All posts tagged: organic recipes

Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto

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  Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto. Butternut Squash is one of my favourite vegetables (but hey, I love pretty much all veggies!) So if you have ever wondered what to do with a butternut squash or winter squash, then I have just the recipe for you – Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto = yum! Roasting your butternut squash first, might seem like an extra step in the cooking process, but it actually makes it easier! How? Well you don’t need to battle with the tough outer skin of the squash, as you roast it skin n’ all! Then all there is to do is scoop out the flesh and add it to the risotto. Roasting the squash until tender also brings out the sweetness, and really enhances the flavour of this Italian inspired dish. I have been lucky enough to have travelled around Italy 3 times, although I was more obsessed with vegetarian ravioli, stuffed with sage butter …drool.. than risotto at the time. Italian food, as you can imagine has a very special place in my kitchen, …

Healthy Carrot Bread Rolls

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Christmas has passed, although there is still plenty of party spirit left in me, and no doubt some more seasonal indulgence will occur. However, in between Christmas and New Year I’m experiencing a strong need to cook some healthy meals and bake some filling breads. Ive taken my old classic bread roll recipe, and flung a load of carrots, from my garden no less, into the mixture for added natural sweetness and colour. The addition of carrots alowed me to remove the butter/oil from my original recipe, aiding to its health status! Ive also replaced my usual wholemeal flour with the most delicious organic malt house flour, from Shipton Mill. I can really recommend their flours, they’re full bodied and rich, with substance and taste. I have just been eating these rolls with butter, as the bread itself is so flavoursome. _______________________________________________ Healthy Carrot Bread Rolls Makes 6 Bread Rolls 1 tsp easy bake yeast 500g organic shipton mill malt house flour 1 tsp salt 130g carrots, grated 350ml lukewarm water ________________________________________________ In a large …

Wild Nettle Bread

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With the little bit of heat we have greatly received over the last couple of days, all sorts of wild green plants have sprung to life, including stinging nettles. What was lying dormant as small shoots, have all at once shot up 30 cm in just a few days. I find springtime incredible, and if you are lucky enough to have a garden to view every day, you can really notice the fast pace at which the vegetation grows. Instead of mowing down your nettle patch, try using them in your cooking! Here I have created a recipe using a few handfuls of nettles added to bread dough. Its delicious, and nutritious! ____________________________________________________________________________________   Makes 6 large sandwich rolls 1 tsp easy bake yeast 500g organic shipton mill strong white flour 1 tbsp honey 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp salt a big handful of scolded and chopped nettles 350ml luke warm water 6 extra big nettle leaves for the top 1 egg ____________________________________________________________________________________ Start by harvesting your stinging nettles, with gloves on. Once home, …