Chargrilled Plum and Rocket Salad with Orange-Mint-Basil Vinaigrette
I’m up to my ears in plums this week. I came across a few 19p punnets in the Co-op near my house and I couldn’t resist. We had a plum tree in… Read More
Roasted Beetroot and Celeriac Soup with Dill
It was my flatmate that requested beetroot and celeriac from the veg shop this week, which means that I can’t take credit for this flavour combination at all. This dish was very… Read More
Warm Barley Salad with Harissa and Mint
After Christmas and New Year, everything is drained; our immune systems, our cupboards, our wallets. We need rejuvenation, and after the decadence of our eating and drinking over the holiday period, we… Read More
Orzo with Harissa and Aubergine
I’m not a huge pasta fan. I didn’t grow up eating it, and like pizza, I didn’t really enjoy it properly until I was at university or after. Though I never had… Read More
Spicy Rice-Stuffed Aubergine
My often tumultuous relationship with aubergine (eggplant) has been well documented on this site. I go through periods of hating them, then loving them, then not being bothered with the potential rubberiness… Read More
Cherry Pie Smoothie Bowl
Cherry pie is one of those things that you only really get into once you’ve been to America, I think – America, or Henderson’s in Edinburgh, where they always have a vegan… Read More
Vegan Yaki Onigiri: Fried Breakfast Rice Patties
I’ve just got back from spending a long weekend in Amsterdam and Paris catching up with old friends from far-flung places, going to galleries, drinking coffee, eating food, taking photos and reading… Read More
Ginger-Stewed Pears
We had spring here in Edinburgh; it was last week, and it lasted about 4 days. It was 18 degrees and TWICE I left the house without a jacket. I know; halcyon… Read More
Broccoli and Red Kale Miso-Tahini Soup
It’s turning warm (well, not cold) in Edinburgh and so my need for lighter meals has begun; eating your own bodyweight in Lentil Shepherd’s Pie is less fun when it’s sunny outside.… Read More
Roasted Squash, Roasted Carrot and Red Lentil Soup
Spring is finally springing here in Edinburgh. The flowers are poking their heads out of the ground, beer gardens are starting to think about maybe possibly just one day opening, and you… Read More
