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Chicken Soup, leeks, orzo
A spring soup of chicken, young leeks and orzo pasta
Split Peas with coriander cream
A thick soup of split peas with coriander cream
Roast Chicken, Pasta, Cream
Leftover roast chicken, cream, almonds and pasta
Asparagus, cannellini beans and mint
A soup-stew of fresh asparagus, cannellini beans and mint
Squid, Chorizo and Couscous
Squid, fiery Spanish chorizo, mussels and couscous
Sausages and Black-Eyed Beans
A casserole of pork sausages and black-eyed beans
Chicken, basmati, pomegranate
A salad of chicken, basmati rice and pomegranate
Lentils, sausage, harissa
Italian sausages with lentils, tomato and harissa
Couscous with Asparagus 🌿
A salad of couscous with asparagus, broad beans and herbs
Tortellini, Spinach sauce 🌿
Tortellini with a creamy spinach sauce and Parmesan
Orecchiette, Broad Beans, Pasta 🌿
A simple, gentle pasta to celebrate the first little broad beans of late spring.
Split pea soup, roast carrots 🌿
A soup of yellow split peas, with roast carrots and mint
Fettucine, Mussels, Samphire
Fettucine with Mussels, Cream and fresh Samphire.
Fettucine with Dill and Bacon
A pasta dish with garlic, cream, herbs and crisp bacon.
Gnudi with Broccoli 🌿
Gnudi, broccoli, Parmesan. Light ricotta and Parmesan dumplings.
Wholewheat, Chicken, Lemon and Dill
Chicken baked with stock, wholewheat, dill and lemon.
Cracked wheat and asparagus salad 🌿
A gentle salad of cracked wheat with asparagus, lentils and fresh herbs.
Asparagus, Broad Beans, Basmati 🌿
A spring pilau of asparagus and broad beans, yoghurt dressing
Cold Roast Lamb with Dill Basmati
Slices of cold roast lamb with broad bean and dill rice.
Arancini
Leftover risotto turned into crisp, melting balls of cheese and rice.
Lentils with Lamb
Lentils cooked with spinach, cream and roast lamb.
Lentils, Couscous, Apricots and Raisins 🌿
Couscous and Lentils stirred through with herbs, apricots and raisins.
Black Bean, Bacon Soup
A warming soup with beans and pancetta for a spring day.