Autumnal Spicy Beetroot and Pumpkin Soup
This is a perfect recipe for Autumn and tastes amazing! It was adapted into a soup and veganised from a recipe for Oxtail Stew with Pumpkin and Cinnamon from Yotam Ottolenghi’s “The Cookbook”. olive oil 1 pumpkin 4 beetroots 1 … Continue reading
Recipe Competition – Julie – Chick Pea & Sweet Potato Curry
Fry onions and garlic in a little oil Add green pepper (sliced) and small chunks of sweet potato Add cumin seeds, fresh coriander, chilli, ginger (generous amounts, fresh if possible) Add stock (veg of course!) and black onion seeds if … Continue reading
Recipe Competition – Kate Eldridge – Peanut Satay
100g peanut butter 1 teaspoon brown sugar 2 teaspoons of soy sauce 1 teaspoon vinegar pinch of crushed chillis Serve with rice and stir fried veg (optional) – add cashew nuts – add chicken style quorn- add chick style nuggets … Continue reading
Recipe Competition – Anonymous – Levenshulme Paella
1 Fry up the veg: onion, garlic, peppers, beans 2 Add rice and some spices -paprika, turmeric 3 Add a (very) generous slug of sherry 4 Add vegetable stock 5 Simmer till all cooked up Enjoy with a glass of … Continue reading
Recipe Competition – David Hughes – Stuffed Pepper with Mixed Veg and Rice
Boil the rice and mix veg, then take off top of pepper and remove seeds. Fill pepper and bake for 30 mins, gas mark 5
Recipe Competition – Michelle Cooper – Butternut Squash and Spinach Risotto
Brown onions, garlic and chilli flakes until soft, add 1L stock and half a butternut squash; cover for 15 minutes. Remove everything from pan and add risotto rice, cook for a minute and then add the squash etc. back to … Continue reading
Recipe Competition – Jane – Veggie Chilli
Ingredients 2 cans of kidney beans 4 cans of chopped tomatoes 2 onion chopped 2 cloves of garlic chopped 2 peppers chopped 2 carrots chopped 1 chilli chopped 1 veg stock cube Method: Fry onion and garlic together Transfer to … Continue reading
THE WINNER! Recipe Competition – Libiya Mircheva – Pumpkin (or squash) as Pudding
Chop the body into even sizes (leaving the skin on), scoop out the seedsLayer the chunks upside down (skin upwards) in a cookng pot, add a little water (3″) or place them on a rack so they steam up. Remove … Continue reading
Recipe Competition – Steve Cunio – 10 min Mex Veg Rice Noodle Stir Fry
Fry veg/steam veg – corn, kidney beans, onion and green beans- Boil water and soak noodles- Add noodles, veg and a dash of the secret ingredient (freetrade brown demerera sugar) to the frying pan- Mix together and serve
Recipe Competition – John Broderick's Monday Margerita, to share
4x limes if large, more if small 100ml Triple Sec 200ml Tequila Lots of crushed ice Soda water, a dash to taste Blend it all together or mix in a shaker, with gusto Wear your special hat!
Recipe Competition – Debbie Ellen – (Vegan) Spicy Pumpkin Soup
1 small pumpkin peeled and cubed 3 carrots diced 1 small onion 2 tbsp oil 1tsp cumin seeds 1.5 tsp mustard seeds 0.5 tsp tumeric 0.5 tsp cinnamon Toast whole spices until the mustard seeds pop. Fry onion in oil … Continue reading
Recipe Competition – Catherine Lindley – Basmati rice with raisins, saffron and grated orange rind. Mung dal and sauteed mixed vegetables.
A tbsp of sunflower oil, warmed. Add cumin, coriander, turmeric powder to warmed oil, followed immediately by chopped ginger root. Begin to add chopped vegetables – (onion, garlic if you can handle them), zucchini (courgettes), celery, grated carrot, toss and … Continue reading