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…
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Quick Beet Soup
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
Fish Curry
Making a curry is one of my favourite ways to use leftover fish. Because fish don’t grow in perfectly sized portions, it isn’t unusual for me to have leftovers from a grilled or baked whole fish, or even poached fillets.…
Tagged with: Asian spices, Dill, Fish, Ginger, Haddock, Leftovers, Small portions, Stock
Posted in Kitchen Economy, Leftovers, Recipes
Posted in Kitchen Economy, Leftovers, Recipes
Stock making with bones part three: fish
Fish stock was a relatively recent discovery for me, which came about in a way you might not expect. I had always thought of fish heads and bones as waste, something you could toss to the cat (outdoors), which my…
Braised Oxtail
To my knowledge, I only ever ate oxtail once when I was growing up, when our Filipino exchange student’s grandmother was visiting and doing all the cooking around graduation time. Next to all the other exotic foods we sampled, it…
Tagged with: Beef, Market shopping, Menus, Slow cooker, Stock, Vegetables, Winter recipes
Posted in Recipes
Posted in 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
Braided wreath and baskets of ‘Easter bread’
Beans!
Natures perfect food
Party pizzaz
Disasters happen!
Parsnips are great winter vegetables!
Beautiful squashes from our allotment
Creative Economy in the Kitchen 