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Back on the Beetroot… This time the Root in psychedelic form caught by the evening sun as it was about to go in the oven. We ve got long beetroot this year which is a first for me, sweet as sweet, earthy and goooood.
We ve eaten them every whi

OMG you’ve gotta love this saffron bean puree. It is a real eyeful, it’s tasty and it also wins high marks in the nutrition stakes. It’s also made from the store cupboard. What s not to love? We often eat this with a large roasted m

Beetroot leaves are the best ever green stuff and they are really hard to buy fresh and ready to eat. I happened on them by chance as we grow beetroot for the root and I then discovered I like the tops even better. They are a cousin to chard and I co

How many veggies can you get on one plate? This dish - a creamy dhal with an Indian style sauté in the middle - has ten, three of which come from the garden. The lentils in the dhal are providing a dollop
of protein so all in all a bit of a tr

How about fried soya triangles as a garnish for your dishes? i am saying this having been away for a couple of days and nights and been eating on the road. We had some decent vegan food taste wise, which was happy making. but it was all pretty weak o

I am so craving some creamy fluffy house hummus on toast topped with a salad of tomatoes and cucumber with a sharp minty hit of salsa verde. This is because I ve had a couple of nights away working and seem to be short of something really fresh and r

A celebration of the pea and in particular a welcome to the sugar snap peas picked from the garden and on the plate within a few hours. The beloved has grown the normal green ones plus some purple beauties. Don’t they gleam on the plate helped

I salute a topping that is too often overlooked. Let’s bring back a leek flavoured white sauce with a difference. This is essentially a white or béchamel sauce with a twist. The dish here has a base of rich flavoured tomatoes and borlot

There are so many things that a food processor makes possible not least a whole range of pestos like this red pepper version. This vivid sauce is a mix of red peppers, almonds, olive oil, green chilli and a little apple vinegar.
What makes the trans

Summer pudding is like a serenade for the best of British summer fruit - strawberries, raspberries, red currants are my favs. I love this pudding, it is to my mind the best of British puddings and one that I recommend you make at home when there is

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