Category: Vegetarian
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Recipe: Carrot Salad
Carrots are the work of the devil’s boring brother-in-law who he hates getting stuck with at family parties. As I child I didn’t like them in round slices (ok, I still don’t) and would cunningly hide squelchy carrot and parsnip mash under my cutlery. Working in an old folks’ home as a student involved weekends…
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Recipe: Julie's Nettle Pesto
Our favourite evil genius Julie is back, with a recipe that she promises will ‘give you the hair and bladder of Gwyneth Paltrow’. Argh! – Jean One of my children came in crying the other day after being stung by a nettle. This made me both sad and happy as I realized I’ve loads of…
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When there’s enough meat… And happy Christmas
According to Conor Pope, people consume around 5,000 calories on Christmas day alone. Tis the season to be a glutton. We’ll tire of ham and all meat around December 27th, at which point I’ll turn to the comforting and delicious of vegetarian foods. The puy lentil is the king of the veggie food (granted, if…
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Julie’s Asian Supermarket Tour: Vegetable Biryani & Chana Masala
Read the other installments of Julie”s Asian Supermarket Tour Radha’s Vegetable Biryani Ingredients Garlic and ginger paste Cassia bark Cardamons Cloves Javantry (flowers) Cumin seeds Kala jeera Bay leaves Black cumin seeds Cashews Green chillies Carrots, green beans, baby corns, etc (the packaged selection of baby veg in supermarkets is a quick option) Sliced onions.…
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Recipe: Italian Vegetable Bake
Back in late 2011, I decided that I was going to eat less meat. So far, so good; I’ve been having two completely vegetarian days a week for the past while. There’s a wealth of delicious vegetarian recipes out there, we really are spoiled for choice so cutting out meat every now and then is no…
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Reader’s Recipe: Nanazolie’s ‘Holier Than Thou’ Lasagne
We put the call out for interesting but healthy recipes last week and a few of our commenters came back with some real gems. Lovely long time reader and commenter Nanazolie shared this delicious veggie lasagne recipe with us. It’s hard to imagine a lasagne being healthy, but if you use wholemeal pasta and go…
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Recipe: Black Bean & Butternut Squash Chilli
We’re all about the healthy eating here at the moment (except for the occasional lapses when we will be stuffing jellies into our faces, obviously). I am keen to expand my repertoire of healthy dishes this Spring, and have been poking around in both my store cupboard and my favourite food websites for new inspiration.…
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Recipe: Creamy roast vegetable, hazelnut, leek, and parmesan gratin
My God, I’m already so sick of meat; Christmas might be gruelling. Here’s a simply, tasty, indulgent recipe for when you tire of the turkey, ham, and spiced beef. This is a basic crumble which will work well cooked in a large dish, but will work even better cooked in individual portions. It uses a…
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Wednesday Wind-down: Pasta with Roasted Fennel
This is a very tasty, cheap and easy midweek supper containing one of my favourite ingredients, fennel. Unbelievably good roasted. This served two large portions, but would easily stretch to three lunches or lighter dinners. The parsley brings some much needed colour and an added freshness to the dish. I only use wholewheat penne; it…
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Autumn is here: Eat this Moroccan Chickpea and Veg Tagine
Flip! It’s cold. Autumn swept in at precisely 6.20pm on Sunday evening, as we sat in front of the main stage at Electric Picnic. I’m still recovering from that fantastic weekend, and my wallet has taken something of a hammering too. This is a rescue recipe. Supplied by my lovely friend Paula White, it has,…