Mini pumpkin pie in muffin form! YES please! They really are good – even the fussy toddler thinks so and three in one day! After you’ve faffed about with the pumpkin purée you really will need one too. Make loads of pumpkin purée and then make a few different pumpkin recipes – we’ve done quite a few over the years so check them out using our search box on the home page. …
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Green Coconut Curry
We really enjoy recipes that use a lot of garden ingredients – so here’s one that celebrates the green veg available at this time of year, maintaining all that fresh vibrant colour in a delicious curry. Feel free to adjust the spicing to make it spicier or keep it fairly mild. You can also use all the veg suggested or keep it simple with just a couple of different ingredients! Serve with lime segments and steamed basmati rice for a lovely Summer meal!…
Courgette & Chickpea Roll Ups
Woohoo!! Another great and easy way to use up that glut of courgettes….Courgette and chick pea oven baked roll ups are lovely with some salads for a light lunch. We made this recipe with spinach last year and gave it a try with courgettes and it really is delicious. We hope you like it too!…
Stuffed Squash
This recipe is one to celebrate the change in season. We are combining the new warm colours and comforting flavours of Autumn cooking with the lovely bright flesh of the squash but zinging things up with a fresh, summery filling of coconut, ginger, lime and coriander. This is possibly the easiest meal ever, once you’ve chopped your squash in half! Let the oven do the work and enjoy the wait!
Serves 4
2 small squash suitable for halfing or if very small use 4
One tin of coconut milk
Thumbsize piece of ginger, grated
1- 2 limes – grated rind and juice
2 garlic cloves, crushed
Small bunch coriander, chopped
Teaspoon of pink peppercorns
Olive oil
1. Heat oven to 200c
2. Cut squash in half and remove seeds. Score the flesh with a knife in a criss-cross fashion and drizzle with a little oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
3. Place on a tray or oven dish , making sure the halves stay upright . Cover with a sheet of tinfoil and bake for 45 mins to one hour until the squash is tender
4. Meanwhile mix together the filling ingredients, except the peppercorns, adding as much lime to suit your taste.
5. When the squash are cooked carefully spoon in the coconut mixture – any extra sauce can be added as you eat.
6. Sprinkle a few pink peppercorns and pop back into the oven uncovered for about 10 mins until heated through .
That’s it! Ready to serve with some green salad for an easy and tasty meal.
Spiced Parsnip Soup
A perfect speedy soup too make the most of this flavoursome Winter veg. Parsnip soup can sometimes suffer from looking a bit grey in colour. We get round this by adding some healthy ground turmeric – the result is a warming vibrant yellow bowl of comfort. Great served with a potato scone or savoury muffin – see our previous recipes for inspiration!…
Potato and Chard Curry
We really love curry. This one is Helen’s Friday night favourite for Autumn. Served with basmati rice, tasty home made chutney and a good raita, there really is no better comfort food. You could add French beans to this if you have them, but otherwise it’s great just as it is. Quick, fragrant and very easy to make, it will go down a storm. If you can’t get chard, use spinach with large leaves….
Spiced Pumpkin Soup
Continuing with our Autumnal, Seasonal recipes, this recipe makes the most of the season’s favourite veg – the pumpkin! We used spaghetti squash for this soup, but you could easily make it with another pumpkin and it will be just as tasty. There’s just the right amount of spice to warm you up but not so much to blow your head off. Keep warm and eat soup – there’s nothing better to do when the weather’s a bit dreary!…
Coconut Ice Lollies
If you’ve ever read the ingredients on a shop bought ice lolly, you’ll know they’re invariably packed full of sugar and all kinds of other ingredients that are almost certainly not healthy. This is a super speedy, healthy and delicious alternative. Fresh fruit, agave syrup and coconut milk and literally nothing else! …