A seasonal treat that’s quick to prepare and easy on the budget! We live in a place where wild garlic dominates the hillsides in late winter and early spring. I love the smell of it—delicate at first, and stronger as…
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Wild Garlic Soup
Tagged with: Foraged foods, Leeks, Ransoms, Small portions, Soup, Vegan, Vegetarian, Wild garlic
Posted in Eating seasonally, Recipes, Spring
Posted in Eating seasonally, Recipes, Spring
Cold weather food
It’s the coldest day of the season so far, and there’s a cold north wind to boot. So I’ve got a pot of soup on the stove for tonight’s supper: stock from pheasant bones and warm spices, various veggies from…
Quick Beet Soup
Summer soup, perfect for one of those ‘cleaning out the fridge’ days ahead of going on vacation. This soup is incredibly light and velvety smooth, and can be made vegan and/or gluten-free. I hope you like it as much as…
Tagged with: Beets, Carrots, Ginger, Gluten-free, Soup, Stock, Vegan
Posted in Kitchen Economy, Recipes, Summer
Posted in Kitchen Economy, Recipes, Summer
Beefy Celery Soup
I don’t often make celery soup. It’s not that I dislike celery; on the contrary, we eat it all the time. It’s just that we usually eat it raw with other veggies, accompanying a sandwich or a cheese plate. But…
Tagged with: Beef, Carrots, Celery, Ginger, Gluten-free, Potatoes, Small portions, Soup, Stock, Vegetables
Posted in Kitchen Economy, Leftovers, Recipes
Posted in Kitchen Economy, Leftovers, Recipes
Zingy Spring Vegetable Soup
Soup. It’s one of my favourite foods, at any time of year. With endless possible combinations, it provides variety within a seasonal diet, and it’s a great way to use up leftovers. Many soups are happy to simmer away while…
Tagged with: Carrots, Ginger, Leeks, Leftovers, Small portions, Soup, Spring recipes, Squash, Stock, Vegetarian, Yogurt
Posted in Eating seasonally, Recipes
Posted in Eating seasonally, Recipes
Fresh Spinach Soup
You might be surprised to think of spinach as a winter vegetable, but in the temperate climate where I live, I am able to use fresh spinach from the garden year round. I plant something called ‘beet spinach’ every year,…
Tagged with: Gluten-free, Leeks, Mushrooms, Small portions, Soup, Spinach, Stock, Ten minute dish, Vegetarian, Winter recipes, Yogurt
Posted in Eating seasonally, Recipes
Posted in Eating seasonally, Recipes
Homely Bean Soup
Following an extended period of warm settled weather, autumn has arrived in Wales with a vengeance. This puts me in the mood for hearty, sustaining fare with long, slow cooking. Not only does this make the house smell good, but…
Tagged with: Bones, Ham, Pork, Slow cooker, Soup, Stock, Vegetables, Winter recipes
Posted in Eating seasonally, Kitchen Economy, Recipes
Posted in Eating seasonally, Kitchen Economy, Recipes
Stock making with bones part 2: raw bones
Large raw bones are very easy to use for making stock: long slow cooking helps the meat fall right off. This meat won’t be stringy, so it can either stay in the stock, chopped roughly, or be used separately in…
Tagged with: Bones, Cooking creatively, Lamb, Meat as a condiment, Soup, Spices, Stock, Vegetables
Posted in Kitchen Economy
Posted in Kitchen Economy
Parsnips are great winter vegetables!
Braided wreath and baskets of ‘Easter bread’
Disasters happen!
Beans!
Natures perfect food
Beautiful squashes from our allotment
Party pizzaz
Creative Economy in the Kitchen 