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MAINS Recipes

Roasted cauliflower tart with walnut crust and creamy lemon filling

POSTED ON April 24, 2013

Posted in Mains

Roasted cauliflower tart with walnut crust and creamy lemon filling

A couple of weeks ago I was asked to contribute a cauliflower recipe for the Guardian‘s Life and Style section.

This is what I made. It was part of the 10 best cauliflower recipes, you can see more recipes here.

I love roasting large trays of cauliflower florets until deeply golden and crisp. They make a great snack eaten on [...] continue reading ->

White bean vegetable stew

POSTED ON March 29, 2013

Posted in Gluten free, Mains

White bean vegetable stew

On the days when I either don’t know what I want to cook, have no idea what is left or needs to be used in the vegetable drawer in the fridge, or have no desire to venture to the shop, I plan on cooking a bean soup or a stew like this one. It’s the [...] continue reading ->

Fresh tomato + basil brown fettuccini (Gluten free)

POSTED ON August 17, 2012

Posted in Gluten free, Mains

Fresh tomato + basil brown fettuccini (Gluten free)

Many years ago, a simple bowl of spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce was on the cover of Gourmet magazine and the beautifully photographed image has stuck with me ever since. Strangely, I don’t think I ever actually made it, although I have considered it every summer.

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Herbed French lentil cakes with yogurt mint sauce

POSTED ON May 29, 2012

Posted in Gluten free, Mains

Herbed French lentil cakes with yogurt mint sauce

A good vegetarian burger recipe has always been high on my recipe “to-do” list and a delicious lunch at ABC Kitchen last week inspired me to develop a new variation. Lately I have been experimenting with making lentil cakes (or burgers) using beets, French lentils and quinoa topped with tzatziki (Greek cucumber yogurt sauce with [...] continue reading ->

Polenta with ramps and peas

POSTED ON April 4, 2012

Posted in Gluten free, Grains, Mains

Polenta with ramps and peas

The arresting yellow color and aroma of open daffodils beside me, the blinding white blossom outside, slowly giving way to green leaves and the fresh cool breeze entering through the just open window, is a delightful reminder of what’s to come. Since it’s still chilly out a comforting bowl of warm polenta topped with the [...] continue reading ->

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