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Comforting and creamy – what’s in my veg bag?

Hello spring greens. Amongst this week’s inspiring selection of veg was kale, chard, salad leaves, parsnips, onions, carrots and swede.   Rice with chickpeas and chard What do you cook when you have a friend coming to dinner, a fridge … Continue reading

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Triple greens – what’s in my veg bag?

I was very happy to get a triple dose of greens in my veg bag; cabbage, kale and spinach. Plus the usual suspects in the form of carrots and parsnips. Homemade pasta with beanballs I’ve been working on my homemade … Continue reading

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Photo fail – what’s in my veg bag?

I love to document what I cook from my veg bag contents. It’s handy for when I can’t decide what to cook or recall a recipe.  However I’m still building the habit of actually remembering to make the dish look … Continue reading

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What’s in my veg bag this week? hello spring

  The veg bag this week had leeks and cauliflower as well as the usual suspects. Immediately my brain began buzzing over the contents of my veg bag as I though about what meals I could create… Chickpea cutlets with … Continue reading

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What’s in my veg bag? The cook once, eat twice week

At the start of the winter I’m really keen to savour the flavour of each vegetable and tend to cook dishes that reflect this. However as the colder weather drags on and you realise how few fresh vegetables are available … Continue reading

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What’s in my veg bag? The Jerusalem Artichoke week

Experience has led me to be suspicious of Jerusalem Artichokes. A friend gave me a bagful some years ago and I made soup with them. The after effects meant I was cautious in my consumption. Happily I still love cabbage, … Continue reading

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What’s in my veg box? Carrot hot dogs!

I was pretty excited about this week's vegetables. I love leeks, hadn't done anything with swede for ages and had suddenly decided the time had come to make carrot hot dogs! Pasta with cabbage and miso This is was so … Continue reading

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What’s in my veg bag? Beetroot, risotto and not enough lentils

This week’s veg included my favourite vegetable Brussels Sprouts, my second favourite vegetable spinach and a selection fair sized carrots (no monster specimen though). Rather random beetroot and lentil Dahl This was a fantastic red colour and tasted ok. I … Continue reading

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What’s in my veg bag? – less is more

This week's bag contained Calvo Nero, squash, Savoy cabbage, parsnip, onions, potatoes and carrots including giant carrot Betty at the bottom of the photo below. Usually I like showcase one or two vegetables in each dish but a busy week … Continue reading

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What was in my veg bag ; and what did I do with it – Carrot Arnold

There's always one enormous carrot in my veg bag. Ones that take several meals to consume. I'm giving serious though to adopting what I understand are hurricane naming conventions so meet Carrot Arnold! Other goodies to consume this week are … Continue reading

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