Super Seasonal Courgette Fritters

My courgette plants are HUGE!  Right now I can just about crawl beneath the massive leaves to pick off a few courgettes every day.  It’s like entering the Amazon rainforest.  I have four courgette plants, and for those of you who know how prolific the fruit of a courgette plant can be, you’ll know that…

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…

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…

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……

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…

Baked Spinach Polenta (with a spicy lentil sauce)

When my daughters were really little and learning to eat I used to make a version of this which they loved.  Baked polenta was firm enough and easy to grab in their chubby little fists, yet soft enough to bite with a gummy mouth and smear about the table.  After the need for such perfect…

Figgy Flapjack

This recipe evolved out of a need to have a nut free snack bar for my daughters’ lunch boxes.  Both schools they attend have a nut free policy to protect those children with allergies, which for us can be quite limiting.  Being vegetarian and dairy free we often rely on nut products for protein, good…

Irresistible Chickpeas

Snacking chickpeas… All the goodness of these legumes, in a tasty, salty, spicy, savoury snack… as addictive as popcorn or potato crisps, with tonnes of protein and any flavouring you can think of.   These are super duper easy but they do take a wee bit of time in the oven.  Once ready, they will…

Beetroot Hummus

So, I had a whole new bunch of beetroot in my veg box last week and I’m determined to win over the 3 (oh so nearly 4) year old with this wonderful vegetable.  We are told that eating a rainbow of fruits and vegetables is a surefire way to know that you’re getting all the…

Parsnip Chickpea Pasties

Parsnips are a staple of a British winter vegbox.  Beautiful roasted and caramelised in coconut oil and a little maple syrup with some warm indian spices, they make silky creamy soup, and can even bulk out a root veg stew… but what else?  I decide to go an the search for another parsnip dish, something…

Pop Coco-Corn

Popcorn! Our favourite daytime snack.   Super simple to make, dead cheap, and dare I say, pretty healthy too. This stuff has been keeping the hunger pangs at bay during the half term hols. I pop our corn kernels in a large pan with coconut oil.  The oil remains stable at high temperatures and does…

Power Snack Bars

Creating something like this makes me feel like I’m somehow getting one over on the big food companies, by making something better and cheaper than the mass produced and packaged alternatives.  This feeling (and my very tight monthly budget!) is what gets me bubbling up huge batches of my own organic baked beans, or setting the…