Sweet Potato, Kale and Wensleydale Quiche

After an awful August - for various reasons - with no chance to blog, I'm hoping to pick things up a bit more from now on. So I'm kicking off the start of September with this lovely quiche. If you can't get hold of Wensleydale cheese, any crumbly white cheese will do.

One Pot Mexican Quinoa

An easy and very tasty one pot dish I modified from one of my favourite food blogs, damn delicious. The recipe list looks long but there are no special ingredients and this dish requires very little work as you essentially just add everything and cook with the lid on, though you might want to stir occasionally to prevent the quinoa from sticking to the pan. I added grated cheese to the final dish but you can easily omit it for a vegan version.

One Pot Pasta with Sun-dried Tomato Pesto, Peas and Cannellini Beans

A quick one pot weeknight dinner recipe which I threw together one evening when I was short on time. I added some extra sun dried tomatoes for texture and flavour.

Smoky spring greens with butter beans (lima beans)

A lovely, vibrant, recipe adapted from a BBC good foods recipe; this is a relatively quick and simple dish to make. I've eaten it with both rice and mash potato, and both worked well. If you don't have access to spring greens, you can substitute with any spring/summer cabbage, kale, or even spinach.

Courgette (Zucchini), Asparagus and Feta Cheese Galette

Spring is here at last and so my cooking habits shift from soups and stews to quiches, tarts, and summer pies. I have had a bit of a gallete obsession recently (though unfortunately haven't blogged some of my wonderful creations) and wanted to make one that felt very in season. So I opted for courgettes and asparagus, and added in some feta cheese. Yum!

Caramelised Garlic and Goats Cheese Tart

This tart is adapted from Yotam Ottolenghi's vegetarian cookbook plenty. I bought this a while ago but have been put off by the need for specialist ingredients for many of the recipes. This tart is one of the few exceptions in the book and requires very few ingredients. My only complaint about this recipe is that it uses all the cloves from 3 bulbs of garlic which takes quite a while to peel! In fact, I have recommended 3 - 4 heads of garlic as I found 3 wasn't enough for my tastes. It can be served warm or cold, but as usual with this sort of tart, it tastes better (in my opinion) cold.

Potato and Stilton Soup

This soup is pure comfort food; we ate it in our house with home made cheese scones and it was delightful. You could also substitute the onions in this for leeks if you want to make a jazzed up potato and leek soup.