Still skint after Christmas and a never ending January? I know the feeling. This, however, is cheap, filling and nutritious. And has used up stuff from the bottom of the fridge.
Kitchen Fairies
Monday 5 February 2024
Dhal and rice
Sunday 4 February 2024
Cabbage spaghetti
Got home from a weekend away and looked into the fridge - sighed ... and looked around again.
OK - half a cabbage, frozen sliced ham from Christmas, a drop of elmlea left from last week, the end of the parmesan ... and some frozen peas ... voila! Cabbage carbonara.
It was surprisingly tasty - and cheap ... needs a good grind of black pepper to give it some zing.
Onion
Garlic
Saturday 13 January 2024
Mackerel paella
Tasty and cheap, a portion of oily fish and 5 veggies - what's not to like? I haven't calculated exact figures, but I think this is about £1 a portion for 2.
Tuesday 12 December 2023
Mac and cheese etc
Sunday 5 November 2023
Butternut squash, mushroom, onion and mozzarella tarte tatin, tiny roast potatoes and steamed vegetables.
I'm trying to use the autumnal vegetables, and not just make soups and stews (not that there is anything wrong with that), so a savoury tarte tatin with Sunday dinner veggies. It was delicious.
Olive oil
Friday 3 November 2023
Root vegetable and butter bean hot pot
Saturday 14 October 2023
Mushroom and kale stroganoff
All the seasonal vegetables are flooding the shelves and veg boxes now - so I combined mushrooms and kale and came up with this lovely autumnal stroganoff.
Monday 28 August 2023
Tofu veg stir fry
The veg dodger is away this week - so the veggie and I are indulging in veggie fare. Infact, we are going towards entirely plant based - though reserving the right to go off piste if we fancy.
This veggie stir fry was chock full of veggies and tofu, with soba noodles.
Sunday 27 August 2023
Vegan moussaka
I have got a glut of aubergine from the veg box - and I don't really like aubergine - so they have to be enhanced!
This was delicious, though the photo is a bit scruffy. There are four layers - a spiced lentil ragu, griddled aubergine slices, a white sauce and potatoes - possibly not an authentic moussaka, but my take on it today.
It is jam packed full of vegetables - use what you have.
Ragu sauce
Tuesday 16 May 2023
Quick mushroom and pepper stroganoff
Quick, tasty and economical. It can be made vegan by using Elmlea plant based (or other plant based cream), but I used elmlea double cream, which cuts down on the dairy, rather than cutting it out altogether.