Journal

By Rose Newburn
March 31, 2021

This weeks recipes reflect the turn into shorter days and cooler temperatures... comfort food abounds, quick and easy to prepare, with loads of flavour and warmth...

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This week's recipes come to you from Wellington - final week of March

By Rose Newburn
March 24, 2021

The photos are up now, and the previews are here...

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Autumn is making itself felt... heading into the fourth week of March!

By Rose Newburn
March 17, 2021

Fresh corn pickle, courgette roll-ups, meat on a stick and more...

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Heading into Week three of Autumn and it feels like it!

By Rose Newburn
March 10, 2021

Corn and chilli pikelets, Italian sausages with lentils; Ethiopian peanut stew, Vegetarian pearl barley salad from the Middle East ... were a bit all over the place this week, and that's how we like it.

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There's corn - let's make the most of it! Week 1 of March

By Rose Newburn
March 03, 2021

Oh dear. Three out of these five recipes include corn. I'm not going to apologise actually, because they're all really good. And when there's fresh corn you make the most of it!

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Is the locally grown corn here yet? We hope so! Week 4 February

By Rose Newburn
February 24, 2021

Bacon is an honorary vegetable isn't it? Bacon and corn chowder, charred sweetcorn slaw, slow cooked beef with papardelle, halloumi and a potato curry... this is a good week to be in on a Locavore Box!

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More tasty things for you to try - recipes for the week starting 20th February

By Rose Newburn
February 17, 2021

This week's inspiration is still coming from Emma Galloway and Zaitoun, the Palestinian cookbook from the library. It will have to go back soon, so I am making the most of it...

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Toasted brown rice, peach and avocado salsa, smashed potatoes... welcome to week 2 of February!

By Rose Newburn
February 10, 2021

So I started with the ingredients I know are around at the moment - peaches, avocados, chard and kale, mushrooms, courgette, tomatoes - and then went from there really.

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More inspiration from the library! Recipes for the 2nd week of February

By Rose Newburn
February 04, 2021

Library recipe books for inspiration, and some great friends to share the results... it's been a good food week!

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Salads, meatloaf twice and soup... what's not to love?

By Rose Newburn
January 27, 2021

Two versions of meatloaf - one with meat and one without - two versions of a Laksa - one with mushrooms, one with fish - and a great emergency meal-in-a-minute-or-two Chickpea and tomato salad. The green olive dressing you will want to make more of, because it's really good and you'll want to put it on other salads...