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Continue reading →: Roast pumpkin & spinach lasagne
Ingredients 750g Crown Prince pumpkin or butternut squash 2 tbsp olive oil 500g spinach, washed 1 tbsp butter, plus extra for greasing whole nutmeg, for grating 6 fresh lasagne sheets 100g Parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), freshly grated For the tomato sauce 1 medium onion, finely chopped 1 tbsp olive…
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Continue reading →: Potato soup
Ingredients 55g/2oz butter 425g/15oz potatoes, peeled and diced to 5mm/1/3in 110g/4oz onions, diced 1 tsp salt freshly ground pepper 900ml/1½pt home-made chicken stock or vegetable stock 120ml/4fl oz creamy milk freshly chopped herbs to garnish Method Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan. When it foams, add the potatoes…
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Continue reading →: Spanish-style tortilla
Ingredients 25g/1oz butter 1 tbsp olive oil 2 large onions, finely sliced 750g/1½lb Pink Fir Apple potatoes, peeled, parboiled and sliced into 1cm/½in pieces 250g/8oz handful fresh spinach, cooked and roughly chopped 10 free-range eggs, lightly beaten salt and freshly ground pepper Method In a large, heavy-based frying pan, heat…
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Continue reading →: Thursday 13th April 2017
Butter 170 g (157.5 g) Cheese 225 g (140 g) Cooking fat 100 g (85 g) Milk 2 litres (2000 ml) (not tracking this as I use 250 mls a day for my Yokebe which is making sure I get sufficient calories and plenty of calcium!) Sugar 225 g (225 g) Preserves 450 g (450 g)…
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Continue reading →: Woo hoo! finished my sweater :D
All sewn up and ready to wear – it has taken me three months longer than I hoped for but it is finally done and I am rather pleased with the result! Maybe not the best shot but it gives some idea of what it is like on (and it…
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Continue reading →: Wednesday 12th April 2017
Butter 170 g (157.5 g) Cheese 225 g (140 g) Cooking fat 100 g (85 g) Milk 2 litres (2000 ml) (not tracking this as I use 250 mls a day for my Yokebe which is making sure I get sufficient calories and plenty of calcium!) Sugar 225 g (225 g) Preserves 450 g (450 g)…
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Continue reading →: Tuesday 11th April 2017
Butter 170 g (157.5 g) Cheese 225 g (170 g) Cooking fat 100 g (85 g) Milk 2 litres (2000 ml) (not tracking this as I use 250 mls a day for my Yokebe which is making sure I get sufficient calories and plenty of calcium!) Sugar 225 g (225 g) Preserves 450 g (450 g)…
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Continue reading →: Monday 10th April 2017
Butter 170 g (157.5 g) Cheese 225 g (195 g) Cooking fat 100 g (85 g) Milk 2 litres (2000 ml) (not tracking this as I use 250 mls a day for my Yokebe which is making sure I get sufficient calories and plenty of calcium!) Sugar 225 g (225 g) Preserves 450 g (450 g)…
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Continue reading →: Spinach & Chickpeas
Ingredients 2 tsp olive oil 18 oz fresh baby spinach 1 clove garlic, minced 1 15-oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed (NOTE: Opt for BPA-free cans, such as Eden Foods) 2 tbsp dry whole-wheat bread crumbs 1/2 tsp sweet paprika 1/4 tsp ground cumin 1/4 tsp sea salt Fresh ground…
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Continue reading →: Sesame noodles with leeks & sprouts
Ingredients 2 nests whole wheat noodles (about 100g) 1 tbsp tamari thumb-sized piece ginger, finely grated 3 garlic cloves, finely grated 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar 1 tbsp sesame oil 150g sprouts, sliced 1 leek, cut into 3 down the length, the lengths halved and shredded into long strips 50g…
