Oct 26, 2020Carrot and Sage SoupAs mentioned in Day 46 of The Challenge Soup season continues! (Does it ever really stop?) A friend recently gave us quite a large bag...
Oct 22, 2020Vegetable Spring RollsI've avoided making spring rolls for years, assuming them to be difficult. I don't know why I decided that these were too daunting as I...
Oct 21, 2020Zoodles in a Lemon SauceI had never had vegetable noodles until a couple of years ago and was a little suspicious of them. Then I had the chance to try some...
Oct 16, 2020Green Tomato ChutneyAs mentioned in Day 54 of The Challenge I planted a bunch of tomatoes this year by putting sliced tomato under a thin layer of earth. I...
Oct 6, 2020Vegetable TagineAs mentioned in Day 41 of The Challenge Vegetables stewed with prunes and warm (rather than hot) spices served over couscous. What better...
Oct 4, 2020Pesto Bloomer LoafAs mentioned in Day 40 of The Challenge This was an experiment. We have made the bloomer before, but as it requires you to roll out the...
Oct 2, 2020Simple Pea SoupAs mentioned in Day 38 of The Challenge This can be vegetarian, as this was, or with ham and bacon, but either way it's tasty and...
Sep 30, 2020Pumpkin Pasta with Nettle PestoAs mentioned in Day 40 of The Challenge I love making my own pasta. My pasta maker is one of my favourite kitchen toys. I started making...
Sep 22, 2020Plum Jam, Plum Apple and Ginger Jam, and Plum ChutneyAs mentioned in Day 18 of The Challenge As it was plum season, we somehow managed to buy several kilos of plums in a very short time...
Sep 19, 2020Pumpkin Chilli As mentioned in Day 33 of The Challenge It is pumpkin season again! We picked up a big Georgia Candy Roaster Pumpkin from a road-side...