Recipes
Puy lentil, orange & sunflower seed salad
Walnut oil has a warm, rich, nutty flavour that works beautifully with the lentils, red cabbage and celery in this salad. For optimum health and taste benefits…
Salt-cured carrot lox on rye
Who would have thought that carrots baked in a salt crust and then marinated would bear a resemblance to smoked salmon? Now, liquid smoke may sound a bit ‘Heston’,…
Tomato tarts with preserved lemon relish
Super-easy and super-looking! Tomatoes are at their flavoursome best now, especially those allowed to ripen on the vine before picking. To keep things simple,…
Shiitake, miso & smoked tofu ramen
Dried mushrooms are a true asset in the vegetarian kitchen – a handful goes a long way in the flavour stakes, and they also keep for months. I buy large bags…
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Simple tips for flexitarians
If my house is anything to go by, when it comes to mealtimes tastes and preferences can vary. So, a household, whether it be a family or a group of friends living…
Foraging for wild garlic
Walking is one of life’s pleasures, for me, and one that combines stunning scenery, spring sunshine with foraging ticks all the right boxes. The season for wild…
Grow-your-own pea shoots
Tins make the perfect container for homegrown herbs, shoots and seeds. Their nifty size means they will happily sit on a windowsill – any time of the year ¬–…
Breakfast bounty
I’m a creature of habit when it comes to breakfast and love my daily muesli fix, a throw-together mix of oats, nuts, seeds and fruit. This chocolate granola is…
Spears of joy…
Right up there on my list of favourite veg is asparagus. The new asparagus season always fills me with joy and – not boasting – it’s partly because I have…