This is such a simple and beautiful dish, inspired by the simple beautiful food of Greece. I have visited quite a few of the Greek islands during my years before children and have enjoyed similar dishes to this, slow cooked, tender, tangy and rich. This is an excellent way to make good use of a…
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Easy Beany Dip
There is a reason why this post looks similar to my last one… it makes good use of that Green Midsummer Pesto and creates a versatile dip/spread/sauce to use however your imagination decides. My blogging has been slack recently; the sun is out, work has been crazy, the garden has been demanding (and so…
Green Midsummer Pesto (Vegan)
This is my first recipe of the year using home grown produce. The kale is doing really well – as it always does, and this year I’ve finally been bothered to protect it from the butterflies with some netting. (I really hope they find somewhere else just as lovely to lay their eggs!) So I’m…
Asparagus Quinoa Salad
Hasn’t June gotten off to the most miserable start – it feels like January – Shhhhh though, the asparagus doesn’t seem to have noticed, and has been abundant in the markets, green grocers and veg boxes for these last few weeks. I thought it’d be best to simply ignore the rubbish weather, and create an…
Persian Bulgur with Aubergine
This is a momentous day – after more than 2 years sporadic blogging – I finally include an aubergine recipe on The Noble Aubergine! Aubergines are not exactly in season in the UK right now, but my veg box delivery has started to include them, probably grown undercover for an early crop, so I’m going…
Roasted Squash Hummus
Squash is still about, these things ripen in the autumn and then are virtually indestructible in storage for several months. It’s brilliant getting a squash in the veg box, because it will normally become the basis of at least 2 family meals, and depending on the size, maybe other sides and soups along the way……
Feel the Pulse
Pulses really are the answer to world peace. True fact. My love affair with pulses started about 10 years ago when I was eating very little meat and on the verge of coming out of the closet as a vegetarian. We now eat pulses virtually every day. I put lentils in everything… and beans in…
Toffle! (aka Waffle Tofu) Teriyaki style
Tofu has a funny reputation. Some people love it, some can’t abide it. But the most common complaint is about it’s texture. Creating crispy, firm, chewy tofu is an art, one which up until now I had definitely not perfected. But then I purchased a waffle iron and started doing some waffle research. …
Veggie Quinoa Patties
So the Easter holidays are upon us, we’ve spent our first day embarking on the fairly mammoth task of straightening up the garden. Trying to extend the veggie plot, pressure washing the moss off the greenhouse, digging over the compost heap, and generally moving a lot of soil from some areas of the garden to…
Oat Jars
There are many many many overnight oat recipes out there. In fact, it seems to be quite the thing to blog about. I’m not necessarily one to follow trend, and to be fair, I’m fairly late to jump on the bandwagon, but the pre made quick nutritious portable breakfast idea really appealed to me. My…
Broccoli and Sweetcorn Fritters
I have played about with fritter recipes during the summer months, as a delicious way of coping with a glut of courgettes or french beans… but I thought I’d try something with seasonal broccoli, and polenta instead of the traditional gram flour. These are not doughy, they have a firm bite and a crunchy outside,…
Squash Tagine
What else can I do with a butternut squash? I’ve risottoed, roasted, baked, stewed and curried, it’s now time for some new flavours. So I’m heading back to Morocco, the place were the husband and I took one of our first holidays (in that magical time, way before we had children) and I’m trying to…
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