Things I love to eat.
As we head into chillier days, soup is back on the menu. We love having a big pot of this in the fridge for weekday lunches when there isn’t always time to make something from scratch. This recipe uses very modest and cheap ingredients, but the whole thing is elevated by the spicy harissa and… Continue reading Red lentil soup with harissa & lemon
Although I love sweet vegetables, I enjoy them most when they’re in savoury dishes. I’m not a fan of pumpkin pie, I will never understand the sweet potato casserole with marshmallows served at Thanksgiving, and I’ve never been moved to add beetroot to chocolate cake. I enjoy my dinner most when it’s in balance: sweetness… Continue reading Soy roasted butternut squash, green veg, rice & scallion egg
As a student, I think I ate enough store-bought pesto to last me a lifetime, and now, basil pesto can only be an occasional pasta accompaniment. A while ago we had a bunch of parsley in the fridge with nothing to do, and weren’t feeling energetic enough to go to the store. No matter what,… Continue reading Pasta with parsley & sunflower pesto & fresh tomato
Even though I love it, I’m always hesitant to cook with beetroot. I have it in my mind that it takes forever to cook (it doesn’t take that long), but the worst thing is that it’s soooooo messy. When I was making this, I thought I managed to clean all the splashes of bright pink… Continue reading Beetroot, feta & dill frittata
Back when I lived alone and worked more than is healthy, feeding myself became such an effort. If a recipe took longer than 15 minutes to cook and used more than one pan, I wasn’t making it. One of the easiest things I used to make was some combination of vegetables, roasted with garlic and… Continue reading Roasted veg & eggs