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Vegetable Lasagne

Eliza — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:31:34 +0000

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 [...]

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Autumn Vegetable Stew

Eliza — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:52:44 +0000

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 [...]

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Olla Gitana (Gypsy Soup)

Eliza — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:36:23 +0000

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 [...]

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Golden Vegetable Soup with Sage Dumplings

Eliza — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:57:28 +0000

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 [...]

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Andalusian Vegetable Pot

Eliza — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:59:12 +0000

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 [...]

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How to cook Swede

Eliza — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 16:45:53 +0000

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, [...]

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