Seasonal recipes from your store cupboard
Traditional carbonara is an absolutely delicious Italian dish I regularly like to make if I am in a bit of a rush. The addition of eggs gives a lovely creaminess without having to add cream. It turns a simple pasta dish into another level. I have taken the basic idea of the carbonara and just given …
Fishcakes can be a bit dull. Lots of plain mash with very small flakes of a white fish mixed in and rather flavourless with bright orange crispy crust. Crushing new potatoes which have been cooked until soft gives a nice texture to add your fish to. Having a selection of different fish and keeping the pieces quite chunky …
The joy of making your own pesto is that you can use up a lot of storecupboard bits. Basically with some nuts, oil, cheese, herbs and seasoning you can create a tasty pesto for use with many dishes. Peanuts, cashews, walnuts, brazils, almonds – all cheaper than the traditional pine nut recipe but still give …
Three-cornered leek grows wild and is similar to wild garlic which can be found in many woods and verges. It has long, thin, green leaves which if looked at in profile have a very shallow ‘V’ shape. The flowers are very much like a white bluebell with six petals, each with a green stripe, and flowers from …
This recipe is simple and a tasty way to use up apples and pears which are past their best. You can also substitute them with sliced squidgy bananas. The addition of rye flour and yogurt gives a good contrast to the sweet but salty caramel. You can use natural or Greek yogurt. The caramel can …
I love a good soup and especially when it uses all your bits lying in the fridge, and ends up tasty and yummy! We all end up with an odd range of ‘leftovers’ from making previous recipes and do not want to end up filling the food waste bin! Do you often wonder why you …