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I do miss growing my own Black Kale .  It was only when I started growing my own that I learned Black Kale had so many interesting names.  Dinosaur Kale, Palm Tree Kale, Palm Tree Cabbage, Black Cabbage, Cavolo Nero , Tuscan Kale translated Toscana di Nero. I was hoping to sow some more seeds this weekend, but the weather forecast halted our gardening plans once again. I have the sniffles and did not particularly want to be out in the garden being hit left right and centre by the gusty winds that was furiously rattling the greenhouse threatening to damage it further and the drip dripping of rain falling in every direction. So instead, I stayed indoors and pottered about in the kitchen,something I have to admit I have not done much of this week.   I made some Pot Pies with Black Kale that I picked up from the supermarket.  Its actually quite nice to find Black Kale in supermarkets now, a few years back, kale crisps and kale smoothies made it a food trend. ...

Its been a busy month for me with work mostly.   I have to admit I haven't had much energy or enthusiasm for cooking when I got home.  In fact, t wice last  week we have had Chilli and Potato Pierogi, not homemade but from a  packet.  I have mad e pierogi in the past and would love to have a go at making them again. Today though, I got home and had a little energy to cook.  I made a relatively quick Smoky Black Kale and Mushroom Stew.  Many of the ingredients in this were left over from the Black Kale and Chickpeas Pot Pie I made over the weekend.  I think this  Smoky Black Kale and Mushroom Stew i s one of those dishes best enjoyed a day or two later, as it was just okay.  Smoky Black Kale and Mushroom Stew Serves 2 - 3 Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 200grams mushrooms, sliced 2 clove garlic, crushed Sprig of fresh thyme 1/4  teaspoon chipotle flakes 1 x 400grams tinned tomatoes, crushed 100grams black k...

Some of you may remember last month I made a Beetroot Rose Rice Pudding , my husband loudly asserted  You can make that again !  Well I have been looking for a reason to make  a variation of it again and it came with the   Wendy at A Day In The Life on a Farm . The movie chosen this month is  The Martian .   I had not watched it, so we picked it up when we were in Bath, Somerset for the day.  I watched it that evening.   The Martian is about an astronaut  Mark Watney (played by Matt Damon) a Botanist who is accidentally presumed to be dead and is left by his crew on Mars.  When he wakes up, he realises he is all alone and has to survive.  He embarks on a journey, a journey of survival where he attempts to grow potato crops on a land where nothing grows, biding time for his colleagues to come and rescue him.   Here is a trailer to the movie if you have not watched it.   The most obvious food reference was of cour...

April has crept up on me so quickly.  March was really busy for me for some reason its come and gone.  Gosh time does fly when your busy .  We have  6 gorgeous green recipes  to share for #EatYourGreens.  The first Eat Your Greens recipe comes from Gluten Free Alchemist.  Kate brought to the table an Iron Rich Spinach and Parsley Green Houmous .  This gorgeous  green houmous is super simple if you have all the ingredients to hand and is very very versatile - try it spread on crispy bread or simply dip in. The second recipe comes from VNutrition, Mary Ellen  shares with us her vegan version of a classic Irish dish - Colcannon .   This velvety soup is made with potatoes and kale, perfect for St Patrick's Day or any other time of the year.  And guess what the natural creaminess comes from cashew nuts! Laura from Touch Wood joins us with her hearty and nutritious bowl of  Leek Potato and Spinach Soup . ...

Over the weekend, I was going  through my larder, well its not really a larder I pretend it is.  Its just space under the stairs where I store excess things mostly from the kitchen as space in the kitchen comes at a premium, so things like my Kitchenaid Food Processor and Kitchen Aid Artisan Mixer (both Birthday presents from D many years back) live under the stairs.  As I was fumbling about I came across the box that contained loads of homemade jars of preserves, jams and chutneys that I made last year including a Marrow Curd.   I decided to approach the jar of Marrow Curd in the way I would approach Lemon Curd, so this cake is really a Lemon Pistachio cake with the lemon curd substituted with homemade marrow curd. I guess you  can make this Marrow Curd Pistachio Cake with other fancy pants curds like blackberry curd,  strawberry curd ,   clementine curd ,   banana curd   and many others  - experiment, but then make sure you m...

This handsome dark Rutabaga Cinnamon Nutmeg Cake has been a long time coming.  I bookmarked it way back in 2010.  For those of us living in the UK, Rutabaga is known as Swede and it is quite an underrated vegetable and also one that causes much debate Miso Caramel Sauce  which transformed it from a cake to a pudding mimicking the British Sticky Toffee Pudding found on the menu of most traditional pubs. The idea to serve it with miso caramel sauce came from one of my favourite experimental chefs in the UK Stevie Parle who made a  Is it a Swede or a Turnip...   I baked this Swede aka Rutabaga Cake on Good Friday.  The Miso Caramel Sauce  which transformed it from a cake to a pudding mimicking the British Sticky Toffee Pudding found on the menu of most traditional pubs. The idea to serve it with miso caramel sauce came from one of my favourite experimental chefs in the UK Stevie Parle who made a Miso Sticky Tofee Pudding a couple of years back for C...

A long while back a girl called Harry introduced me to Parsnip Fudge. The girl in question is Harry Eastwood.   Harry Eastwood is a British celebrity chef and cookbook author of  Red Velvet and Chocolate Heartache  (2009).  Harry Eastwood is perhaps the first veggie desserts food writer and vegetable cookbook author in the UK; and  I'd even go as far as to say perhaps the first to go beyond carrot and parsnip cake here, pushing the boundaries of hidden vegetables in cakes, desserts and puddings.   Her cakes are super loaded with vegetables with inviting fantastic names like Heartache Chocolate Cake made with whole aubergines.   She  opened up the imagination of chefs, home cooks and food bloggers that now adding vegetables to cakes, desserts and puddings has become a trend.  Some people still see vegetables in cakes and sweet things as unusual when these days its really not.     Anyway, after all this high praise, I go and...

The Welsh leeks season is coming to an end and I thought I'd make the most of it in this big bowl of Green Chile.   This was not your typical chili as the spice flavours were toned down by the sweetness from all the greens including the leeks.  Also the  green from the leeks were a bit muted, but were uplifted by the addition of soya and edamame beans and peas (from the freezer) and a final garnish of fresh chives from the garden plot.  I thought the bowl of Green Chile was going to be mellow from the sweet leeks, so I decided to make a Pineapple and Jalapeno Salsa to go with it.  This uplifted the dish with another dimension of spice and warmth. I will share the recipe for the Pineapple Jalapeno Salsa in the next couple of days.  I am sharing this Bowl of Green Chili with The VegHog  - You still have a day to share your  #EatYourGreens  recipe with the  VegHog .  I am also sharing this recipe with     hosted by Fi...

My first ever experience of a fruit in a salsa was at a deli, the name of the place escapes me - it may not even be there anymore as this was 10 years ago.   Anyway, it was a salsa made with mangoes.  I have bee n making fruit salsas on and off since.  Last year it was Strawberry Salsa and a few year before that it was Papaya Salsa and way before that  Kiwi Salsa .      Today on this bright sunny day, I share you with Pineapple Jalapeno Salsa.   Handsome Whippet and Pineapple Jalapeno Salsa Most salsas are made with fresh tomatoes, but this Pineapple Jalapeno one is not but enhanced further with red onions and my absolute favourite herb, fresh coriander.  This salsa was really lovely and complimented the Green Chile, but of course you can dip your tortilla chips in this chunky refreshing salsa.  On another note, a little while back a fellow blogger asked me about the  images  in the  background  of so...