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- Spiced rhubarb makes a great warming dessert. It's a lovely way of enjoying fresh rhubarb and works well with the delicate, early-season forced rhubarb, as well as the stronger-flavoured later season variety.
Ingredients
(Serves 4)
* 400g rhubarb stalks
* Juice & rind ... - As we said in our feature article on Lent and Valentines Day, pancakes are traditionally served on Shrove Tuesday, which is always 47 days before Easter Sunday, and is the final day before the commencement of Lent.
As Lent is, for Christians, a time of abstinence of some ... - Both Shrove Tuesday (aka Pancake Day) and Valentines Day are coming, and it wouldn't do to leave you seasonally unprepared!
What is Shrove Tuesday?
Pancakes are traditionally served on Shrove Tuesday, which is always 47 days before Easter Sunday, and is the final day before the commencement of Lent. ... - This is a short one this month, because everything that was true in January is still true now. If you missed the January checklist, here it is.
The only things to add are:
1) If you're getting another cold snap, consider wrapping your composter in old carpet, old ... - This cheesecake is SO easy to make, and is a brilliant one for making the day before your dinner so that all you have to do is put the sauce on top on the day.
Ingredients
Cheesecake
50g self raising flour
Half teaspoon baking powder - When I was the tender age of 19, I fell in love with the boy in the room next to me at uni. When he told me, at the end of the Winter term, that he had once eaten pear ice-cream in France and loved it, I knew what I ...
- Depending on the weather and the farming method, watercress is usually available year round, although the peak season is usually seen as April to November. Even if you're foraging for it wild, by the banks of local streams, you might see it as early as February.
Now, it's probably ... - Watercress is farmed most of the year nowadays, but its true season is spring. It's packed with nutrients and is usually served raw in salads. But in this recipe, it's lightly cooked in a stir fry and served with noodles. Delicious.
Ingredients
(Serves 4)
1 tablespoon ... Chard and Veggie Bake with a Mushroom, Quinoa and Goats Cheese Crumble Topping
- We've been so blessed with recipe submissions from our readers, and from enthusiastic veg box providers around the country that it's been a while since we've invented a new one of our own.
Last week we received a box that contained carrots, chard, mushrooms, shallots and turnips. We already ... - This recipe is a variation on a traditional Egyptian dish. It includes the addition of toasted pine nuts and parmesan, to give more breadth to the flavour. If you'd rather cook just the traditional dish, see the Variations section.
This is a useful way to sneakily hide chard from ... - Swiss chard is another one of those vegetables that tends to arrive in large, unexplained bundles in your veg box!
It doesn't keep for long, so you should make it one of the first things you use from your weekly box.
Its earthy taste is a little stronger ... - We are a wholefood shop with Organic veg and fruit box scheme, delivering to Derby and surrounding area. Boxes start at £10 and other items from the shop can be ordered also, e.g cases of soya milk / bulk bags of rice. Email info@soundbitesderby.org.uk or phone 01332 291369 for enquiries.
- This lovely Swiss Chard recipe is easy to make, very colourful (if you use "Rainbow Chard") and good for you, too, with a wonderful sweetness and a savoury crunch. Also works well with spinach.
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Not everyone is sure how to cook Swiss Chard. It often lingers ... - One of the things I enjoy most about my veg box delivery is the seasonal variety.
Yes, it can get frustrating, knowing I could pop to the supermarket and buy whatever I want, even out of season. But it's also strangely exciting, looking forward to the arrival of butternut ... - This recipe was inspired by my dear friend Caroline P, an ex professional chef, who was describing to me her favourite way of using up savoury left-overs.
Do let us know if you try it. And if you want to use the left-overs without having to eat them immediately, ... - Adding winter spinach to gnocchi gives them a wonderful flavour, as well as boosting their vitamin content. Sometimes winter spinach can seem a bit tough, but using it in this variation on the Italian classic makes the most of the earthy-flavour of this leaf.
Ingredients
(Serves ... - If you've got some spare spinach and fancy a filling evening meal, this one is easy to make. It's similar to the Indian Sag Aloo. It also works well with Swiss chard, instead of spinach.
Ingredients
(Serves 4 as a large side dish)
* ... - If you’ve got an excess of kale and a household that’s close to being fed up of eating it, here’s a recipe that should inspire them again. Or see the variations for ideas with chard or spinach.
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(Serves 4)
* 250g shortcrust pastry - This is just perfect for a cold night.
Ingredients
(Serves 4 as a side)
1 medium onion, chopped
800g potatoes, cubed
400g carrots, sliced
1 small head of cabbage, or 1 bunch of chard, or 200g kale
250g sour cream / firm yogurt / cottage or cream ... - I have long been asking: Is there such a plant as a "Winter Green"? When is it in season, exactly? And how do I cook "it"?
This is what I've discovered:
"Winter Greens" is the collective name given to the edible leafy parts of a whole variety of ... - This is a delicious recipe, ideal for entertaining. It takes very little preparation, then you just leave it to cool for a few hours. Which means you can make it before hand and concentrate on your main course on the day.
Ingredients
(Serves 4)
* 4 ... - We can almost hear the mass of eyebrows being raised!
But by the time you've finished reading the Method, we reckon you'll be convinced to give it a go.
Ingredients
(Serves 4 as a side)
500g turnip, peeled, halved and sliced
3 or 4 ripe pears, ... - This simple idea was sent in by our friend Mary S, who made these for her grandson as an alternative for shop bought potato crisps. We love the way you think, Mary!
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Turnips!
(OK, plus a brushing of olive oil, perhaps, and some light ... - This is a warming Winter supper, packed with nutrients from the lentils and veggies, giving your system a real boost.
Ingredients
(Serves 4)
* 200g red lentils
* 1 large onion
* 2 cloves of garlic
* 1 tin tomaotes
* 5 ... - Here's a turnip for the books (groan) - we've been running for years now and have never featured turnip. How did that even happen?!
Turnip basics
Turnip is a traditional British winter vegetable. It's often confused with swede, but it's actually quite different.
Turnips are usually smaller, ...
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