Busy Garden – Quiet Blog

No recipe – apologies – garden season has been keeping us so busy that as per usual in the summer; it’s tough to keep up with weekly recipes. Furthermore, when the food is so freshly picked, our usual method of cooking tends toward grilling or steaming and simple dressings of oil, acid, salt and spice…

Quinoa Salad

A summery quinoa salad to serve cool on a hot day.

Creemy Leeky Quinoa

This pillowy bed of quinoa is a dreamy backdrop for roasted veggies of all kinds.

Breakfast Kale

Kale for breakfast? On Christmas Eve? In my world – yes. This also makes a super speedy side dish for any spread, so feel free to use it that way if greens to start the day aren’t so much your thing.

Spicy Tomato Soup

A thick and unctuous tomato soup, fragrant with Indian spices and naturally sweetened with lots of squash and a wee bit of beets.

Pumpkin Bread

The natural sweetness, moistness, depth and flavour of winter squash means that you can reduce on sugar and oil, creating a dessert that combines decadence with health.