Spiced pumpkin beetroot muffins
There has been more than one time (such as the pumpkin broccoli soup) when a recipe has come out of trying to think what to do with the things I have in the house (and often need to use up). In fact...
View ArticleBeetroot and pear pancakes aka pink pancakes
Ok, so these beetroot and pear pancakes are more purple than pink, but there are times when you don’t correct a toddler, and when they are getting excited about breakfast, I would say that’s one of...
View ArticleRoot vegetable and lentil soup with cayenne-toasted pumpkin seeds
First of all, before I forget, Happy New Year! I hope 2015 is a good one for you, and filled with lots of tasty food too. What better way to start than with a delicious soup? It will probably come as...
View ArticleChocolate beetroot brownie bites (GF, DF)
These chocolate beetroot brownies are thoroughly delicious. They are soft and sweet, slightly cakey rather than gooey but lovely and moist and so moreish you’ll be coming back for more. And given the...
View ArticleApple beetroot and ginger juice (aka go away cold juice)
I’ve mentioned occasionally in the last couple weeks that I haven’t been all that well and that might be partly why the Valentine’s breakfast frittata didn’t go quite as I expected. Well, I seem to...
View ArticleBeetroot and blood orange salad
Of course, I made this on a warmer day recently which made me think ‘hooray, it’s finally starting to feel a bit warmer and sunnier, and dare I say spring-like’ and since then it’s got colder again and...
View ArticleBeet and black bean burger (V, GF)
So tomorrow is 4th July (I know, my pregnant-fuzz brain can still read a calendar!) and I know for many that means cookouts, red, white and blue anything (what about this yummy dessert?) and watching...
View ArticleBanana and chocolate chip muffins (GF) #SundaySupper
Now I don’t want to make a claim like a certain beer, but these banana and chocolate chip muffins surely have to be up there in healthiness stakes – they are sweetened purely with fruit, have lots of...
View ArticleGolden beet, green bean and new potato salad
Potato salad is another of those things I was never that into, like coleslaw – often there was way too much mayo for my liking – until I started playing around with a bit. When I got some lovely...
View ArticleRoast butternut squash, avocado and quinoa salad
There are some days when I look in the fridge and cupboards as I am trying to decide what to have for lunch and feel a bit uninspired. Then there are others whee it all seems to come together perfectly...
View ArticleBorscht (Russian beetroot and other vegetable soup)
Many years ago, more than I like to think about now, I spent a semester in Russia as part of my degree. I had already been to Russia a few years before as part of a community service project which is...
View ArticleBeetroot tarte tatin
I know they might not be the most popular vegetables for many people, but I do really like beetroot these days (I admit, before I got it in my vegetable box I would rarely choose to buy it) – it’s both...
View ArticleWinter beet salad with goat’s cheese dressing
I don’t know about you, but I am starting to feel the effects of having a lot of cookies in the house at the moment, and it’s only early December. It can be all too tempting, particularly in the...
View ArticleBeet, blue cheese and bacon pizza #SundaySupper
Last month, after thinking I was doing well posting a pancake recipe on pancake day, I was having a nosey on instagram and saw it was also pizza day. While there was a bit of me sad I’d missed a trick...
View ArticleTricolor dessert trio – blackberry panna cotta, beetroot halwa and lemon...
You have hopefully seen my previous post about the Food Wine Conference that is coming up soon that I’m looking forward to going to, not just to eat some fantastic food but to pick up some tips to help...
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