Tag Archives: Tomato

Vegan Penne all’Arrabbiata

Day 13. Arrabiata mix: Tomato, Ring of Fire chilli, garlic semolina, basil, thyme, rosemary, oregano and marjoram. Penne all’Arrabbiata is a pasta dish with a spicy sauce made from garlic, tomatoes, dried red chilli peppers and herbs. It originates from … Continue reading

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Apocalypse soup

Theme: Survival food – There’s a zombie apocalypse!  What can you make from just canned or foraged food? It’s funny that this is the theme for today as this morning, the sky turned sickly yellow and the sun went bright … Continue reading

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Ribollita

Ribollita means ‘reboiled’ as this Italian soup was traditionally made in large quantities so it could be reheated on subsequent days. This hearty soup is a great example of how easy it is to cook good food on a budget … Continue reading

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Summer tarts

Some of the best meals are made from leftovers or what you have hanging around in the cupboard, fridge or garden! I’ve had some Jus-Roll puff pastry in the fridge for a couple of weeks now so it needed using … Continue reading

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Two types of Vegan Tomato Soup

Day 6 in the 2016 Vegan MoFo: Comfort food – Something that always cheers you up. It has to be tomato soup. I have two basic recipes – one quick and easy and based on kitchen cupboard ingredients, the other … Continue reading

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Passata

Every now and then, we pick up a bargain box of tomatoes for a few quid from our local greengrocer. You can only eat so much tomato soup so my friend Ruth gave me her passata recipe. Much nicer than … Continue reading

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Green tomato chutney

This is the first time I’ve made chutney and it worked really well! The tomatoes were donated by a lady who used to live next door to me, she pops round now and again… I will give her a jar, … Continue reading

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Fried Green Tomatoes

Make / eat something inspired by a book or film… Summer is over. The nights are getting darker, there is a chill in the air and I’m thinking about spooky food for Halloween. The tomato plants in our garden are … Continue reading

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Green Tomato Chutney

Our tomato plant had a second wind and made another load of fruit! I think it was the warm September we had. Anyway, my fella was chuffed as nuts as he got to pick them and make green tomato chutney… … Continue reading

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