This is a very easy, tasty and nourishing dish that can be made in advance, eaten at room temperature or warmed up the next day for an easy lunch or dinner with a green salad. We all like a good bit of comfort food in the Winter and we think this hits the spot without being too heavy!…
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Winter Veg Bake
Comfort food comes into its element in January, especially when there’s snow on the ground outside! We are using up the chestnuts that didn’t get eaten at Christmas in this bake, alongside some other nutrient rich and tasty seasonal Winter veg. Feel free to substitute any Winter veg into this recipe – celeriac, swede, butternut squash…! Cosy up by the fire with your favourite socks on and enjoy this warming goodness….
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….
Black Eye Bean & Spinach Curry
This recipe is from Laura’s fantastic cooking friend, Hannah. Laura and Hannah became friends in India, bonding over a love of food and cooking amongst other things! This recipe is spicy, homely and great at this time of year when spinach is one of the best vegetables growing. Serve with rice or chapatti or with a few other curries for a feast!
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Tapas Time! Tortilla
Tortilla or Spanish Omelette is perhaps the most known tapas dish outside of Spain, but these days doesn’t feature so much on the tapas menus in a new wave of fancy restaurants and bars serving this ever popular cuisine. We thought we’d give a little tribute to the lovely tortilla even so, and hope you’ll enjoy making it! It’s easy, but you need to be careful not to burn the base whilst it cooks. Serve with lots of fresh parsley and preferably some Sun!!…
Potato asparagus egg
With asparagus season in full swing we have really been enjoying roasting this veg for a simple but delicious meal. This serves 2 as a lunch so increase the quantities for more people or a more filling meal. It works well as an accompanying side dish, possibly without the egg. 
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Farinata
Vegan recipe of the year!! Farinata is like a vegan omelette or frittata. Originally from Genoa in Northern Italy, it’s another strand of the French socca, but is a lot thicker, cooked in the oven and benefits from having extra ingredients added to vary the flavour and texture – add in or take out whatever you fancy. It makes an excellent main dish along with salad or you could serve it as an appetiser in smaller slices at room temperature. Remember to prepare the batter in advance as it sits for at least 2 hours before you can start cooking….
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. …
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….
Gluten Free Pizza
Ok! ‘Pizza’ is a controversial word when it comes to being gluten free. We are really not into ground up cauliflower pizza bases, bases made with eggs or grainy textured crumbly messes! We want a pizza base that is intact enough to pick up and eat with your hands and not too obviously gluten free with the right amount of crunch and softness. We feel we’ve cracked it with this potato scone base pizza! Totally delish! Top with your favourite topping – there’s so many to choose from……