Welcome to (mostly) Meatless Monday – a series of cookbook reviews focussing on books that are “vegetable-forward” (if not completely vegetarian) for those of us who are trying to reduce our meat consumption (or at least, eat meat more consciously). You may know Ricardo Larrivée as simply Ricardo. You might know of his magazines, his […]
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(mostly) Meatless Monday: José Andrés’ Vegetables Unleashed
Welcome to Mostly Meatless Monday – a series of cookbook reviews focussing on books that are “vegetable-forward” (if not completely vegetarian) for those of us who are trying to reduce our meat consumption (or at least, eat meat more consciously). You might know Chef José Andrés from his restaurant empire. Or because he was on […]
French Fridays: Ratatouille Tian from In the French kitchen with kids
(image © Kyla Zanardi) You may not know what a tian is, but if you’ve seen the movie Ratatouille, you’ll be familiar with a version of this presentation of vegetables sliced thinly, cooked and served in an elegant stack. The dish you see in the movie was created by Chef Thomas Keller (of The French […]
Les Petits Chefs make Crispy Vegetable Cakes from In the French kitchen with kids
The Petits Chefs are back for the final term of the school year! Typically, the first few weeks of club are a little all over the place as boys are still trying out for teams and don’t know if they’ve made it for a week or two so I never really know who is showing […]
French Fridays: Celery Root Purée from My Paris Kitchen
This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen is a simple one but one to remember in the winter when celeriac (celery root) is often included in my organic delivery box… Basically you cook some celery root and potato in milk until they are very soft (hint: chop the […]
Creamy 7-Vegetable Soup
This is a sponsored post of the best kind: Mama Earth is a company I have using for a number of years so I’m thrilled to be partnering with them over the next couple of months to highlight different aspects of their local/ organic food delivery service. How do you get your five-a-day (or more) […]
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