What can’t you do with kohlrabi? Pickled, roast, raw, pureed… kohlrabi is an incredibly versatile vegetable! It adds a really lovely texture to dishes even when roasted, akin to a roast radish. A bit peppery, soft yet still crisp, it also makes a great addition to soups and stews. One day 2 of leftovers (I…
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Pickled Kohlrabi with Garlic and Chilli
What is this thing? When I first saw a head of kohlrabi I really didn’t know what to make of it. Was it a potato? A turnip? A radish? I have since discovered that its name means cabbage turnip, and that feels pretty spot on for this brassica. It has a mild sweet flavour with…
Winter Stew
Seasonal Stew While I’m happy to eat stew year round, there’s something about a piping hot bowl of stew that brings a unique comfort to chilly, rainy autumn and winter nights. I’m not too precious or traditional about what veg goes into my stews, and I’ve recently starting adding swede which is a welcome sweet…
Gising-Gising – Coconut Milk Stewed Pork
Recipe from there, ingredients from here (mostly) This dish maximises the ratio of effort to payoff, which is the most important thing for me in the kitchen right now. Spicy, umami, salty and a touch sour, it hits all the notes that send my brain into comfort mode – and I think we can all…
Coconut Curry Lentils
Seasonal Dinners There is nothing more satisfying than tucking into a big bowl of spiced creamy lentils for dinner on rainy Autumn nights. Lentil soup often gets the spotlight when it comes to this versatile pulse, but there are so many other wonderful dishes where split red lentils can shine! This recipe is my favourite…
Chard Thoran Recipe
Eating seasonal veg is really important to us Locavore folks as it means we get the tastiest most sustainable produce. However, it doesnt mean we have to eat the same things all the time. There’s no reason we can’t pair great Scottish produce with flavours & cooking techniques from anywhere. This is one of my…