Potting Triptych

Decided to get all green fingered, as the sun is out and it’s a Sunday. The result of my efforts are thus… Someone got me a Jamie Oliver starter kit for Christmas. It’s a bit twee, but a pot is a pot, so I planted the basil it came with but swapped out the chives [...]

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Tomato and Avocado Salad

After all the indulgences of Christmas it’s time for something healthy to cleanse the system. 1 Avocado, diced 2 Tomatoes, diced 25-50g Watercress, chopped (1-2 handfuls) 1 tbsp Mixed Seeds (I used Pumpkin and Sunflower) 2 tbsp Olive Oil 2 tsp Whole Grain Mustard 2 tsp Cider Vinegar 1 tsp Honey Put the diced avocado, [...]

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Garlicky Green Salad

Ok, confession time, I totally nicked this from the coffee shop on the high road. They sell it as a cold salad in a tub, but it tastes just as good warm with Shepherd’s Pie (as pictured). 1 courgette, sliced 1 head of broccoli, decapitated 1 cup sugar snap peas 1 tbsp olive oil 3-4 [...]

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Week 26: In which our hero sorts himself out (a bit)

Ok, I’m a bit late with my report this week. No excuse really. I’m just having a bit of trouble keeping track of time at the moment. Maybe it’s the summer days, maybe it’s the lack of markers (I’ve been spectacularly un-busy these past few weeks), but life had just been slipping me by. I’ll [...]

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Cabbage and Carrot Summer Salad

Here’s a little something fresh to go with the summer barbecues. 1 cabbage, shredded 1 bag of watercress, washed, ripped 1 handful of rocket, washed 3 carrots, grated 2 tbsp sesame seeds 2 oranges, peeled and ripped juice of 1 lime bunch of dill, chopped (approx 1 tbsp) Basically just combine all ingredients in a [...]

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Kiki’s Sweet and Spicy Quinoa Salad

This is a surprisingly sweet and tasty little concoction, inspired by the recipe for Piyadassi Purnahana from the excellent book Buddhist Peace Recipes. If you haven’t got it check it out. Not all the recipes are vegan, but the ones that are are fantastic, and the rest you can adapt fairly easily. 1 yellow/orange bell [...]

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Report 9 – Many new things, some failures, and a new haircut (Roast Vegetable and Quinoa Salad & Spicy Tomato Pasta Sauce)

Ok, I’m playing catch-up (again) with this damn blogging stuff, so let’s get to it! First the recipes: Roast Vegetable and Quinoa Salad This came about as a result of my going gluten free (see below for more of that). It’s nice and simple to make, and really tasty too. 100g quinoa 1 red bell [...]

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