Month: August 2023

or – ‘Potatoes a Hundred Ways’ – because you can go hundreds of ways from here!    Potatoes Dauphinoise with bacon just out of the oven after one hour Potatoes Boulangere just out of the oven – crisp and still bubbling If you think potatoes are boring – think again! They’re versatile, cheap, filling, nutritious… Continue reading Potatoes Dauphinoise or Boulangere with variations

Roasted winter root vegetables with herb oil – ready to serve.   My first ‘Tunnel to Table’ recipe is a great favourite with all my family and with visitors too. We eat it a lot here because it’s so easy, delicious, ‘more-ish’ and goes with just about everything. Some of you may cook variations of this… Continue reading Roasted Winter Root Vegetables with Garlic, in Rosemary Oil – From Tunnel to Table!

  Easy ‘Make Ahead’ Red Cabbage Pickle Several people asked me for this recipe after seeing the picture in my December veg garden diary – so here it is! It’s incredibly easy to make, can be made days ahead of Christmas so takes a bit of pressure off, and it looks very festive as it’s… Continue reading Two Christmas Red Cabbage Recipes

First – a note about all my recipes     My very technical term  ‘ish’ (!) used when referring to an ingredient weight in any recipe means it’s really not critical to be exact about this. A little bit more is no harm – but less may naturally mean a bit less flavour. It’s whatever… Continue reading December Recipe – Mushroom and Cashew Risotto

I always make this very festive looking, multicoloured salad on St. Stephen’s or ‘Boxing’ Day – It’s one of those well-used family recipes that developed over several years – the idea started off with a carrot and orange salad which I ate at a wedding reception 30 years ago. Over the years since, I’ve gradually added bits and pieces… Continue reading Rainbow Red Cabbage Salad

  This is an utterly delicious and incredibly nutritious soup. It’s also extremely easy, you just can’t go wrong. Watercress is one of the most nutritious plants you can eat. Hippocrates was one of the first to recognise the potential health benefits of it – funny how it’s now being hailed as the latest ‘New Superfood’!  Seems to have taken… Continue reading Nicky’s Watercress and/or Landcress Soup

Warm Salad of Polytunnel Leaves – in a dressing of hazelnut oil, Highbank Orchard Syrup and cider vinegar, served with bacon lardons, apple wedges and toasted hazelnuts. From Tunnel to Table recipes for Autumn Easy to make, full of nutritious antioxidants and healthy phytonutrients to keep winter colds at bay. As usual all the ingredients… Continue reading Roast Red Onion, Red Pepper and Sweet Potato Soup.

      The seasonal vegetables I used from the garden and polytunnel were: Little Gem lettuce and garlic in the dressing – with eggs from our organic hens.  For the salsa I used a mixed selection of tomatoes, and basil – with some nice juicy fresh garlic cloves for rubbing onto the toasted Bruschetta   Both of… Continue reading ‘Incredibly Easy, Best Ever Caesar Salad Dressing’ and ‘Simple Tomato Salsa with Bruschetta’. My two ‘From Tunnel to Table’ recipes for Summer 2019

 Garnished with pomegranate seeds and served with seasonal green side salad or Brussels sprouts  Potato, kale, Two Cheese and Walnut Bake – garnished with pomegranate seeds and surrounded by salad leaves Seasonal vegetables used from the polytunnel are kale, potatoes, red onions and garlic for the main dish, with a side salad of seasonal leaves including… Continue reading Potato, Kale, Two Cheese and Walnut Bake – ‘From Tunnel to Table’ Vegetarian recipe for Christmas.

  1. From this – cubed courgettes, cherry tomatoes and mozzarella 2. To this. Raw cubed ingredients pressed down and drizzled with the Pesto sauce 3. And finally to this. If only you could smell this – piping hot and bubbling with deliciousness. Just out of the oven!   I’ve been trying to think up… Continue reading Courgette, Tomato, Mozzarella and Pesto Gratin – ‘From Tunnel to Table’ recipe for Autumn