Sometimes, only pasta, baked in cheesy sauce will do. Laced with nutmeg, layered with smooth seasonal roast butternut squash and herby tomato sauce… Served with baby spinach and rocket and eaten until it’s gone… because really, it’s never as good tomorrow, and I probably wont fancy it then anyway… digging my fork in the dishContinue reading “Roast Butternut Squash & Sage Lasagne”
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Wild Chestnut & Thyme Risotto
By next week they’ll be gone. But while you can, there’s a bounty of smooth, nutty, sweet Autumn Chestnuts ready in abundance and littering the floor of the woods… Don’t mistake them for conkers (or worse vice versa)… You’ll know a sweet Chestnut by it’s green shell of fine spines, which is almost impossible toContinue reading “Wild Chestnut & Thyme Risotto”
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Pink Potato, Fennel & Leek Soup
The temperature has dropped again and it seems like everyone is poorly… Mine included. So we’re bundled up with sniffs and snivels and only hot soup and toast will do. That along with chamomile tea and ginger biscuits! No problem though, snuggling on the sofa and reading back to back Roald Dahl is a treat…Continue reading “Pink Potato, Fennel & Leek Soup”
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Simple Pasta Napoletana, Shopping & Vote Organic!
We’re counting down the sleeps to school now, and going to bed early again after two weeks (really feels like two years) of late nights, parties and plenty of excitement. So today was a day of rest until my little one reminded me that she needed new shoes. So we braved the shops this afternoonContinue reading “Simple Pasta Napoletana, Shopping & Vote Organic!”
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10 Ways With Toast #6 Avocado, Pinenuts & Sundried Tomatoes on Sourdough
TOAST! Hurrah! Is it just coincidence that a toast is a toast? I don’t know, but for all you toast masters out there, let’s make a toast, to toast… This will be a rolling post about toast. Ten ways with toast in fact! So whether you’re cooking up a roast, or enjoying the coast, stopContinue reading “10 Ways With Toast #6 Avocado, Pinenuts & Sundried Tomatoes on Sourdough”
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Roast Curried Squash and Cauliflower Dhal aka Waste Not Want Not
“Pumpkin sooooooooup….Owwwwwww” Groaned the kids when I told them what was for tea… To be honest I’m feeling a bit the same. The best thing about eating seasonally is how much we enjoy the first ripe fruit or veg of the season, remembering last year’s recipes and creating something new. It’s a creative challenge keepingContinue reading “Roast Curried Squash and Cauliflower Dhal aka Waste Not Want Not”
