beans – The Power Recipes

Prawn, three bean and feta salad, with fresh mint

The Riverford broad beans were too good to wait…

Spicy Mexican Bean and Green Salad

Although this recipe is a little higher in carbs than I normally include (containing roughly 10g carbs per 100g) a small portion (c.150g) in an otherwise low carb meal should not threaten ketosis once you are keto-adapted.

Oliver Twist Broad Beans

Not everyone likes them, in fact a lot of people don’t, as I was reminded on Saturday evening when I served a large dish of fresh broad beans at supper with friends. Whoops! My long-standing friend with a long-standing dislike of the most unloved bean was polite enough to try them – and then ask for more!Continue reading “Oliver Twist Broad Beans”

Accidental Summer Salad

One of the things I love best about summer is making a cooked salad and eating a delicious plate of it with a glass of red wine as the sun goes down in our west-facing kitchen.

Power Lunches: two weeks of healthy ideas

This post is for everyone who works in an office and wants to take their own delicious low carb, gluten-free, dairy-free lunch with them.

Diana Henry’s lamb and black bean chilli

I cooked this recipe twice in January, both times for large groups of people. The recipe doubles very successfully. We’re eating the last of it from the freezer tonight! The second time I added a bit more chilli – but it’s very much a matter of taste.

Spicy Chocolate Chilli con Carne

No cookery collection is complete without a good chilli recipe. Here’s mine – spicy and rich. The chocolate adds a depth of flavour that makes all the difference. Serves loads of people, or freezes well in batches.

Happy Tummy Minestrone

This soup is a feed all and cure all – fresh and colourful, like an outdoor market in a bowl! Posh enough for supper with friends, just right for a homely, hearty meal when it’s cold outside, and perfect when you come home from holiday and need to top up on your vegetable intake. IContinue reading “Happy Tummy Minestrone”