Vibrant spring colour even when there isn’t really any fresh British veg! Using celery and frozen peas results in the kind of fresh green that makes you feel alive. Great for lunch or dinner along with our Provençal loaf or potato scones.…
Dinner
Minestrone
A colourful and vibrant soup for any time of the year. Minestrone is an excellent filling lunch or light dinner. The colours come leaping out at you, inviting you into its tasty warmth. We would eat this every day if we could!…
Stuffed Spiced Baby Peppers
A satisfying tapas dish or a main dish in its own right, these peppers are spicy and simple to make. If you can’t find small peppers, you can definitely do this with larger ones – bell or long ones – you might just need to cook them for a bit longer!…
buckwheat galette with an egg
What could be more tasty as a quick lunch or brunch for a few people? With the addition of some strong flavours – olive tapanade, rocket, hot tomato chutney – and an iron-rich poached egg, you’re set for the rest of the day! Poaching an egg isn’t rocket science so don’t be put off if you haven’t done it before – we provide our idiot’s guide below……
Wild Garlic Frittata
This is basically a glorified omelette, but probably even easier to make than omelette! You can’t really go wrong if you use a non-stick frying pan, you don’t turn it over or anything weird like that and it’s a great warming Spring time dinner. The wild garlic is kept as fresh as possible and adds a subtle flavour, matched really well by the acidity of the capers. …
Wild Garlic Pesto
We went foraging! While the snowdrops are still out, the wild garlic has poked up its first shoots in search of sunshine. We are lucky to have carpets of this delicious green stuff growing just round the corner in a relatively dog free haven! Pick your own and put it into all kinds of savoury dishes. The flavour may at first appear strong, but is easily tempered with other flavours. Serve with pasta or in a pancake or on a piece of toast!…
Bhendi (okra) and tomato sabzi
This is a variation on a recipe Laura learned to make from a good friend whilst she was living in Mumbai. A sabzi is a dry vegetable dish from India – often served with other dishes. It’s a super tasty, zingy, spicy delight, full of flavour and freshness and perfect with a flat bread or paratha! You could also pair it with a wetter curry and rice for a more filling evening meal. Spice up your life! …
Puy Lentil Salad
Puy lentils make a tasty filling salad, great for a more interesting lunch or as a side dish for a main meal or as part of a selection of salad platters. The nutty lentils are well balanced with the texture of the avocado, the sharpness of the lemon and crunch of walnuts. A bit of health in Winter never did a bad thing – and this is definitely that! …
Shakshuka
There are multiple ways of making this warming Middle Eastern classic egg and tomato combo. Feel free to take out the potato and put in some roast aubergine or squash even. We love the addition of tahini sauce and sumac on top once the eggs are cooked, but this is optional so if you don’t have these ingredients, go for it anyway! Shakshuka can be a great brunch, lunch or dinner and is perfect served with salad….
Pumpkin Croustade
Helen invented this recipe and it’s definitely a winner! It’s a tasty main dish using butternut squash or pumpkin in a soufflé style filling. You don’t need to be too precise with the amount of purée. You can make this recipe grain free using buckwheat flakes, but if oats don’t bother you, use oats! The soufflé filling can be eaten without the base. Cook in a small oven proof dish and serve as a soufflé – easy!…