Blue Cheese Dressing Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: A tangy, all-natural blue cheese dressing with crunchy shallot and balsamic vinegar. Great for piling onto bitter Belgian endive or sweet pear for a healthy appetizer. Ingredients shallot sherry vinegar balsamic vinegar (I used cider balsamic) salt pepper olive oil blue cheese (I used Stilton)…
Brown Rice Risotto with Blue Cheese
Brown Rice Risotto with Blue Cheese Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: A whole grain risotto (no stir!) made with brown risotto rice & seasoned with oozy blue cheese & garlic chives. Ingredients water vegetable stock paste miso paste olive oil onion garlic brown risotto rice drinkable, dry white wine fresh lemon juice vegetarian…
Mushroom Wellington with Spinach
Mushroom Wellington with Spinach Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: Fantastic vegetarian (or vegan) Christmas entree! Garlic mushrooms, wilted spinach & melty Stilton (optional), all wrapped in homemade spelt pastry. Ingredients 250g whole grain spelt flour 1 teaspoon sea salt 90g avocado flesh (about 1 medium), mashed 90g very hot water 1 tablespoon ground…
Spelt Pie with Veggies
Spelt Pie with Veggies Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: Spelt-avocado filo pastry pie! Stuffed with homemade ricotta, cavolo nero, olives & mushrooms. Super healthy nom! Ingredients 1 litre whole milk (or goat milk) 1 1/2 teaspoon salt 30-45g lemon or lime juice (about 1 juicy fruit) 250g whole grain spelt flour 90g avocado…
Fruitcake, Cheese & Beer
Fruitcake, Cheese & Beer Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: A Yorkshire match made in heaven! Fabulous, traditional British cheese pairing – great for dessert or on a cheese board. Ingredients fruitcake (recipe supplied) British ale/beer cheese (Stilton or Wendsleydale) Instructions View the full recipe at Ramsons & Bramble →
The Ultimate Veggie Burger!
The Ultimate Veggie Burger! Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: Marinated portobello mushrooms & aubergine steaks topped with smoked halloumi and chipotle yoghurt. Ingredients juice & zest of half a lemon 2 teaspoons apple balsamic vinegar 4 cloves garlic, crushed 5 tablespoons olive oil large pinch hot chilli flakes 2 teaspoons soy sauce lots…
Grated Potato Casserole
Grated Potato Casserole Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: Creamy, grated potato casserole – strands of silky, tender potato in garlicky cream sauce with a Parmesan-black pepper crust. Ingredients 500g waxy potatoes (no need to peel) 2 garlic cloves a glug of drinkable white wine 1 heaped teaspoon vegetable stock paste 200ml water 150ml…
Personalised Party Pie
Personalised Party Pie Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: How to make a personalised celebration pie – for that special savoury-toothed person in your life. Includes vegetarian filling suggestions. Ingredients pie filling of your choice (suggestions offered) 500g flour 310g butter, chopped into 1cm cubes & lightly frozen 1 tsp salt 4 pinches sugar…
Spicy Dal Curry & Poached Eggs
Spicy Dal Curry & Poached Eggs Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: Lentil curry with Indian spices, caramelised garlic and chilli, topped with a poached egg. Ingredients 2 cups dried chana dal, soaked for at least an hour 4″ length of ginger, peeled & chopped into 4 pieces 1 tablespoon dried turmeric 5-10 dried…
Smoked Jalapeno Poppers
Smoked Jalapeno Poppers Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: Healthy, baked jalapeno poppers stuffed with smoked feta and chipotle chilli. Ingredients 20-30 fresh jalapeños, depending on size 100g cream cheese 50g smoked feta 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 whole chipotle en adobo 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice freshly ground black pepper, to taste 2…
Scalloped Polenta with Mushrooms
Scalloped Polenta with Mushrooms Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: Scalloped Polenta with Mushrooms – Rounds of firm polenta, baked with wild mushrooms in a garlicky crème fraîche sauce. A perfect autumn warmer! Ingredients 150g stone-ground polenta 1 lightly heaped tablespoon vegetable stock paste 600g water 400g St. George’s mushrooms (or other mushrooms) 5…
Spicy, Fruity, Habanero Chilli Oil
Spicy, Fruity, Habanero Chilli Oil Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: Fresh habanero chillies, gently heated and steeped in cold-pressed rapeseed oil. Very spicy, very fruity – excellent on anything! Ingredients 70g fresh habanero chillies, sliced in half 500ml cold-pressed rapeseed oil 1 teaspoon smoked hot paprika salt, to taste Instructions View the full…