1• Parmesan Spinach Cakes
Full of cheesy and spinachy yumminess. Use as part of breakfast with sausages, as a side dish or as part of a main meal. (From www.eatingwell.com)
2• Spicy Baked Eggs with Spinach and Yoghurt
A quick, Turkish-style egg dish with a spicy kick. (From www.waitrose.com)
3• Shrimp and Orange Spinach Salad
Perfect for anyone who loves [...]
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The red pepper . . . what a creature of gorgeousness. Oh, I’m in rapture. I’ve just stuffed and roasted a red pepper for the first-time ever and only contented grunting sounds can describe how darn good it was!
My Mum used to make a great stuffed pepper back in the day and the taste of [...]
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The star of this week’s veg box is a lovely looking cauliflower. It’s the first time a cauli has appeared in the box – and the first time one has appeared in my kitchen!
It’s silly really as cauliflower is a close relation to my favourite vegetable, broccoli. I can’t really say why I haven’t given [...]
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Posted in Beetroot, Nutrition, Recipes, tagged beetroot, beetroot nutrients, beetroot soup, beets, cooked beetroot, recipe, vegetarian on February 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Beetroot is one of those veggies I’ve always eyed with suspicion so, rather than having it staring at me all week, I thought my pack of cooked beetroot should be the next on the chopping block. After searching for ideas, I decided that a beetroot soup was in order.
Basic Beetroot Soup
I took one of the [...]
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Posted in Celeriac, Onion, Potatoes, Recipes, tagged celeriac, onion, potato, recipe, root veg, root veg gratin, root vegetable, turnip, vegetarian on February 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After my first veg box arrived, I decided to start with the veg I liked the least – the dreaded turnips. When I searched the Internet for turnip recipes, the one that kept coming up was for Root Veg Gratin. All the gratin recipes were practically the same with variations on the types of veg [...]
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