Ping! This is how this dish should make you feel. We combine eggs with all the good stuff – chilli, coriander, spring onion, and spices to make a really lovely omelette. This is a recipe for 1 so increase the quantity if you are making it for more people. Perfect for a brunch or lunch or even dinner – this is a versatile, super speed recipe to adapt throughout the year but particularly good in September or October if you grew your own chillies this year!…
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Squash, Lentil and Tomato Soup
This is a warming, tasty & colourful soup to brighten up a Winter’s day. Perfect with a tattie scone for lunch. We really eat a lot of soup in the Winter and are certain it helps to keep us healthy! Give this one a try……
Winter Veg Bake
Comfort food comes into its element in January, especially when there’s snow on the ground outside! We are using up the chestnuts that didn’t get eaten at Christmas in this bake, alongside some other nutrient rich and tasty seasonal Winter veg. Feel free to substitute any Winter veg into this recipe – celeriac, swede, butternut squash…! Cosy up by the fire with your favourite socks on and enjoy this warming goodness….
Black Eye Bean & Spinach Curry
This recipe is from Laura’s fantastic cooking friend, Hannah. Laura and Hannah became friends in India, bonding over a love of food and cooking amongst other things! This recipe is spicy, homely and great at this time of year when spinach is one of the best vegetables growing. Serve with rice or chapatti or with a few other curries for a feast!
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Spinach Roulade
We’ve been making this recipe for years – it’s perfect for a party or a fancy meal with friends along with lots of tasty salads. This is a dairy free version with toasty almonds and pine nuts on the top which we love! We have lots of fresh spinach in the garden at this time of year so we’re making the most of it. If you don’t quite have 900g of spinach it doesn’t matter as the recipe will work with less of the good green stuff….
Farinata
Vegan recipe of the year!! Farinata is like a vegan omelette or frittata. Originally from Genoa in Northern Italy, it’s another strand of the French socca, but is a lot thicker, cooked in the oven and benefits from having extra ingredients added to vary the flavour and texture – add in or take out whatever you fancy. It makes an excellent main dish along with salad or you could serve it as an appetiser in smaller slices at room temperature. Remember to prepare the batter in advance as it sits for at least 2 hours before you can start cooking….
Minestrone
A colourful and vibrant soup for any time of the year. Minestrone is an excellent filling lunch or light dinner. The colours come leaping out at you, inviting you into its tasty warmth. We would eat this every day if we could!…
Bhendi (okra) and tomato sabzi
This is a variation on a recipe Laura learned to make from a good friend whilst she was living in Mumbai. A sabzi is a dry vegetable dish from India – often served with other dishes. It’s a super tasty, zingy, spicy delight, full of flavour and freshness and perfect with a flat bread or paratha! You could also pair it with a wetter curry and rice for a more filling evening meal. Spice up your life! …
Gluten Free Pizza
Ok! ‘Pizza’ is a controversial word when it comes to being gluten free. We are really not into ground up cauliflower pizza bases, bases made with eggs or grainy textured crumbly messes! We want a pizza base that is intact enough to pick up and eat with your hands and not too obviously gluten free with the right amount of crunch and softness. We feel we’ve cracked it with this potato scone base pizza! Totally delish! Top with your favourite topping – there’s so many to choose from……
Spicy Bean and Tomato Soup
In Scotland at this time of year it’s really cold! We all just want to eat something warming at lunch time or for a quick dinner with very minimal effort involved. A spicy soup with a good dose of protein (from the beans) warms your cockles and is super speedy to prepare. Serve with our fabby biscotti recipe for a satisfying meal….