This organic slow cooker veg and lentil curry is seriously quick and easy to prepare. I used whatever veg I had left over - it all works! I'm loving my slow cooker at the moment as I usually have 10 minutes in the morning to pop everything in, and then leave it to cook for a minimum of 8 hours so I can eat it whenever I'm home from work, which can often be quite late.
Happy Organic September!!! I apologise for the lack of recipe last week, we drove to Heathrow to take my Dad to the Airport and also fitted in a Thorpe Park visit! This organic baked plait can be made with organic beef mince (we love Daylesford or Ocado own brand) or organic vegan soya mince such as Clearspring. I made this for my Dad as he loves his pastry when he visits the UK from the Caribbean.
This sweet and sour veg recipe is a fast version with a few easy tweaks built in. You can use most veg (with the exception of veg like potatoes) and create a whole Pride in Hull rainbow of colours with your dish. I like to serve it on its own or with plain steamed rice. The most time you will take is chopping the veg up! If you own a wok, you can also get wokking with this one.
Malaysia is one of our favourite countries! We got married there and have since been back several times, in fact, it's our most visited country in South East Asia. This curry is a variation on the type you normally get in Muslim restaurants and street vendors. I've modified it to suit our store cupboard and shopping order that week, and added a few of my own tweaks. Malay curries are traditionally quite dark in colour, and this one is no exception. It's incredibly fragrant and healthy.
TWS Organic Kitchen is back from our holidays! This organic chickpea curry is my own recipe and is very mild and creamy. It's a store cupboard special, combined with whatever veg you have to hand. You can add extra chilli (fresh, powdered, flakes etc) if you like it spicier. It's also naturally vegan. I think this works whatever the weather.
This polish style potato salad reminds me of the little pots you can buy from our local Polski Sklep in Hull or during our travels to Karakow and Gdansk. It's a real treat and so nice to assemble your own. The carrots are certainly unusual where our English version is concerned; they do, however, add a sweetness, and also a slight crunch if you don't overcook them.
This side dish is often popular at Christmas, however, it’s delicious any time red cabbage is in season in my view! The Ocado red cabbages from Lincolnshire were still readily available at the time of writing, and I fancied some sweet and tart red cabbage to go with some sausages and other veg. I didn’t want any aromatic spices on it, as I didn’t want it to overpower the sausages, so I left it plain and used balsamic vinegar to add to the tart and sweet element. This recipe can also be done on a stovetop rather than oven baked - just have a lid on and cook at a medium heat for about 45 mins -checking regularly and adding water if necessary.
It’s Shrove Tuesday, and I couldn’t resist creating a pancake recipe that I know I will love. I’ve always been a fan of lemon curd, and would prefer lemon curd tarts to the strawberry jam ones when I was a child. Lemon curd is surprisingly easy to make, too, plus this is organic…. So I thought I’d blend fresh lemon curd with an oven baked slightly lemony pancake, and see what the result was! I also wanted to re-heat these later on, and chill the curd, so this was a perfect get-ahead recipe that I made in-between sessions.
