These pancakes are so quick and easy, and you can be as creative with them as you like! Here’s the basic recipe for banana pancakes, with some suggested alternatives. Serves 2. Ingredients: 1 ripe banana, 125g self-raising flour, 125ml water, dash of coconut oil, and embellishments of your choosing (e.g. a handful of fresh berries,…
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Coconut daal with roast veg and flat breads
This recipe is inspired by Riverford Organic Farmers and is one of our favourites. It’s very versatile, and a good store cupboard dinner. Serves 2-3. Ingredients: Daal – 2 tbsp oil; 1 chilli; 3 garlic cloves; 1 tbsp black mustard seeds; 1 tbsp curry leaves; 2 tbsp medium curry powder; 150g red lentils; 400ml tin…
Zesty roasted cauliflower wraps with guacamole and salsa
Heavenly combination of smokey roasted paprika and fresh citrus, this recipe will have you falling back in love with cauliflower. The wraps are very easy to make and taste 100 times better fresh compared to the shop-bought ones that stick to the roof of your mouth. They don’t contain yeast so they don’t need to…
Wake me up oats
This is an every day staple for us, topped with any fruits or nuts that we have available. By soaking oats in water overnight, you wake up to a creamy porridge that you can embellish with whatever you fancy. For a warming start to the morning, pop it in the microwave for 2 mins. Serves…
Why Kitchen 1.5?
Just a month ago, the United Nations annual climate negotiations were kicking off in Poland. The primary goal of this 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) was to set in stone a ‘rule book’ for international climate action under the Paris Agreement. How are we, as a global community, going to limit the rise in…
Roast squash curry
A rich and aromatic curry by Yotam Ottolenghi that makes a ‘wow’ every time! It is hands down our favourite curry – a masterpiece of deliciousness and very easy to whip up. The flavours intensify with a little longer cooking, and it’s worth the wait. Serves 4. Ingredients: 1 medium butternut squash (you could also…
Smokey cauliflower wellington with a chargrilled pepper and bean duxelle
This was a fun experiment, and it worked like a dream! We saw a picture of this in The Guardian where it was described as looking like a football wrapped in shortcrust. Ours does too, but we think it tastes amazing so here’s our interpretation if you want to give it a go. Serves 6….
Changing our relationship with food will help tackle climate change
Our climate is changing because of human activities. As we burn fossil fuels for energy, we are emitting greenhouse gases into our atmosphere that are trapping more energy from the sun and causing our planet to heat up. At the same time, we’re changing the landscape for livestock, forestry, and agriculture, and tearing down the…
Beetroot tarte tatin
Our take on a fantastic recipe by River Cottage – the sweetness of caramelised beetroot combines beautifully with the tangy spring onion vinaigrette, all nestled in crispy shortcrust pastry. Served up with some new potatoes and a green leafy salad. Serves 4. Ingredients: Pastry – 150g plain flour; 50g sunflower oil; 1/2 tsp salt. Caramelisied…
Starting with delicious
Food is the highlight of the day for us, and it has been ever since the chubby cheeked baby versions of ourselves uttered our first words. For me it was ‘more’ and for Drew (slightly more sophisticated) it was ‘chocolate cake’. It’s exciting, comforting, necessary. It makes us happy. Food also has a big impact…
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