Recipes

Successful food growing is as much about time spent in the kitchen as in the veg patch - so here's lots of delicious recipies.

Recipe of the Week French Onion Soup by JB Dubois

Recipe of the Week French Onion Soup by JB Dubois

Simply nothing more warming than a French onion soup.  Serves 4. INGREDIENTS 250g onions 1l…
Recipe of the Week Cheesey Leeks with a 3-Mustard Sauce

Recipe of the Week Cheesey Leeks with a 3-Mustard Sauce

Leeks and cheese – what’s not to love.  Try making this Lotte Duncan recipe with blue cheese…
Recipe of the week Spinach and Cheddar Souffle

Recipe of the week Spinach and Cheddar Souffle

Ingredients:  1 bunch spinach leaves (about 400g)  60g butter  4 tablespoons plain…
Recipe of the Week Deb’s Kale Salad with Apple, Cranberries and Pecans

Recipe of the Week Deb’s Kale Salad with Apple, Cranberries and Pecans

I made a big batch of this last weekend and enjoyed it for lunch several days running.  It’s…
Recipe of the Week Potato, Kale and Roast Garlic Soup

Recipe of the Week Potato, Kale and Roast Garlic Soup

Ingredients 1 whole head of garlic drizzle of olive oil 1 kg potatoes (any types…
Recipe of the Week Traditional Shepherds Pie

Recipe of the Week Traditional Shepherds Pie

The meals created for the GIY Eat Together programme are all seasonal, homemade, homegrown…
Recipe of the week Raw Kale Pesto

Recipe of the week Raw Kale Pesto

Kale is the original superfood and this recipe (from Good Food magazine) uses it raw, replacing…
Recipe of the week Mary-Ellen and Roisin Pea and Nettle Soup

Recipe of the week Mary-Ellen and Roisin Pea and Nettle Soup

This is a fantastic soup from St Augustine’s Mary Ellen Kelly and Róisín Kiely and it’s bursting…
Recipe of the week Yacon and Blue Cheese Salad Nov 4th

Recipe of the week Yacon and Blue Cheese Salad Nov 4th

It's not easy to improve upon the famously fabulous combination of walnuts and blue cheese…