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Roast tomatoes
A simple, versatile and oh so tasty treatment for a glut of tomatoes with so many uses!
Aug 1, 2020
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Thrifty Overnight Bread
Turns out, overnight bread is not only thrify, it is also dead easy: Just a tiny amnount of yeast and no kneading required!
Apr 9, 2020
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Lockdown soup
As the days and weeks of lockdown reality add up, one skill is becoming crucial: the ability to make do with what there is.
Apr 3, 2020
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Greek evergreen: a pita pie
The Greek 'pita' pie is a firm favourite in our house and comes in many guises.
Jul 10, 2019
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A green(s) coconut curry
We had a pile of leftover greens from the shop the other day and this Nigel Slater recipe for a 'Verdant' Coconut Curry caught my ey
May 24, 2019
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How to avoid blood sugar spikes
We get a lot of questions from folks confused about what to eat after a diagnosis of high blood sugar. The confusion is not helped by the...
Apr 17, 2019
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Simple but flavourful tomato sauce
A simple tomato sauce must be one of the quickest (and cheapest) meals one can throw together. That doesn't mean it has to be boring! A...
Apr 16, 2019
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Wheat-free seed loaf
If you love bread but need to avoid wheat, gluten or carbs this is a great alternative. Packed with healthy seeds & nuts it is satisfyin
Feb 11, 2019
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Warm lentil salad
This warm lentil salad (or lentil stir fry, if you will) is a staple in our house. The basic idea - lentils, greens and soy sauce - can...
Dec 27, 2018
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Weird and wonderful kohlrabi!
Slightly odd looking and not very common on British menus, kohlrabi is a vegetable you are unlikely to come across around here unless it...
Dec 13, 2018
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How to eat more veggies
If doctors and nutritionists agree on one thing it's this: Eating more vegetables is the most important healthy eating habit worth...
Nov 15, 2018
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Farinata (Italian chickpea pancake) with slow cooked courgettes
I absolutely love cookbooks (and I have far too many but never enough). I rarely follow a recipe though - what I love most is finding...
Aug 27, 2018
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Our favourite condiments!
We cook with a lot of herbs & spices at home which is the best way to build organic flavour into any dish, but if we need a bit of extra...
Aug 11, 2018
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Greek style braised green beans
This is another Greek favourite: a summer dish of green beans braised with tomato and olive oil. Greek cooking has a way with vegetables,...
Jun 24, 2018
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Chard every day
We've had a box of Swiss chard in the shop recently - one of my favourite greens and one that really likes the British climate so UK...
Jun 21, 2018
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Veg News: May
The biggest piece of shop news in recent weeks got to be the weekly delivery of organic veg & fruit. Something we have wanted to do for a...
May 21, 2018
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Shop news!
Here’s our monthly round-up on what’s new on the shelves, from the small to the big. And we certainly have some news for April! The big...
Apr 17, 2018
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Spiced coconut cauliflower
We made this yesterday, from Anna Jones' lovely book The Modern Cook's Year. Easy but impressive veg dinner: Tender, sweet and spicy
Apr 16, 2018
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Green Rice
This is another Greek favourite - a classic dish called Spinach Rice (spanakorizo) but taking very well to lots of 'green' substitutions,...
Apr 22, 2017
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Greek stuffed cabbage (lazy version)
A childhood favourite and classic Greek winter dish: lahanodolamdes (cabbage dolma). A ‘dolma’ is a leaf parcel stuffed with a filling of...
Feb 21, 2017
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