Tell us about your advance cooking for the week... (aka veg box challenge)

[May Kasahara]

Rhubarb and apple compote
Rhubarb and apple crumble (for today)
Beetroot baked in the slow cooker, for adding to salady lunches
Beetroot with onions, a Madhur Jaffrey recipe I've had knocking around for about twenty years and never yet cooked

 

[mango5]

Rhubarb is the best
Slow-cooker beetroot sounds like a good idea. Mine were a bit too crunchy for salady lunches last time.
This week I have a shitload of carrots. I'm not that keen, and used up a load last week doing bhaji. Not sure I want them again. Will probably do a carrot cake as I've got a weekend guest.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Been eating quite a lot of sour kraut, both red and white,but it's almost out. Quite fancy doing some beetroot in the next batch.

Not traditional but I find I goes really well with meals like Dahl.

 

[May Kasahara]

We've got loads of carrots too, and the freezer is already full of soup. I may also have to make cake (((my waistline)))

 

[RubyToogood]

Beetroot with onions, a Madhur Jaffrey recipe I've had knocking around for about twenty years and never yet cooked

How was it?

 

[May Kasahara]

Quite nice - definitely a side, rather than a blow-your-socks-off main, but went well with the fierce and zingy spinach / chickpea thing I served it with. Would make again.

 

[mango5]

Recipes please! Fierce spinach sounds ace

 

[May Kasahara]

Grilled aubergine with garlic and mint:



Just about to set my beets off in the slow cooker.

mango5 sorry, I made the spinach and chickpea thing up and can't remember what I put in it

 

[mango5]

Bank holiday special was asparagus, spinach and bacon with hollandaise on muffins. Used up the carrots with some onions and spices in bahjis which went to a bbq yesterday.
This week will also feature

• Green beans with pasta and anchovy, tomato garlic sauce
• Tenderstem broccoli with sesame sauce, deep fried tofu, rice
• Pulled chicken with summer greens
• Grilled courgette, asparagus, little gem salad.

 

[May Kasahara]

Just made this for tomorrow's lunches

http://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/moroccan-carrot-chickpea-salad-citrus-mint-almonds.html

 

[mango5]

This week I've done a stonking lasagne, with layers of (a) grated courgettes, ricotta, nutmeg and black pepper, (b) cooked spinach and kale with grated cheddar, (c) tomato and mushroom sauce.
Also done a batch of basic tomato sauce, braised lettuce and asparagus with crispy bacon and mashed spuds, the usual carrot /chard in black bean sauce, another pasta thing.

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

I'm so jealous of your dinners

 

[mango5]

I'm a slave to the veg box

 

[mango5]

• Big pot of carrot, spinach, coconut curry with plenty for the freezer
• Usual green bean/ garlic /anchovy /tomato with pasta.
• Butternut squash risotto made with chicken stock from the freezer
• Baba ganoush for sandwiches

 

[mango5]

• Spanakopita busked from an old Claudia Roden recipe
• Lamb koftes with chilli roasted courgettes and rice
• Fierce garlic and cucumber yogurt dip
• Frittata with caramelised roasted baby turnips, balsamic stewed peppers, flat beans, new potatoes
• Crunchy carrot and kohlrabi salad

Gotta think picnic for next weekend

 

[colacubes]

Day off today and weird spurt of energy after 3 hours sleep last night so this morning I got my cook on and made:

Rhubarb cake
Stewed rhubarb
Bacon and cabbage quiche
Tomato, pepper and spring onion chutney

I will also be making some carrot fritters on Sunday

 

[mango5]

• Spring greens, spinach, carrot, coconut curry.
• Roast lamb shoulder with jacket spuds and green salad (lettuce, broad beans, asparagus, spring onion)
• More of same salad mixed with roast squash and roast courgettes.

