Category Archives: vegetables
Roast tray with hoummmmous
My daughter made this tonight and it was utterly delicious – the photo doesn’t do it justice. Also, the best houmousĀ I have ever tasted! Serves 2 Houmous 1/2 can of chickpeas 1 heaped teaspoon ground cumin 1 heaped teaspoon … Continue reading
Christmassy red cabbage
I was trying to make Nigella’s red cabbage from her Christmas book, but I didn’t have the right spices and I mistook pomegranate juice for cranberry – it worked rather well, certainly much sweeter than my usual winter red cabbage. … Continue reading
Chipotle baked beans
This is the easiest thing in the world. And we love easy at Suppertime! You will need 1 tin of Heinz baked beans half tsp of cumin half tsp ground coriander half tsp smoked paprika (or less – this makes … Continue reading
Spicy red cabbage
The smell of this filling the house on Christmas morning is divine… Half a red cabbage small onion, cut in quarters 5 cloves tsp mixed spice 1 large apple tablespoon dark sugar glass of red wine vegetable stock butter Heat … Continue reading
Spicy Slaw
@gwithiansunset made this to go with our eldest son’s birthday Mexican feast. Beyond awesome. Half a white cabbage 5 carrots 4 spring onions 6 radishes half a red onion 3 small apples 1 clove of garlic 1 large fresh green … Continue reading
Spicy Breakfast Beans
I had half a tin of kidney beans, half a fresh chilli and half a tin of tomatoes left over in the fridge when making brunch – out of hunger & necessity was born Spicy Breakfast Beans. They’re very similar … Continue reading
Kick-ass Carrot & Coriander Soup
I like carrot & coriander soup, but I wanted something with a bit more kick to warm me up. This kicks ass. You will need: 1 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, chopped 1 tsp ground coriander 2 small red chillis … Continue reading
Potato curry
I was making a chicken curry and a vegetable curry and somehow ended up making a mushroom one and a potato one as well. I think the potato one was the best of the bunch, followed by the mushroom. Here’s … Continue reading
Devilled mushrooms
Eldest son and I just made these for breakfast. Sadly we ate them before we could take a photo of them. Perfect on toast and with sausages. box of chestnut mushrooms knob of butter tsp dried oregano slug of Worcestershire … Continue reading
Fragrant pumpkin soup
Here’s a fragrant twist on pumpkin soup I’ve just invented. Perfect on a cold evening after a day’s paintballing. 1 medium or small pumpkin 2 carrots 1 onion tablespoon of ground coriander thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger 1 litre of … Continue reading