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The finished risotto topped with blanched baby veg and a little bit of added chopped parsley – an enticing picture This month I’m going all Italian as summer’s hopefully on the way – and cooking risotto. It uses a lot of the baby vegetables that are ready in the tunnel now and also one or two… Continue reading Risotto Primavera – or Rainbow Risotto – ‘From Tunnel to Table’ recipe for May

                        (using ruby chard and celery from the polytunnel and stored carrots) Delicious, colourful & nutritious – accompanied by lightly cooked chard leaves This month’s recipe is another flexible dish which you can put virtually any veg into – so you can experiment with whatever you… Continue reading Vegetable Pasta Bake – ‘From Tunnel to Table’ Recipe for April

Broccoli, tomato and parsley frittata Watercress, mushroom and bacon frittata This month I’ve made Fritattas – a kind of Italian omelette which you can put virtually anything into. Almost more like a quiche without the pastry – they’re not as fast as a French omelette, as they’re cooked very slowly over a low heat. In all… Continue reading Frittata with anything else you like! – ‘From Tunnel to Table’ recipe for March

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

  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

You’re getting 2 recipes for the price of one this month! Given that it’s coming up to Hallowe’en, I thought it would be appropriate to give you my version of pumpkin soup. Using pumpkins, onions and basil grown in the tunnel with my semi-dehydrated Rosada tomatoes as a pretty garnish.    And with a nod to my… Continue reading Sunshine Soup – ‘From Tunnel to Table’ recipes for October