My family love this simply with the roasted pumpkin, onions, tomatoes and garlic. It is really lovely served on the bed of spinach or rocket with the pine nuts for some crunch and the chilli for some spice. Serves 4 Ingredients Optional ingredients which go very well with this salad 500g Jap pumpkin, peeled and [...]
This smooth, luxurious and flavoursome soup is perfect as a wintry pick-me-up. It is also ideal for freezing. Mussels are inexpensive and taste wonderful when paired with the pumpkin. Serves 4 Ingredients 250ml white wine 1kg mussels -rinsed, de-bearded, discard any mussels that do not close tightly when tapped 50g butter 1 onion, roughly chopped [...]
In this recipe the pumpkin and onions are sautéed, roasted and simmered; this is to give the soup a deep, rich flavour. It is fine and still delicious, to miss the roasting step and to simply sauté and simmer until cooked. Then purée. Serves 4 Ingredients Garnish 800g diced pumpkin 2 large onions, diced 50g [...]
These LCHF days I serve this tart as a frittata as we no longer eat the pastry. If you would like to serve it as a tart in the parmesan pastry shell, and you do not follow the low-carb healthy fat program, please email me for the pastry recipe. My parmesan pastry is divine! Serves [...]
We love pumpkin simply roasted like this, served as vegetable or as a warm ‘salad’ – it is a real family favourite and is usually one of our Christmas day vegetables as it is fine served at room temperature. Serves 4 Ingredients Garnish 500g pumpkin, cubed with skin on or off 3 onions, peeled and [...]
This smooth, luxurious and flavoursome soup is perfect as a wintry pick-me-up. It is also ideal for freezing. Mussels are inexpensive and taste wonderful when paired with the pumpkin. Serves 4 Ingredients 250ml white wine 1kg mussels -rinsed, de-bearded, discard any mussels that do not close tightly when tapped 50g butter 1 onion, roughly chopped [...]
