Ever since Kathryn wrote about her Greens with Tahini I have been craving some greens (as well as being jealous of the greens she has been getting in her veggie box). On Sunday a friend and I went to Osterley Park and had a picnic, long walk and enjoyed the sun. It really was surprisingly [...] [...]
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Spring is here and as usual has caught me unawares; for a few days every spring I find I am wearing totally the wrong clothes and feeling hot and bothered and end up carrying jackets, fleeces and scarves around so I do not roast. I also start to think about my diet in the spring [...] [...] Caponata! As well as its deliciousness I also love the rhythm to the word Cap-on-ah-ta! I also wonder if this Italian aubergine based stew could also be the name of an Italian dance like the Tarantella – or maybe the dancers just eat a large plate of caponata after dancing? Or maybe I have an [...] [...] Thanks to the awesome Sheri at Green and Crunchy I have a new favourite breakfast, it is quick to throw together and utterly delicious. [...] I have a slight love / hate relationship with autumn, it is sad to see the end of summer, but I love the change of the season, the change in the air and the turning of the leaves, but the weather is unprerdictable and I never know what to wear and am usually too [...] [...] I have been feeling very uninspired and unexcited about food recently but I was delighted to be given some homegrown tomatos, which were perfectly ripe and bursting with flavour. I quickly made this three tomato salad with a tomato dressing for my lunch, which I thoroughly enjoyed and which I think may have reawakened my interest [...] [...] We rarely eat meat and animal products these days, my body seems to work better on a near vegan diet, on the occasions that we do eat meat and diary I prefer to eat organic, free range products and know exactly where they have come from. Consequently I was somewhat taken aback by an odd [...] [...] The May Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Linda of make life sweeter! and Courtney of Coco Cooks. They chose Apple Strudel from the recipe book Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest and Prague by Rick Rodgers. It seems like I am constantly playing Daring Bakers / Cooks catch up so [...] [...] I spent all day at the Decanter New World Fine Wine Fair and I was desperate for something simple and speedy to soak up the alcohol when I got home, I had half a butternut squash in the fridge and beans, peas, corn and tortillas in the freezer. From start to plate these took about [...] [...] I love these muffins for breakfast, the zesty kick of the berries being a refreshing wake up call, with berries being hailed as a new superfood packed with antioxidants. Follow the recipe for sweet muffins and when you have almost folded the ingredients together add an handful of frozen mixed berries*. Spoon into the muffin [...] [...] As someone that gets the blues more often that I would like too I have learnt all sorts of tricks to help lift my mood when feeling blue. Sometimes the quick fix of a bar of chocolate helps but usually it is a short term fix and leaves me feeling worse than before. A large [...] [...] National Vegetarian Week has just past and combined with the long bank holiday weekend and bumper haul in the market on Saturday I have been busy all weekend trying to up my intake of vegetables and generally to eat more healthily. I used to cook this on a very regular basis when I first moved [...] [...] I am going to be busy tomorrow. I went to the North End Road market today, looking for fruit to either jam or make chutney. There was lots and lots of citrus fruit so time for another batch of marmalade, this time using a mix of grapefruit, lemon, and lime. And I bought two huge [...] [...] An Indian variation of the lemon chick peas. Chole (Serves 12 as a side dish, 6 as a main course) 2lb Soaked and Cooked Chickpeas, 2 onions finely chopped. 1 tin chopped tomatoes. (400g) 2 tsp salt. 2 tsp turmeric. 2 tsp crushed garlic. 2 tsp crushed ginger (Fuss Free tip – use Very Lazy [...] [...] I love chickpeas, and happily eat them several times a week, either added to things to bulk them out or as the star of their own dish. I tend to cook them myself from dried, presoaking for 24 hours by pouring boiling water over the washed peas in a bowl; changing the water once, then [...] [...] |
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