Recipe Roundup – Salads

May 29, 2023May 29, 2023 by Simone Kelly

With the lovely warm weather we’re currently having, it most definitely is salad season. Quick, easy and healthy, as a side or as a main course – you’ll definitely want to try these!

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We’ve got lots of gorgeous deep purple aubergines at the moment, so why not try this warm aubergine salad!
Always handy to have a dressing in the fridge: jam jar dressing
Gorgeous and summery: Feta and herb potato salad
Strong flavours for sunny days – orange and fennel salad
Eat the rainbow? How about this warm rainbow salad!
Satay, but make it cool – raw noodle salad with peanut dressing
Cherry tomato and bean salad with green cashew dressing
Potato salad, but make it a bit different? Yes please!
THE summer salad of all summer salads: Greek watermelon and feta salad

Enjoy the sunshine!

Recipe roundup – Spinach

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 by Simone Kelly

It’s fresh, it’s green, it’s popeye’s favourite food and probably many children’s least favourite food – the humble spinach! We’ve got lots of gorgeous freshly harvested spinach coming out of the farm at the moment, so if you get some in your box and aren’t sure what to make with it, read on.

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Spring pasta with lots of greens is always a winner! Creamy tagliatelle with leeks, greens and peas.
Red and green is always a winner, like this tomato and greens curry
A non-egg omlette with fresh greens? yes please!
Comfort food at it’s very best: squash and spinach lasagne
Spinach for breakfast? Happily, with these delicious spinach and banana pancakes.
It’s like a hug in a bowl: coconut and spinach dal
Spinach and tofu curry with a fresh chili kick – yum.
Have you ever made your own pasta? it’s so worth doing! Especially this delicious spinach pici pasta.
A firm favourite for many people, and for good reason: the ultimate green smoothie

Enjoy x

Recipe Roundup – Mushrooms

May 4, 2023April 27, 2023 by Simone Kelly

Mushrooms are rich in the B vitamins: riboflavin, niacin, and pantothenic acid. The combination helps protect heart health. They are a major source of dietary fiber too, and really good for your gut health. Packed with flavour, organic mushrooms are a fantastic addition to your diet.

Here’s our recipe roundup. For most recipes below, you can use a variety or a mix of mushrooms – chestnut, oyster, button…

one tray bake and so full of flavour: portobello steak with chimichurri
stuffed mushrooms? Always a winner. Especially if you’re clever and use your oven to also roast some veggies to go with it.
Breakfast, but make it amazing: Scramble, pesto and miso mushroom toast
Warming and delicious, this beet bourginion will be a new family favourite.
Definitely a showstopper: Mushroom and parsnip wellington – one for special occasions!
Hearty and delicious: Ukrainian mushroom barley broth
Curry and rice, but make it in one pot? Yes please! Cauliflower and mushroom biryani
big, earthy flavours make for pure comfort food: mushroom, parsnip and potato gratin
mushroom gravy, but homemade? Delicious. Using dried mushrooms, this is a must have for every store cupboard.

Enjoy x

Recipe Roundup – Rainbow Chard

April 26, 2023April 24, 2023 by Simone Kelly

It’s the season for Irish grown greens, and rainbow chard is such a stunning looking crop, and so healthy. It’s high in vitamins A and K, and a great source of vitamin C and magnesium.

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Quick, filling and super healthy, this spinach and tofu curry ticks all the boxes.
Looking after your heart is so important. With these hearth health bowls, it’s a tasty affair.
A stunning looking dish that’s a real show stopper: miso aubergine with rice and greens.
Versatile and always perfect with greens of any sort: Buddha bowls
eat the rainbow with this rainbow chickpea salad. Bonus points for using up the stems of the chard here, too! No waste!
Like a hug in a bowl: Tomato and greens chickpea curry
The perfect side dish to any curry: Potato, chard and kale saag aloo
Looking for a way to dress up simple steamed rainbow chard? Look no further than this vegan garlic and herb ricotta.
Worth the effort: rainbow chard parcels

Enjoy x

Fighting Food Waste Recipe roundup

April 14, 2023April 6, 2023 by Simone Kelly

Food waste is such a huge issue, so much food gets wasted, a lot of it could still be used and feed us rather than end up in the compost bin. Food is too precious to let it go to waste, isn’t it? The EPA (environmental protection agency) estimates that Ireland generated 770,300 tonnes (t) of food waste in 2020.

So what can you do to reduce food waste in your house? Store fruit and veg correctly, for starters. And when cooking, make sure to check out the below recipes for using up things like overripe bananas and stale bread. Love food, hate waste.

Spicy and so good for you, this zero waste kimchi is amazing.
Got an air fryer? These croutons made from stale bread dress up any salad.
We all love our spuds. Use the peels to make delicious potato peel crisps as a snack!
A hearty and healthy soup that uses up all sorts of odds and ends from the fridge: ribollita
Overripe bananas deserve to be eaten too! in muffins, that shouldn’t be too hard.
Or the obvious choice, make chocolate chunk banana bread! Delicious.
Bagged salads are one of the most wasted food items. Don’t waste it, make pesto instead!
If you’ve never made your own oat milk, this is a real treat. Oh and make cookies with the pulp. Perfection!
A sweet bake perfect for those wrinkly soft apples: low waste apple cake.

