Vegetarian spicy enchiladas
The only enchiladas I’ve ever made before were the spicy bean enchiladas from Anita Bean’s Food for Fitness, which are made with beans. Going through another back issue of Vegetarian Living, I stumbled across this recipe which used veggie mince, so thought I’d give it a go. I’m glad I did,Continue Reading
Aubergine lasagne
Vegetarian Living magazine was launched about a year ago. I bought the first few issues and loved it, but stopped buying it after a few months when my local Tesco stopped selling it. I did, however, keep all the back issues so I could try out their amazing looking recipes.Continue Reading
Tomato and chilli soup
Today’s soup was practically free, as it was made using tomatoes, chilli and a potato grown in the garden. Tomato and chilli soup (serves 4) 3 lbs tomatoes, chopped 1 red chilli, chopped 1 onion, chopped 1 potato, chopped 2 cloves of garlic, crushed 1 litre vegetable stock 1 tbspContinue Reading
Roasted aubergine, tomato & basil pasta
The basil I got from the greenhouse was a bit smeggy, so I threw it in the compost, the photo is rubbish, but this dish was lovely. Perfect for a summer’s evening in the garden. For a better photo and for the recipe (which includes basil), go to the BBCContinue Reading
Mushroom, spinach & potato pie
Mushrooms, spinach, potatoes, crème fraiche and filo pastry. Yes, it’s as nice as it sounds. You can see the recipe at the BBC Good Food websiteContinue Reading
Vegetable paella
A quick and easy dish from Food for Fitness by Anita Bean. I served it with Quorn Salmon Style Dill Crispbakes, from their new fish-free range, which I’ll blog about tomorrow. Vegetable paella (serves 4 as a main dish, 6 as a side dish) 2 tbsp olive oil 1 onion,Continue Reading
Innocent Veg Pot Competition Winner Announced
Well done to Jamie for winning the limerick competition. I chose Jamie’s entry for a) the effort he put in; b) the lines He once threw a quiche (just missing his niece); and c) for using the word ‘agrarian’, that I had to go and look up in the dictionary.Continue Reading
Vegetarian moussaka
While I was out running yesterday, I had the urge to make moussaka. I don’t know why, as I usually find it a bit of a faff and I’m not especially fond of faff. I said to The Meat Eater that I was going to make moussaka and he askedContinue Reading
Roasted stuffed courgette with cheese and tomato
Tonight’s dinner was practically free, made with ingredients from the greenhouse and garden: courgettes, potatoes and peas. Roasted courgette stuffed with cheese and tomato (serves 2) 2 courgettes, sliced lengthways 4 cherry tomatoes, halved 20g cheese, grated Olive oil Salt and black pepper Score a criss-cross pattern into the courgettesContinue Reading
Yellow courgette soup with chilli and cheese
As courgettes are in season at the moment, I’ve been having courgette soup for lunch every day for the past two weeks made with yellow courgettes from the greenhouse, and green courgettes from Riverford. This week, the soup has been made from our home grown yellow ones. I’d never evenContinue Reading