Spicy Carrot Pickle
I am a pickle obsessive. I admit it. Give me a good vegetable pickle and I can turn an ordinary meal into a feast. In the “English ploughman’s lunch from … Continue reading
Rice Flour Carrot Paratha
It’s been a few years now since I last visited India, but not a day goes by without fleeting images of cheeky children, vibrant colours, pungent smells, abject poverty and … Continue reading
Creamy Veg Soup with Chard and Toasted Cumin
Soup with vegetables in the starring role is my favourite winter lunch. To empty the crisper draw of the week’s leftovers before I visit the Farmer’s Market, I make my … Continue reading
Crushed Spiced Carrot Salad
Last month while I was travelling, contributors to the Cookbook Guru were busy cooking and posting from Paua Wolfert’s The Food of Morocco.” I confess, at the time, I was … Continue reading
Carrot and Cornmeal Soda Bread
Adapting to eating within the constraints of the FODMAP diet has taken time. Learning to cook without onion and garlic and giving up apples and pears have been quite an … Continue reading
Cumin Scented Carrot Salad
I have a food spattered, dog-eared edition of Claudia Roden’s inspiring tome, “The New Book of Middle Eastern Food”. It’s been my go-to guide for Lebanese, Turkish, Persian, Moroccan and … Continue reading
Carrot and Ginger Soup
Carrots are incredibly cheap in the market. Juicing carrots may have a few small imperfections in their natural beauty but the flavour is just as sweet as their perfectly formed … Continue reading
Ginger Carrot Cake…..Gluten Free, Lactose Free
A few weeks ago I posted a carrot cake recipe, a cake my family has loved for a long time. The recent onset of food intolerances and allergies then made … Continue reading
Carrot Cake…..Marie Antoinette approved!
I have an idea that carrot cake was popularised by hippies as an “approved” nutritious food, but most versions of carrot cake from hippidom were a big disappointment if you … Continue reading