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Filo Parcels with Prawn, Ricotta and Swiss Chard

April 28th, 2010 | 2 Comments

This is a quick and easy to do, you can have all the ingredients bought in from the supermarket or if you have time can have a bash at making the Ricotta and using chard from your garden. I bought the filo pastry which is so easy to use, on each layer brush with olive oil or melted butter. For the Ricotta I used a Sicilian recipe find it here at  http://isicilian.boonrepublic.com/2010/03/24/how-to-make-ricotta-cheese/ I did cut the quantity down to a quarter as there is only the two of most of the time.  It couldn’t be more simple to make and the result is lovely. I used a recycled 750g ice cream tub and it was filled to the top. I have used Swiss chard in mine as that’s what is growing in the … Read entire article »

Filed under: Recipes, Ricotta Cheese, Savory, Swiss Chard

Swiss Chard and Chick Pea Soup

April 21st, 2010 | Add a Comment

Swiss chard is the first of the new greens from the garden.  I wanted to make a soup that will show it off to its best and  one that could be eaten hot or cold. In this soup you have the bitterness of greens, sweetness of coconut milk, sourness of the lime and heat from the chilli. It gives an Asian tang to our humble but well loved  Swiss chard. Packing a punch in flavour but aiming to be able to use alternative ingredients where possible giving the most flexibility.  Swiss chard could be change with kale, spinach or any other beet or bitter greens, chick peas can changed with cooked or canned beans maybe lentils or prehaps rice and lemon instead of lime. Soup is such a fantastic meal, easy to prepare, … Read entire article »

Filed under: Chick peas, Savory, Soup, Swiss Chard

May Bank Holiday

May 4th, 2009 | 2 Comments

Where did the sunshine go?  Why is it on bank holidays the sun wont put it’s hat on and come out to play!  Never mind we soldiered on and have managed to get a lot of the little jobs done. We have opened a new  bed,  yes another one, we needed a bit more space to put the runner beans in so thought we would experiment with an visually pretty vegetable bed in which we will grow some runner beans , swiss chard and red lettuce.  The Victorians  grew runner beans as ornamentals and so will we but we will also enjoy the produce they will bring too. The ground which was grass had not been dug in many years,  so we have added some compost to help with conditioning it … Read entire article »

Filed under: Gardening, Veggie Plot

Tomato Soup with Swiss Chard and Lentils

March 12th, 2009 | 1 Comment

This is a lovely rich, thick and warming soup. The spices can be adjusted to your own taste so if you like things hot and spicy add more hot paprika. The tomatoes can also be of your choice, use either tinned tomatoes or fresh tomatoes and tomato puree, I used the fresh tomatoes and tomato puree. We also grow our own Swiss chard in the garden it is similar to spinach,  at this time of the year is just starting to sprout again,  fresh spinach will be fine too and at a push you could use frozen or tinned spinach or another dark green leaf cabbage chopped finely, steamed and added when cooked and the end. You will need the following: 1 Onion chopped 2 Garlic cloves crushed 2 Tablespoons of  olive oil 2 Fresh tomatoes chopped … Read entire article »

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