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Blueberry and Spinach Smoothie

I think this is the longest between posts in the history of this blog. There are a couple of reasons for that, sunshine during the weekends have removed the part of the week when I am most likely to blog. During the week my excuses have been less clear. I have been very very tired since all the heat, sunshine and summeriness began. Falling asleep on the sofa when I would normally be reading other blogs looking for inspiration, going to bed early instead of writing my own. Forgetting to take pictures even when I have been making stuff worth blogging about.

Blueberry and Spinach Smoothie

So for the past few days I have been trying my hardest to get out of this slump, with highly healthy fruit smoothies. Hoping that a boost in vitamins will help sort me out. I can’t say that it has really worked yet – last night a single glass of wine had me comatosed on the sofa for the rest of the evening.
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Pea and Bacon Risotto

Pea and Bacon Risotto

I have been thinking about making a pea risotto for a while, bright white rice studded with vivid green peas. As you can see however it didn’t quite work out as I intended…
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Vegetable Box: Cauliflower, Broccoli and Broad Beans

No crazy new vegetables in here. Nope, just plain everyday vegetables in my box this week, so the challenge is how to make them exciting!

This weeks veggies

This weeks veggies


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Vegetable Box: Kohlrabi, Cabbage and Broccoli

A new week, a new box of vegetables, and a brand new veg to try! This week I received another wonderful batch of organic vegetables including the kohlrabi, which is a turnip-y cabbage-y wonderful raw or cooked vegetable.

Kohlrabi is the turnip looking thing in the middle

Kohlrabi is the turnip looking thing in the middle


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What to do with a Kohlrabi

I am now a huge fan of kohlrabi, and all it took was two recipes, and my first kohlrabi to do it.

Mine was green, although quite often they are purple

Mine was green, although quite often they are purple


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Vegetable Box: Beetroot, Cauliflower and Stir-fry Veg

Last week in my veggie box there was:

Organic Vegetables

Organic Vegetables


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Vegetable Box: Broad Beans, Cabbage and Cucumber

For the past month or so I have been getting a box of organic vegetables delivered from Grow Wild. Last week I received the following:

Organic Vegetable Box June 16th

Organic Vegetable Box June 16th


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What to do with Broad Beans

This week in my Organic Vegetable box I got 14 Broad Bean pods. The suggestion in the box was Crushed Broad Beans and Mint Bruschetta but I opted for Broad Bean and Bacon Risotto instead.

Broad Bean and Bacon Risotto

Broad Bean and Bacon Risotto


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