These were a lovely flavour inside the pasty, and a good texture to the pastry, and we ate them with some salad, and bread & cheese. A nice summer meal. (From Cook, Share, Eat Vegan)
31 July 2020
30 July 2020
Dinner, 30/7/20: Tagliatelle and "meatballs" with red wine sauce
These meatballs are made using a good quality meat-like vegan sausage, deskinned and with some other stuff added. You could also use vegan mince if you prefer. The sauce is a tomato and red wine sauce, and was really rich and tasty.
29 July 2020
Dinner, 29/7/20: Spicy Coconut Lentil Dahl
From the cookbook Mob Veggie with some modifications by Olivia, who cooked while I went and collected Alex from a friend's house. Yummy yummy.
Book 55: My Brother Michael, Mary Stewart (re-read)
Re-reading Stormy Petrel the other day put me in the mood for more Mary Stewart - this is one of my favourites, but I haven't read it in a while, so I thought I'd revisit it. Still pretty good, though slightly dated in some ways. But it still works, as her characters fit the time in which they are set.
28 July 2020
Dinner, 28/7/20: Spiced pea and potato cakes
Slightly Indian Spiced (not really spicy, just warm), and served with a big salad. Summery!
26 July 2020
Dinner, 26/7/20: Moroccan Roast Vegetables with Couscous
Roast vegetables are such a great meal - delicious in themselves (here with some Ras al Hanout and a tin of chickpeas, served with couscous with chilis and preserved lemons) and a great way of using up bits and pieces that are hanging around - in this case, a purple kohlrabi, a couple of small courgettes, a bunch of different coloured carrots, a couple of onions, some celery, a single sweet potato and a small wedge of cabbage. Also made some hummous to have alongside as well. Tasty!
Book 54: The Boy Who Hit Play, Chloe Daykin
This is a kids' book which I picked up in a charity shop - about the right age for my former class of Year 6s, or a little older. It was cute -about a boy who was found as a baby in a zoo and his quest to find out the truth about why. Reminded me a bit of The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared in tone - not really much like it, but it was that kind of fast-paced adventure with comical touches amid the seriousness.
25 July 2020
Dinner, 25/7/20: Fajitas
Every time we have fajitas, it's a little different. This time, I did some crispy fried tofu with spices, along with a variety of veggie things - really nice. We had some padron peppers in our veggie box this week, so I roasted them in the oven - they made a really nice addition to the fajitas.
Book 53: Stormy Petrel, Mary Stewart (re-read)
Wanted something light to read in the evening, so I picked this one up again. I've read all the Mary Stewarts, several times each, but they are nice to revisit when you need something comfortable.
24 July 2020
Book 52: The Singer's Gun, Emily St John Mandel
This is the third of Mandel's books I've read and I really have enjoyed all of them (though perhaps Station Eleven is still favourite, as I do have a fondness for the post-apocalyptic setting). I do like, however, that each of them is so different, while still having a very distinct feel that it's the same author writing. Off in search of more - I know there's a new one, but I also feel I've missed one somewhere along the way...
23 July 2020
Dinner, 23/7/20: Lentil and Butternut Squash Salad
This one makes fairly frequent appearances as one dish in many, if I'm doing a spread e.g for a dinner party, but we don't often have it on its own, as a main course. But it's yummy, so it works well when we do - also had a loaf of fresh bread from the bread machine. Nice!
22 July 2020
Dinner, 22/7/20: Vegetable Soup
Using up some bits and bits from the freezer. Served with cheese (vegan or dairy) and vegan biscuits.
19 July 2020
Book 49: The Map From Here to There, Emery Lord
The sequel to the last Emery Lord book I mentioned. It was cute, and at the same time, talked sensibly about issues relating to young adults. I like about her books that they are both relevant to young adults, but also not over-the-top emotional.
Dinner, 19/7/20: Potato and bean Curry
When what you have to use up in the house is curry leaves, tomatoes and new potatoes, a curry is a great solution. I bought some more green beans as I had to go to the shop yesterday anyway to get stuff for our picnic, and threw in a tin of kidney beans, too. The rest we just made up as we went along.
18 July 2020
Book 48: The Start of Me and You, Emery Lord (re-read)
A nice, fairly gentle (though not without addressing real issues) YA read - I've read it before, but there's a sequel, so I wanted to refresh my memory before reading the sequel, which Sarah passed on to me. Just the sort of undemanding-while-still-holding-your-attention book I need right now to recover from the last term of school.
17 July 2020
Dinner, 17/7/20: Pasta with Green Pesto, Garlic Bread
Originally this pesto was going to use broccoli and other stuff, but the broccoli which was in our veggie box got subbed out for something else, so I made a pesto of rocket, spinach, some carrot tops, pine nuts, lemon, garlic and olive oil. Pretty straightforward, but nice.
Book 47: A Piece of Justice, Jill Paton Walsh
Second in the series, and I think better than the first - like she's relaxed into the characters a bit more. Looking forward to the third (too bad it's such a short series!)
16 July 2020
Dinner, 16/7/20; Stuffed Courgettes
We had yellow courgettes in our veggie box this week - interesting to compare them side by side with the green ones; definitely quite different.
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