Month: March 2023
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PRESERVED TOFU NOODLES My absolute new favourite dish! I was coerced into tryin
PRESERVED TOFU NOODLES My absolute new favourite dish! I was coerced into trying preserved tofu by the best before date on the jar in the cupboard (does this kind of thing ever go off?). Turns out I can’t stop eating it now. No really- I ate this for a week straight. In a hot hot wok add oil and then garlic and ginger, fry for a couple of minutes before adding your veggies. I used cabbage, yellow courgette, mushrooms and…
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HOT AND SOUR BROTH With ribbon tofu and veggies This was a really easy and fa
HOT AND SOUR BROTH With ribbon tofu and veggies ???? This was a really easy and fast dish to knock up this week, used up the dregs of the veg drawer before my next groobarbswildfarm delivery on Thursday. I made the broth using things I always have in the cupboard ready to add lots of flavour to quick meals like this. If you can get yourself some spicy broad bean paste at an Asian supermarket, it will keep really well…
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Creamy vegetable and vegan chicken pie. I’m feeling the winter comfort foods c
Creamy vegetable and vegan chicken pie. I’m feeling the winter comfort foods calling me. A steaming hot pie really hits the spot on a cold night… I just missed the cold night part. You can fill your pie with all sorts of delights, but I had the ing; carrots, green beans, mushrooms, sweetcorn, peas, onions, garlic and some homemade vegan chicken. I even had the joy of using veg I had grown myself from the garden. ???? start by melting…
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SPICED CARROT AND RED LENTIL SOUP Yesterday my friend Abi told me she was re
SPICED CARROT AND RED LENTIL SOUP ???? ???? Yesterday my friend Abi told me she was ready for some good winter soup recipes thank you very much. Who am I to deny her? Having harvested the last of the veg from my garden, I find myself with a glut of carrots and, just like Abi, a hankering for a good soup. ????Dice two-three large carrots, 1 red onion and two cloves of garlic. Sweat down in a pan with a…
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PEA AND POTATO SAMOSA PIE This a classic example of winging things together to
PEA AND POTATO SAMOSA PIE This a classic example of winging things together to use up some veg. I have too many potatoes for one household, and needed to use up some filo pastry. Clearly the next logical step was a giant samosa right? Right. ???? dice 4 large potatoes into even pieces (about one cm), and cook in salted boiling water for about 5 minutes or until tender, do not over cook. Drain and set aside. ???? sauté one…
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This meal was based on the idea of a pea and prawn risotto, with king oyster mus
This meal was based on the idea of a pea and prawn risotto, with king oyster mushroom taking the starring role. When I first made it I went too far and topped it off with sea truffle for some extra fishy pow. It was a bit too much pow if I’m honest (which is for the best as it’s not exactly available at the supermarket)! The key to getting a good fishy stock for a vegan dish is to use…
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My mum and I have a japchae obsession. When we go to the Korean restaurant where
My mum and I have a japchae obsession. When we go to the Korean restaurant where she lives, we both order a main each and then a portion of japchae to share. I couldn’t be happier with that arrangement. ???? Japchae is a noodle dish traditionally made with Korean sweet potato noodles which are like a glass noodle, very long and with a good chew to them. Normally made with veggies and sometimes beef (a lot of online recipes are…
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READY STEADY COOK CHALLENGE with My good friends at Just Footprints agreed
READY STEADY COOK CHALLENGE with justfootprintschester ???? ???? My good friends at Just Footprints agreed to do a blind ingredient challenge with me this week. I was given a bag of mystery ingredients, the contents of which came in under a fiver at £4.80. And I challenged myself to come up with something using only the contents of the bag and what was already in my kitchen. (I do have a very well stocked kitchen so it’s not THAT much…
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TURKISH BULGAR WHEAT SALAD I made this dish as part of my ‘Ready steady cook
???????? TURKISH BULGAR WHEAT SALAD ???????? I made this dish as part of my ‘Ready steady cook challenge’ in partnership with justfootprintschester , having been provided with a bag of ingredients and the freedom to make whatever popped into my mad little mind. I have used bulgar wheat before, but almost exclusively from supermarkets or Wholefoods stores, prepackaged. You can get bulgar wheat of varying ‘fineness’, the finer the bulgar the closer to a kind of couscous it is and…
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WALNUT AND MUSHROOM BOREK A what? A Borek. A pastry made with flaky pastry su
???????? WALNUT AND MUSHROOM BOREK ???????? A what? A Borek. A pastry made with flaky pastry such as filo, and filled with tasty fillings like; cheese, spinach and meat. I based mine on a minced meat Borek that usually contains spices, nuts and dried fruit. My mystery bag of goodies from justfootprintschester contained walnuts – which is one of my favourite mince substitutes. Simply soak the walnuts in cold water for at least an hour, drain, blitz them a little…
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