This recipe for Sweet Baby Leek Carbonara is inspired by Jamie Oliver. Although his recipe called for 2 large leeks, I had skinny leeks in the garden that hadn't managed to fatten up enough by the time I wanted to prepared the veggie garden to plant new things. So I decided to call them Sweet Baby Leeks (as though it was intentional to use them when they were small) and made them the hero of the dish! 1 big handful baby leeks (or 2 large leeks) 4 cloves garlic 4 sprigs fresh … [Read more...]
Marinated Minted Mushrooms Recipe
In a previous post I shared my experiences of growing button mushrooms at home from a kit. So it is a good follow on to tell you about what I did with the mushrooms I had grown myself. Of course there are the obvious mushrooms on toast, mushroom omelettes and mixed into stir fries, but this extremely simple recipe has to be one of my favourite recipes for button mushrooms: Marinated Minted Mushrooms. The joy of watching tiny mushrooms forming: Marinated Minted Mushrooms Combine 300g … [Read more...]
Pea & Broad Bean Risotto Recipe
Pea & Broad Bean Risotto is one of my favourite spring dishes with young tender broad beans and peas fresh from the garden paired with mint. 4 cups Vegetable Stock 1/2 cup wine (optional) 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp butter 1 small onion, finely diced 1 cup Arborio rice 3/4 cup peas (I had to use frozen as my peas didn't survive the winter storms) 3/4 cup broad beans 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped 2 tbsp crumbled feta (optional) Bring stock and … [Read more...]
Spiced Cauliflower Fritters Recipe
Cauliflower is such a versatile vegetable and great to have growing in the garden over winter. This recipe for Spiced Cauliflower Fritters is a 'grate' way to use them. 1 tbsp oil ¼ head cauliflower 2 cloves garlic 1 onion 1 tsp curry powder ¼ tsp ground cumin ¼ tsp ground coriander ¼ tsp ground cinnamon ½ cup flour ½ tsp baking powder ¾ teaspoon salt 4 eggs ¼ cup milk ½ cup grated cheese ¼ cup chopped parsley 2 tbsp oil Finely chop or grate the cauliflower and … [Read more...]
Lemon Semolina Cake Recipe
Semolina is not something I tend to use very often but I had some in the pantry and found this recipe for Lemon Semolina Cake - so I had to try it. 125g butter rind of 1 lemon 1 cup caster sugar 2 eggs 2/3 cup semolina 1 1/2 cups flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup milk Lemon Syrup 1 cup caster sugar 1/2 cup lemon juice, strained 1 small lemon, thinly sliced Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a 6cm-deep, 20cm round springform cake pan. Using an electric mixer or food … [Read more...]
Growing Ginger at home
I absolutely LOVE ginger and go through large quantities in my cooking - savoury, sweet and even drinks. For some reason I had always just assumed that it was one of those exotic spices that you had to import without even contemplating that I could grow ginger at home myself. Then I saw some at the local garden centre and knew that I had to give it a go. Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a tropical plant but it can be grown in a greenhouse or indoors and outdoors in warm spots outdoors from … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Alfredo Pasta Sauce Recipe
Butternut Pumpkins (also known as Butternut Squash) are a reliable crop in my garden, so I'm always on the lookout for different recipes to use them in. There are lots of Pumpkin Alfredo Pasta Sauce recipes online so I thought it would be a good thing to try. Alfredo Sauce is a rich, creamy Italian pasta sauce made from butter, cream, garlic and parmesan and usually served with fettucine pasta. Using pureed pumpkin and adding spinach and parsley is a great way to make it a bit … [Read more...]
Walnut & Banana Bread Recipe
I have previously shared my versatile banana cake recipe and a banana & walnut loaf recipe. I always seem to have masses of bananas in my freezer now that I am successfully growing bananas at home and had always heard people talk about banana bread but I was never quite sure whether it was just banana loaf or something different - so I investigated ... There seems to be a lot of confusion about what the difference actually is between banana cake, banana loaf and banana bread. A … [Read more...]
Coconut Loaf Recipe
During lockdown last year when it was impossible to get a supermarket delivery or even a 'Click & Collect', I found a food service company who quickly pivoted to do home deliveries with the items that they usually supplied to restaurants. I was so grateful that I didn't really mind that I had to get everything in very large quantities. I distributed the 1kg of baking powder amongst friends and family as there was no way I was going to be able to do that amount of baking before its expiry … [Read more...]
Feijoa, Coconut & Lime Muffin Recipe
Whether you still have fresh feijoas on your trees or, like I have, frozen some to use later it is always good to have some new recipes to try. I have masses of limes and a big bag of desiccated coconut that needed using up so this feijoa, coconut & lime muffin recipe was perfect. 1 cup feijoa flesh, diced 2 tbsp lime juice 75g butter 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs, separated 1/2 cup desiccated coconut 1 cup flour 1 tsp ground ginger 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking … [Read more...]
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