Recipe based on one from Olive Magazine, with immune system-boosting spices. Ingredients 1 large white onion, diced 2 green apples, peeled and chopped ½ tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground ginger ¼ tsp chilli powder 1 ½ tsp fine sea salt 2 kg butternut squash, peeled, de-seeded and… Read More »Spiced Squash Soup
Recipe from BBC Good Food Ingredients 1 tbsp sunflower (or melted coconut) oil 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp mixed spice 400g mixed nuts, try almonds, Brazil nuts and cashews 2 tbsp honey Method Heat oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1. Mix the oil with the spices, then stir… Read More »Sweet and Spicy Nuts
Based on an Ottolenghi recipe Ingredients 100g cashew nuts 100g macadamia nuts 120g pecan nuts 60g whole almonds (skin on) 80g pumpkin seeds 1 tbsp sunflower seeds 3 tbsp oil 2 tbsp honey 1 tsp fine salt 2 sprigs rosemary, leaves picked (or 1 tsp dried rosemary) 2 tsp… Read More »Savoury(ish!) Spicy Nuts
Recipe based on one from Better Homes and Gardens. Ideal for a buffet or an accompaniment to Boxing Day left-overs! Ingredients 4 medium leeks – washed and trimmed of the root and tough green leaves, then split down the middle lengthwise. Cut into 6-8 cm lengths. 2 tomatoes, chopped… Read More »Leeks with Tomatoes and Olive Oil
Recipe from Christmas Farm. This would be a really tasty and substantial lunch if served with cheese scones. Ingredients 75g butter 500g onions finely chopped 1 clove garlic crushed 40g plain flour 600ml stock (Chicken or vegetable) 600ml milk 2-3tsp lemon juice 1 pinch ground allspice 1 bay leaf… Read More »Thick Onion Soup
This is not so much a recipe as a simple remedy or ingredient. At the first sign of a cold or flu infection, eat a garlic clove three times a day until the infection subsides. The garlic can also be used in recipes – marinades and salad dressings… Read More »Garlic Fermented in Honey
A vegan version of this curried turkey soup, adapted by Penny Wenham Ingredients 2 tablespoons butter alternative or oil – at True Food we sell Naturli Organic Block, which tastes very buttery and contains no palm oil, as well as several suitable oils 1 large onion, chopped 2… Read More »Curried ‘no turkey’ soup
Adapted by Penny Wenham from a recipe by Diana Earnshaw As Diana says in her original recipe, “If you have some leftover cooked potatoes you can add them before pureeing. If you don’t have 300g of cooked potato, just use what you have and make up the weight… Read More »Homity Soup – vegan
Adapted by Penny Wenham from a recipe by Diana Earnshaw As Diana says, “The baked beans are needed for this recipe, but feel free to use other canned beans in place of the kidney and butter beans”. In Diana’s original recipe she uses bacon slices, cheddar and parmesan… Read More »Mixed bean rarebit – vegan
Recipe based on one from All Recipes. See the ingredients for a simple swap to make this recipe vegan. Ingredients 2 tbsp oil 2 cloves garlic, finely sliced 1 onion, chopped 1 yellow or red pepper, diced 1 medium butternut squash, in 1cm dice 2 teaspoons chilli powder… Read More »Mixed Bean and Butternut Chilli
