My usual rule for soup-making at home is to batch-cook and have some to freeze. I make an exception for a small portion of precious organic Jerusalem artichokes when they appear in the box in winter and spring. I will never forget the first time I ate them. I’d been invited to a friend’s mum’s place for Christmas on the …
New favourite potato dish! Devoured twice in one week, three times if you count leftovers for lunch. Recipe by the wonderful Meera Sodha from her book Fresh India. The quantity of spices is a little conservative – it’s safe to dial them up a notch. You can treat this curry as a simple meal, with a plain green vegetable on …
The spotlight this week turns to the organic Spring Greens cabbages getting packed in most of our veg boxes. Here’s a really simple but lovely way to cook and eat them – recipe from Nigel Slater. Make sure everything is prepped and ready before you heat the wok. When I make this dish, I’ll chuck in some finely cut shards …
Vegetable lasagna has been on Clem’s mind lately, and Clem’s wish is my command! Cue some beautiful organic butternut squashes in most boxes this week – et voilà – a garlicky butternut lasagna. And it’s vegan, too. So, if you’re craving the comfort of pasta plus a bit of meditative assembly time in the kitchen, look no further. Recipe from …
On Sunday 22 January, it’s Lunar New Year aka Chinese New Year. It’s Year of the Rabbit! If you’ve ever wanted to make your own dumplings, now is the time. There’s a lot of recipes online, but we’ve gone for one by vegan food blogger Bianca Zapatka. Her veg combo is bang-on seasonally perfect for our boxes: cabbage, leek, mushrooms, …
Continuing our January theme: more delicious Frugal + Vegan action this week! West African peanut stew – aka ‘maafe’ or ‘domoda’, depending on region – is super flavourful and rich. It was first served to me by my friend Kat who trained in West African dance (and is a total natural at it). This version is fully plant based. Recipe …
A very happy 2023 to you all! We’re back from our break and getting busy at HQ taking delivery of lots of lovely winter produce ready for your boxes this week. Our recipe to kick off the new year is going back to basics using box stalwarts carrots, potatoes and onions, plus swede or turnips. A vegan Irish stew, essentially. …
Merry Christmas! Embrace the Welly. I cannot resist pastry in any form – so a wellington or savoury strudel is the classic I go for at Christmas. It satisfies the eye as well as the palate and the tum, and it’s a brilliant vehicle for our organic veg. We’ve picked a vegan welly that’s not overly elaborate, using ready-prepped puff …
Hope the snow is getting you all in the Christmas mood! For our next couple of recipes, I have my eye fixed on the list of beautiful organic veg we plan to offer in our Extra Large Veg Box in Christmas week. Today we’re putting beetroots in the festive spotlight – something they are not accustomed to! This dish of …
If there was ever a dish perfectly pitched for our veg boxes in the late autumn, it’s the Tuscan ribollita. I’ve long been a fan of this thick, rustic, ultra-nutritious soup of beans and veg, so was curious to see Felicity Cloake’s take on it for her regular column in The Guardian. This is a good recipe for batch-cooking too …