And finally, check out our top 5 food waste tips.

Sweet Treats recipe roundup

April 6, 2023March 29, 2023 by Simone Kelly

Who doesn’t love something sweet once in a while. We’ve got so many gorgeous recipes for sweet treats that aren’t super processed and full of artificial stuff.

Some of these are incredibly quick to make and once you’ve tried our take on the chocolate caramel bar, you might not want to go back to storebought.

Perfect for summer days, our homemade ice lollies are a hit with the kids.
No bake? winner! No bake peanut butter squares are quick, easy and delicious.
A classic and always perfect with a cup of tea: Oat Raisin Cookies
A sweet mouthful, but full of good stuff. Peanut butter fudge.
Not just for Christmas, just vary the toppings: festive chocolate puddles
Nut free and here to give you a little boost: Nut free Energy balls
Twix but homemade
No sugar? no problem with these sugar free flapjacks.
A real treat that’s sure to turn heads: chocolate raspberry chia seed hearts.

Enjoy x

Fabulous bakes recipe roundup

March 30, 2023March 29, 2023 by Simone Kelly

This one is for all you bakers out there. And for not-yet bakers that want to give it a try because, honestly, these recipes are super easy and delicious, anyone can make them! Go on, go on, go on…

From baked oats for breakfast to flapjack snacks to afternoon cakes to dessert, we’ve got it all.

dark and delicious: Chocolate Guinness cupcakes
An amazing seasonal treat: blood orange sponge cake
Super simple and quick to make: apple walnut tray bake
Chocolate for breakfast? yes please! chocolate peanut butter baked oats
A classic: sticky toffee pudding
Love carrots? Absolutely especially in a carrot cake with orange frosting.
Another super tasty classic: apple oat crumble
Seasonal and amazing: pumpkin brownie
Not just for the kids, and not just for the spooky season: halloween flapjack mummies
Homemade oat milk and added cookies? Delicious.

What are you going to bake first?

Enjoy x

Cauliflower recipe roundup

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 by Simone Kelly

Cauliflower doesn’t just taste great, it’s also really good for you. It’s high in vitamins C and K, and is also a good source of folate, which supports cell growth and is essential during pregnancy. On top of that, it’s high in fiber, calcium and potassium.

Here are a few ideas if you’re unsure what to cook with cauliflower. Click on the bold part to go straight to the recipe.

Cauliflower steak, romesco sauce and salsa verde – feels like a treat, but good for you!
Love cookin but hate washing up? then this 1 pot cauliflower, coconut and chickpea curry is for you.
Spice it up with some sweet and sour cauliflower and tofu!
It’s a hug in a bowl and SO good for you: Cauliflower noodle soup.
Another fantastic one pot recipe is this delicious cauliflower mushroom biryani.
The CLASSIC cauliflower and cheese, but make it vegan with this instant vegan cheese sauce.
Let the oven do all the hard work with this cauliflower schnitzel tray bake.
Enjoy as a side dish or on its own: Saag Aloo Gobi
And if you still want more inspiration, here’s 4 ways with cauliflower!

enjoy x

Swede recipe roundup

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 by Simone Kelly

A beautiful winter root vegetable, yet often overlooked – the humble Swede! Swedes are an excellent source of potassium, calcium, magnesium, and vitamins E and C. They also contain a moderate amount of folate, a B vitamin that’s important for metabolism, protein synthesis, and DNA replication. So they’re not just versatile and tasty, but really good for you! We grow swede each year right here on our farm, from seed. It’s beautiful to see them grow.

Here’s our Swede recipes – klick on the bold parts to get directly to the recipe page.

How about a lovely bowl of Coconut dhal and roasted Swede?
A real showshopper: our mustard and maple roast swede!
Or some parsnip fritters with a coconut and swede lentil stew. Delicious.
Especially nice on a cold blustery day: sunshine soup
A veggie twist on a classic: Chili non carne
this super versatile dish works with so many different veggies: buddha bowls

Enjoy x

Kale recipe roundup

March 5, 2023March 5, 2023 by Simone Kelly

It’s a true Irish superfood – kale! We grow a variety of kale on the farm, and also source it from other small Irish organic farms. Curly, red, purple, black kale… and they’re all delicious.

Kale is a good source of plant based calcium, high in vitamin A and C, and a source of folate, a B vitamin that’s key for brain development.

From kale crisps to soups, it’s a super versatile ingredient. Read on for kale inspiration.

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This crisp apple and kale salad is a real crowd pleaser.
Love pasta? This kale pasta with roasted pumpkin is a super easy dish.
Kale, but purple. It doesn’t just look amazing, it also tastes fantastic in Colcannon.
for a delicious mid week dinner, try these stuffed mushrooms with sauteed kale!
Saag aloo, but with kale. Yum.
The perfect basic recipe for a delicious twist on a kitchen staple: kale pesto
Snack time! Kale crisps are super easy and delicious. Oh and healthy too!
Breakfast with a twist, this kale pesto and miso mushroom scramble is a great start to your day.

Enjoy!