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Day 33: And I put it in a blue corn taco. It is hard to take a photo of this without it looking vaguely suggestive. Just call me Georgia. Okay, the black bean burger recipe is from Crazy Sexy Kitchen by Kris Carr and it is delicious! It takes a while to make but they […]

Day 28: My friend Caroline sent me this recipe from Food 52, which is based on one by Tal Ronnen. I LOVE it, and it was another great way to use my fingerlings. I was concerned the dressing might be too mustardy but it is delicious; just enough creaminess from the Miso and spike from […]

Day 26: I always forget how much I love quinoa. This is adapted from a Waitrose recipe, using yesterday’s left over slow-roasted beets. Ingredients: Handful of fresh salad greens Handful of leftover Slow-Roasted Beets Handful of leftover Italian Sweet Potatoes 1/2 cup quinoa Pinch of leftover Truffled Parmesan For the Dressing: 2 Tbs lemon juice […]

Day 24:  The pasta sauce is adapted from Raw Food by Elrica Palmcrantz and Irmela Lilja . I added a whole bunch of basil rather than one sprig. I had never thought pesto could ever work without Parmesan cheese, but it totally does. Plus, if I used it on vegetables or some kind of vegetable […]

Day 23: I did not expect to make this today and I was pleasantly surprised by the dressing. It is from Gena Henshaw’s Choosing Raw website. Ingredients: For salad: Handful of baby organic spinach leaves 1 large parsnip, cut into fingers and roasted 1 large carrot, cut into fingers and roasted Handful of dried cranberries […]

Day 22: Yes, this is a vegan dish! Noodles and gravy is what my friends Mary and Jeff would call this dish. They are both Italian-Americans. Me? I would call this pasta with neopolitan sauce, but in America, I’d be wrong. In Italy, and in England, they call the standard tomato sauce Neopolitan and the […]

Day 21: Getting fancy. Everyone in my family loves this dish including my ‘what’s-the-meaning-of-tofu’ husband. I have only ever made pastry with butter – yes, BUTTER – but I was delighted by the flakiness of this pastry. This is from Isa Chandra Moskowitz, courtesy of my friend Nicole.  I added sliced mushrooms – just add […]

Day 19: Okay, so today I braved a full-on raw dish. We have so much beetroot from our Winter CSA, I am trying out all kinds of beet dishes. This one comprises marinaded, sliced beets with a nutpaste (‘cheese’ – it’s nothing like cheese-) filling. There are a few of these recipes around and this […]

Day 15: I wanted something simple and quick to add to leftovers from the previous days. Ingredients: Handful of ready washed, organic baby spinach leaves Handful of organic green beans, lightly steamed 1/2 cup sweet potatoes, cubed 1/2 Tblsp olive oil Vinaigrette: Pinch sea salt 1 Tbls balsamic vinegar 3 Tbls olive oil Toss sweet […]

Day 11 – I love quinoa, and – as we discovered today – so does our baby! This is adapted from Kimberly Snyder’s Veggie-turmeric Quinoa. I had so much cabbage from our CSA, I switched a cup of broccoli for cabbage. I used less quinoa simply because that’s all I had left in our larder. Ingredients: […]