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Organic Rustic Loaf

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Organic Rustic Loaf

This organic bread recipe is quick and simple. It's rustic, fairly heavy and dense, on purpose, and goes extremely well with one of my soup recipes on the website blog, or toasted for boiled egg soldiers. It also freezes well and you can toast the frozen slices before spreading with organic butter. I love this brown flour from Marriages, it's a bit lighter than full wholemeal and to be honest, was all I had in the cupboard at the time. You can use any flour, particularly if you have some that is nearing its best before date! It doesn't have to be strong bread flour with this kind of loaf.

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Malaysian Curry

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Malaysian Curry

Malaysia is one of our favourite countries! We got married there and have since been back several times, in fact, it's our most visited country in South East Asia. This curry is a variation on the type you normally get in Muslim restaurants and street vendors. I've modified it to suit our store cupboard and shopping order that week, and added a few of my own tweaks. Malay curries are traditionally quite dark in colour, and this one is no exception. It's incredibly fragrant and healthy.

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Organic Chickpea Curry

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Organic Chickpea Curry

TWS Organic Kitchen is back from our holidays! This organic chickpea curry is my own recipe and is very mild and creamy. It's a store cupboard special, combined with whatever veg you have to hand. You can add extra chilli (fresh, powdered, flakes etc) if you like it spicier. It's also naturally vegan. I think this works whatever the weather. 

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Polish Style Potato Salad

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Polish Style Potato Salad

This polish style potato salad reminds me of the little pots you can buy from our local Polski Sklep in Hull or during our travels to Karakow and Gdansk. It's a real treat and so nice to assemble your own. The carrots are certainly unusual where our English version is concerned; they do, however, add a sweetness, and also a slight crunch if you don't overcook them.

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Steve's Favourite Pickled Cabbage!

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Steve's Favourite Pickled Cabbage!

This pickled cabbage is a real favourite in our house. It's very easy to make and you can tweak the flavours as you go. Don't be put off by the look of it at first, the brown coloured pickling juice turns to a vibrant purple after a couple of days, and looks stunning when you serve it. It's also fairly raw, and stays crunchy but palatable.

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Organic Seasonal Leek and Potato Soup!

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Organic Seasonal Leek and Potato Soup!

This organic leek and potato soup is a real seasonal winner. The leeks are something special (it wouldn't be the same using onion), and the addition of the butter gives it a creamy texture without the cream. These M&S Organic leeks from Ocado are delicious and don't need a lot of washing. I add turmeric for colour, health and flavour.

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Organic Vegetarian Samosas - Cornish Pasty Style!

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Organic Vegetarian Samosas - Cornish Pasty Style!

These organic vegetarian samosas are done in the style of a Cornish Pasty! You can squeeze lots of filling in them due to the shape, and this was kind of an accident, as I originally tried the traditional samosa style, but the shape of my cutter meant they ended up too small for my liking with too much pastry and not enough veggies!

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Organic Red Cabbage with Apple

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Organic Red Cabbage with Apple

This side dish is often popular at Christmas, however, it’s delicious any time red cabbage is in season in my view! The Ocado red cabbages from Lincolnshire were still readily available at the time of writing, and I fancied some sweet and tart red cabbage to go with some sausages and other veg. I didn’t want any aromatic spices on it, as I didn’t want it to overpower the sausages, so I left it plain and used balsamic vinegar to add to the tart and sweet element. This recipe can also be done on a stovetop rather than oven baked - just have a lid on and cook at a medium heat for about 45 mins -checking regularly and adding water if necessary.

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Organic Roasted Butternut Squash Soup!

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Organic Roasted Butternut Squash Soup!

This soup is a regular favourite in our house. It looks amazing and is packed with nutrition. Roasting the squash first means that you don't have to peel it, and it also adds something amazing to the flavour. If you don't have a sweet potato, you can use carrot or a white potato. I sometimes roast the sweet potato the night before to save time the next day if I'm making this on a Monday morning before sessions.

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Organic Roasted Cream of Tomato Soup

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Organic Roasted Cream of Tomato Soup

This organic roasted cream of tomato soup is a perfect antidote to the rain I see outside today as I create this recipe. I saw some lovely plump organic vine tomatoes in Tesco and thought they would work perfectly with my basil plant in addition to some left over Yeo Valley cream, and a little tin of Tarantella tomato puree. The result was delicious!

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Organic Oven Baked Zingy Pancakes with Lemon Curd!

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Organic Oven Baked Zingy Pancakes with Lemon Curd!

It’s Shrove Tuesday, and I couldn’t resist creating a pancake recipe that I know I will love. I’ve always been a fan of lemon curd, and would prefer lemon curd tarts to the strawberry jam ones when I was a child. Lemon curd is surprisingly easy to make, too, plus this is organic…. So I thought I’d blend fresh lemon curd with an oven baked slightly lemony pancake, and see what the result was! I also wanted to re-heat these later on, and chill the curd, so this was a perfect get-ahead recipe that I made in-between sessions.

Organic Sprouted Mung Beans

Organic Sprouted Mung Beans

Enjoy watching nature do its thing with these amazing sprouted mung beans. Super easy to grow, they are highly nutritious and easily digestible.  They work wonderfully in a salad, and also stir fry recipes.  I always struggle to find organic bean sprouts easily in the shops etc, so I decided to sprout my own, and here is the result!