♥ firstly, spicy pan-fried chickpeas with tuscan kale, along with roasted homegrown carrots (oh my goodness, they have such an amazing flavour!) and steamed broccoli. easy and delicious. i have come across this method of cooking tinned chickpeas on a few blogs, and so i improvised with the spices a little - smoked paprika, cumin and coriander, with onion and garlic softened in the pan in advance.
♥ fish stew a la jamie oliver - his aegean kakavia is so beautiful with any cheap white fish, and using sweet potato instead of regular! very tasty, fresh and yet gorgeous on a cold, wet, windy day.
♥ mostly eating's butternut squash and red lentil dahl is a beautiful thing to make loads of, and eat throughout the week as hot lunch, served with quick barley chapattis and some fresh cucumber tomato salad.
♥ buckwheat toad in the hole was a little experiment, created after a few weeks pondering on the possibility. needless to say it needs a little work, but the taste was really good! i'm thinking a little baking powder might give it the lift it needs, otherwise, there's a coconut popover recipe i might try out... the red cabbage and carrot swede mash were lovely with it though :)
toad in the hole is a peculiar English meal, but one that tastes phenomenal and is a great favorite in our house. i love to add wholegrain mustard into the batter to give it a bit of an extra kick! if you want a standard recipe, check out this classic one on the River Cottage community pages.
have you ever made toad-in-the-hole? what's your favorite traditional recipe?
let us know when you get the toad in the hole right - we had it loads as kids and miss it since going gluten free
ReplyDeleteAlissa, I'm so glad you stopped by my blog - I've been reading your posts for a couple of weeks now and the food always looks amazing! I love the look of the pan-fried chickpeas with tuscan kale - great use of the season's flavours :)
ReplyDeleteMolly x
Your book club sounds so good! I've never made toad in the hole but my Nana used to make it, she made the best yorkshire puddings - she'd get me to whip the batter out in the yard to 'get some air into it' - you have me craving swede and carrot mash now!
ReplyDeleteOoh, toad in the hole - can't remember the last time I had that but it must have been far too long ago! And hooray for carrot and swede mash; love it :-)
ReplyDeleteDespite being English through and through I can honestly say that I've never had toad in the hole before. I love Yorkshire puddings though, so I imagine that it would be something I would like.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite traditional recipe would have to be something desserty - fruit crumble maybe.
I love that you are trying out all these new recipes, how fun! Also, I really want to know your favorite books... I'm a bit of a crazy reader and am always looking for suggestions.
ReplyDeleteToad in the hole... lol! Cute name!
ReplyDeleteYummy mouth is watering reading this post! x x
ReplyDeleteI totally get the budgeting for holidays idea, I'm on that band wagon with you right now. Your recipes look super yummy :)
ReplyDeleteI have some buckwheat flour - might give that toad in the hole a try.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love that plate in the top photo - the blue and white one - wish I could reach into the computer and steal it!
I used to love Toad in the Hole and ate it loads whilst at uni! Since we've stopped eating eggs at home, I haven't made it. I'm sure someone must have created a vegan version. I'll have to Google it and see what comes up :)
ReplyDeleteI love reading too! I especially love reading books that inspire me in some way. In December, I'm hoping to set up a virtual book club, where we write a short monthly post about a book that has inspired us (could be any type of book, not just food-related). If you're interested in joining in, just give me a shout! xx