Scallions are what I call Spring Onions You can use the white and the green parts in recipes or just eat them raw. Spring Onions have a sweeter, milder flavor than mature onions and are a bit … [Read more...]
Zucchini Slices with Sweet Potato
To me it's zucchini, to others courgette. No matter what it's called, the action- packed zucchini can be cooked in a hundred wholesome and tasty ways. Zucchini can be steamed, boiled, grilled, stuffed … [Read more...]
How to Blanch Sugar Snap Peas
Sugar snap peas are just slightly more mature snow peas. The pods are more rounded in shape and they have a crisp texture and slightly sweet taste. You eat the whole pea, raw in salads, or cooked … [Read more...]
Stuffed Butternut
Butternuts are the perfect size and shape for stuffing; scoop out the seeds and fill with any stuffing of your choice. Pop the filled butternut in a steam bag and microwave for 3-4 mins on high or … [Read more...]
How to Make Vegetable Stock
Stock can be made from many different ingredients, chicken, beef, fish, shellfish or vegetables but the easiest to make, and the most adaptable, is vegetable stock. When you use it, it's not so strong … [Read more...]
Roast Vegetable Pie
A warm hearty pie for the cooler months. Here's an easy little pie with roasted vegetables, flavoursome hommous and the excellent Cypriot cheese halloumi, all in a light golden puff pastry crust. … [Read more...]
Carrot Soup with Orange and Mint
A Meal for One A really simple soup to make with ready-made vegetable stock. You can use any stock, or make your own home made vegetable stock Carrot Soup with Orange and … [Read more...]
How to Cook Sweet Potatoes
Baked Sweet Potatoes 1. Scrub them clean and put them directly in the oven on the middle rack. The skin will develop a delicious light crunch as the sweet potato cooks. 2.Coat them in a bit of … [Read more...]
How to Cook Celeriac
Wonderful comfort food! An onion-flavoured root that turns into a great mash or bake. You cook celeriac as you would any of the popular root vegetables, roast them, mash them, simmer in a stew or … [Read more...]
How to Cook Broadbeans
Broad Beans are winter vegetables here in South Eastern Australia and the perfect time to cook good and wholesome meals for yourself. There's one thing you have to do with broad beans before you … [Read more...]
