESTO
Rocket pesto : a nice change using peppery rocket (arugula), sweet pecans & parmesan Continue reading
Baked Potato
Crispy golden outside, tender fluffly inside. The baked potato a meal in itself, and such an easy recipe to make – child’s play really. Continue reading
Lemon chicken
Easy chicken recipe, with fresh lemon & sumac for a fragrant dish in minutes Continue reading
BROCCOLI BASIL CREAM SOUP
A recipe for sumptuous cream of broccoli soup with basil cream Continue reading
AVOCADO, GOATS CHEESE & QUINOA SALAD Recipe
Quinoa – simply delicious, with a little crunch and nutty flavour, add to that chunks of ripe avocado, pieces of creamy goats cheese, some garlicky pesto and toasted pine nuts, and you have a great salad! Continue reading
TOFU & SWISS CHARD Recipe
Tofu & Swiss chard recipe: a delicious blend of the white, crunchy, slightly sweet part of the swiss chard, with the slightly more bitter leaves, and tofu sautéd with black sesame seeds and garlic! Continue reading