 

[mango5]

• Vat of tomato sauce (see recipe thread for details)
• Stewed apricots with cardamom and vanilla
• Carrot and cabbage in home-made Chinese black bean sauce for the endless carrot supply
• Pasties with leftover roast lamb, carrots, spuds, etc
• 'pond water' green smoothie with apples, pears, spinach, ginger

 

[mango5]

• Huge vat of mushroom risotto which made 20 arancini for a weekend social
• Sweet potato, spring greens and peanut curry
• A chunky minestrone-type soup/stew with cabbage (and mirepoix and tomato sauce from the freezer)
• Carrot and cabbage in black bean sauce with tofu

 

[zora]

Neither made by me, nor in advance - the b/f created the dishes, and we nommed them there and then, but worth sharing for utter deliciousness and good veg box use:

• Sweetcorn and potato chowder
• Sausage and tomato salad - veggie sausages plus tomato, runner beans and lettuce from the veg box, little slivers of celery and onion, and delicious rye bread croutons that were like crouton crack. It was like a BLT sandwich, only infinitely more healthy and tasty. :lipsmacking smiley:

 

[May Kasahara]

I made beetroot, feta and walnut dip today, which was very good.

 

[mango5]

• 'chinese chickpea stew' made with celery, carrots, chickpeas, soy, sweet soy,star anise simmered for several hours

This week will feature:

• Butternut squash and leek lasagne with blue cheese
• Mushroom arancini
• Bulgur with green beans, parsley, feta, chilli roast tomatoes and courgette
• Bacon, lentil and savoy cabbage soup
• Five spice orange beef and broccoli
• Broccoli and curry loaf cake

• Lebanese spiced leek, kale and lentil stew (a bit like this one)

Thank goodness for this thread. I really didn't want to have to think about recipes this autumn, but Urban holds my toolkit for dealing with endless mushrooms, carrots and cabbage.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Leek, kale and lentils? We have plenty of them, so that's got to be worth ago.

 

[May Kasahara]

Squash, spinach and chickpea curry
Roast squash
Fennel and carrot salad

Partway through using up the accumulated veg mountain...

 

[mango5]

• Chickpea, green peas and parsnip curry
• Red cabbage braised with bacon and roast butternut squash
• Savoy cabbage thoran

Still have leftovers from last week including

• Urid dal
• Sudanese sweet potato, spinach and peanut stew - Sneaky Veg made with spring greens instead of spinach

 

[Rebelda]

Dal
Aubergine and cauliflower tomato curry
Chicken and black eye bean coconut biryani
HB's sausage stew
Flash griddled steak and aubergine for ramen and stir fry
Stir fry sauce

Come at me work lunch microwave and home late dinners.

 

[mango5]

Made ahead the fish curry and the Butternut squash curry from here https://www.theguardian.com/food/2018/nov/10/yotam-ottolenghis-curry-recipe

Planning to do...

• asparagus and roast fennel risotto
• Red pepper and pak choi stir fry with black beans and chilli
• Gnocchi with brocolli and blue cheese

 

[mango5]

• Butternut squash, feta and kale filo pie (a bit like spanakopita but with seasonal veg)
• Pasta bake with gorgonzola, cauliflower, broccoli and leeks
• 2 litres of Makhani Dal 24 hours in the slow cooker
• Couscous with roast beetroot, onions and courgette
• Parsnip crisps
• Cabbage thoran

 

[zora]

Another old thread on the theme of veg box/seasonal eating bumped.

Menu for the week:
Sweet potato and leek "moussaka"
Kale and paneer curry + a dry Jerusalem artichoke curry
Cabbage, potato and veggie sausage skillet.

 

[mango5]

Good bump! I like how this thread changes with the seasons This weekend I made

• a HUGE pot of dal makhani, 16 hours in the slow cooker for ultimate texture and flavour
• pasta with artichoke heart pesto, grated carrot and toasted pine nuts
• stewed peppers, buttered leeks, roasted courgettes and butternut squash to throw into whatever meals through the week (jacket spuds, risotto, pasta)
• spanakopita (filo pie using winter greens and spinach with feta and dill)