Recipes from a passionate cook & foodie
There are many things in live without but vegetables are not one of them. I adore vegetables in whatever shape or form they come in, and most especially when their subtle flavours are not hidden under heavy sauces. This vegetable lasagne is one of my absolute favorites. Yield - 6 servings 1 box lasagne sheets Tomato and Vegetable Sauce 1.5 tbsp EACH - olive oil and unsalted butter 3 whole unpeeled garlic cloves 1 medium sized red onion, peeled and finely diced 2 banana … [Read more...]
There is nothing more delightful than a beautiful warming stew - and I like mine packed with nourishing vegetables (most especially during the January post-christmas diet!). The taste of the vegetables is not overpowered by any thick sauces in this one which is why I love it so much. 250 ml (metric) cup 2 tsp olive oil 1 large red onion, peeled, halved, sliced 1/2 tsp finely grated garlic 1/2 tsp finely grated fresh ginger 1 cup prepared carrots - peeled and diced 1/2 cup prepared … [Read more...]
Olla Gitana is a typical soup of Murcia in the South East of Spain. Its combination of ingredients makes it practically a meal in its own right - and it is absolutely delicious and extremely filling. It can be served with or without the addition of pork - and although many of the more traditional ingredients rule out this rich stew for vegetarians - with some careful fiddling it could be made suitable. Packed with beans and vegetables it is truly one of the best spanish stews / soups I have … [Read more...]
When I was a child my Mum and I used to regularly go the coast for the day. Usually during winter when the seas were wild and stormy (we lived near the North Yorkshire coastline in the UK). These are ones of my most treasured memories, and as such a soup we frequently had is high on my list of comfort foods - this soup was Golden Vegetable. Here is an alternative created to ease those increasingly cold evenings. Soup 1 mild onion – diced 1 shallot - diced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 … [Read more...]
Ingredients :: 7 oz garbanzos / chickpeas, soaked overnight 4 oz salt pork, Jamon Serrano or bacon 8 oz pork 4 pints cold water 7 oz white beans or black-eyed peas, soaked overnight 1 lb chard or green beans, chopped 6 oz chorizo 6 oz morcilla or blood sausage 2 cloves 8 peppercorns 3 garlic cloves 2 tsp salt 2 tsp smoked pimentón 1 lb potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks about 1 1/2 inches across ½ lb pumpkin, peeled and cut into large chunks Method :: If using both … [Read more...]
I have received so many hits for this I thought I would address it with a few handy tips for cooking this under-rated vegetable [besides utilising it in my cottage pie recipe of course] Preparing Swede Always handy to have a potato peeler to hand for this. Peel it the same way as a potato, slicing off the root end first with a knife. Then just cut the swede into suitably sized chunks. Mashed Swede Cut it into 1 inch dice and steam for about 10 minutes, or until tender, then whiz to a … [Read more...]