Tuesday 13 August 2013

Stir-fry no.753

Fried shittake mushrooms in soy sauce with mango, bean-sprouts, pak choi and one or two other things.

Rice milk toffee

Bring pure rice milk to the boil to caramelise it into a very pleasing toffee.

Sweet potato crisps

Thinly sliced sweet potatoes with hot rapeseed oil, roasted nicely with some garlic and Dukkah seasoning.

Salad no.765

Smoked tofu, carrot, green leaf, strawberry and avocado salad, with lemongrass, chilli and mango dressing.

Soup no.546

Pea soup made with coconut milk and balsamic vinegar (a sweet, viscous one) - also shallot, garlic, vegetable stock-cube and water.

Desert no.765

Chopped banana, apricot and homemade blueberry jam.

Mixed salad no.576

Mixed leaves (rocket, watercress, spinach), baby sweetcorn, apple, red pepper, marinated tofu, sunflower seed, hemp seed and dressing.

Smoothie no.546

Mango, fig, banana and peach smoothie with rice milk. 

Smoothie no.345

Banana, avocado, date syrup and rice milk smoothie.

Mixed salad no.32

Avocado, pak choi, orange pepper, yellow tomato, pine nuts, soy sauce-fried shitake mushrooms....finished off with a bit of olive oil and a touch more soy sauce.

Red rice dish

Camargue red rice with garlic, mini yellow courgette and cherry tomatoes along with garlic South Indian Pachadi (made by Manjira - with garlic, coconut, sunflower oil, coriander, coconut milk, chillies, lemon juice, salt and spices)

Pine-mint smoothie

 Pineapple and wild mint smoothie

Yamash

Mashed yam with coconut oil, sea salt, pepper, chopped raw celery and fresh basil. 

Random salad

Raw pak choi leaves, raw chopped broccoli, walnut pieces, pickled mustard leaf, caraway seeds, rapeseed oil and balsamic vinegar.

So-pom drink

Sorrell and pomegranate hot drink with coconut sugar.

Fried potatoes and relish

Sliced potatoes, boiled and then fried in a mix of coconut and olive oil, with garlic, sage, salt and pepper. Served with homemade ketchup of tomato passata, balsamic vinegar and coconut sugar. 

Soups

Combination of spinach, celery, onion, garlic, vegetable stock cube, pickled mustard leaf, soy sauce, salt/pepper and coriander. 

Combination of sweet potato, red pepper, spinach, stock cube, onion, garlic, star anise, caraway seeds, curry powder, paprika and mix of hemp milk & water. 

Both were mixed and cooked but not blended for a chunky broth.

Wednesday 7 August 2013

Summer sea-son salad

Grate medium-sized courgette
Squeeze juice of half a lemon
Crush two cloves of garlic
Olive oil
Vinegar from pickled onions
A dozen or so capers
Pine nuts
Some raw samphire
Shredded water-cress
Thinly chopped dried mango
Some cut-up tofu
Salt and pepper