Roast tomatoes
A simple, versatile and oh so tasty treatment for a glut of tomatoes with so many uses!
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Apr 9, 2020
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!
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Apr 3, 2020
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.
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Jul 10, 2019
Greek evergreen: a pita pie
The Greek 'pita' pie is a firm favourite in our house and comes in many guises.
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May 24, 2019
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
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Apr 17, 2019
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...
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Apr 16, 2019
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...
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Feb 11, 2019
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
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Dec 27, 2018
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...
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Dec 13, 2018
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...
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Nov 15, 2018
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...
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Aug 27, 2018
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...
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Aug 11, 2018
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...
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Jun 24, 2018
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,...
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Jun 21, 2018
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...
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May 21, 2018
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...
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Apr 17, 2018
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...
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Apr 16, 2018
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
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Apr 22, 2017
Green Rice
This is another Greek favourite - a classic dish called Spinach Rice (spanakorizo) but taking very well to lots of 'green' substitutions,...
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Feb 21, 2017
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...
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