BACK TO MY ROOTS!

 

 

 
A little cheeky putting this on the blog as not using any veg from the garden but did use the spiraliser again to make a parsnip and coconut cake for lunchtime visitors - so it just about counts!   This recipe hails from the Kitchen Garden magazine  - so lucky to have been given a subscription for my birthday -  as you've probably already guessed I have an insatiable appetite for reading about cooking and growing!  (Also needed to use up the parsnips after I bought a bag to make soup!)  Topped with cream cheese and coconut frosting, which adds a little tartness,  this tea time treat can cheer up a dull day:)

For a savoury slant try some spicy sweet potato curls from the book Spiralise This by Denise Smart - a great accompaniment to some fresh tuna -  the clashing flavours of  smoked paprika and mixed herbs make them incredibly moreish!

 

http://www.kitchengarden.co.uk/-Parsnip--Coconut-Cake-4212FXB 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



BRRR (CHILLI!)

Hunkering down against the icy winter wind chill the time seems right to use one of the remaining chillis tucked away in the fridge to liven up a soup of wholesome fortifying roots.

I turned to a Covent Garden recipe but had to give it a few tweaks - it needed twice the quantity of water at least and I added a couple of vegetable stock cubes as I confess it was a little two sweet for me - and just an extra dash of chilli powder.  The recipe also uses a leek which isn't mentioned on the internet.

Hopefully this vibrant selection of vegetables makes up for all the over indulgence over Christmas!

 

http://newcoventgardensoup.com/recipes-grouping/root-vegetable-medley/