A relish to use the glut of beans early in the season.
Category: Recipe
Recipe: Chicken Noodle & Vegetable Soup
This recipe really isn’t about the chicken or the noodles but about making something simple that uses whatever vegetables are in season. As such its slightly difficult to identify what are the ingredients we’ve added from our garden as its “anything you want” that will cook quickly. The ingredients in italics are from our garden.…… Continue reading Recipe: Chicken Noodle & Vegetable Soup
Recipe: Couscous & Halloumi Salad
Whilst this calls itself a salad, its really roasted vegetables with couscous. Its simple to make and the Halloumi cheese adds flavour and texture. Being wheat intolerant, we used a gluten-free couscous and the quantity of couscous should be whatever the couscous reckons is the right quantity for the number of people you are cooking…… Continue reading Recipe: Couscous & Halloumi Salad
Recipe: Stir Fried Vegetables & Omelette
A nutritious, tasty, quick to prepare omelette. As usual things from our garden are in italics. Ingredients (for 2) 4 eggs 100g baby sweetcorn 100g carrots 100g mushrooms 100g green or white cabbage 1 small red onion 1tbsp light soy sauce 2 garlic cloves 1 tsp fish sauce 2tsp sugar 3 tbsp oil (peanut or similar for…… Continue reading Recipe: Stir Fried Vegetables & Omelette
Recipe: Pork & Cabbage Stir Fry
A quick and easy stir fry that goes well with brown rice or noodles. As usual things from our garden are in italics. Ingredients (for 4) 450g pork cut into small strips 1/2 tsp Chinese five spice 1 x Onion sliced finely garlic (according to taste) 1 x large carrot cut into batons 1/2 white cabbage shredded…… Continue reading Recipe: Pork & Cabbage Stir Fry
Recipe: Vegetable & Pearl Barley Stew
A quick to prepare tasty vegetable stew which can be modified by adding more vegetables as you like. Preparation is simple then it sits in the slow cooker until you’re ready for it. As usual things from our garden are in italics. Ingredients (for 4) 200g of butternut squash and/or sweet potato diced; 10g dried mushrooms…… Continue reading Recipe: Vegetable & Pearl Barley Stew
Recipe: Chicken Stir Fry with Szechuan Pepper
This is a quick and easy to make stir fry which can easily be modified to suit your tastes. We served it with rice noodles and it took about 25 minutes altogether as we could prepare the vegetables at the same time as stir frying the various ingredients. As usual things from our garden are…… Continue reading Recipe: Chicken Stir Fry with Szechuan Pepper
Recipe: Gluten Free Mincemeat Muffins
Gluten Free Mincemeat Muffins Having made my mincemeat and successfully converted some of it into mince pies, I have enough left (it made 2.5 jars) that I have to find other things to do. So I tried (successfully) these simple muffins. You’ll need a muffin tray and 12 muffin cases. Put the cases into…… Continue reading Recipe: Gluten Free Mincemeat Muffins
Recipe: Gluten Free Mince Pies
The other day, my better half was reading a book which said “if you’re going to eat mince pies, they should be the best available” and that the best mincemeat did not come from a shop bought jar. So, I decided I would make my own mincemeat and gluten free pastry for the mince pies.…… Continue reading Recipe: Gluten Free Mince Pies
Recipe: Stir Fried Duck with Oyster Sauce
This recipe came from the Gressingham Duck website but we modified it adding more vegetables and making it more wheat free. We also think that the recipe can be used with other meats. As ever, items in italics are from our garden. Ingredients (for 2) 1 Duck Breast sliced into smaller fillets (we have also…… Continue reading Recipe: Stir Fried Duck with Oyster Sauce