Vegetarian Foods Archive

The last time I used the  Red Camargue was for a Roasted Butternut Squash and Pepper Salad  and then when rediscovered it whilst looking for another grain and thought, why not.  I actually ended up using the red rice for two dishes: as an accompaniment and then with left-overs,  I decided to make this salad with it, making the most of our homegrown tomatoes.   This Red Rice Tomato Salad turned out to reflect the weather outside, autumnal.  The colours of the trees are certainly changing from lush greens to handsome shades of brown: sepia, ochre russet, terracotta, tawny and gold. I don't normally do dishes like this for the two of us, unless I have guests, as its one to impress as its quite colourful and pretty .  Its also a little fussy and involves lots of little ingredients to build the Salad, but once its done, its worth it as it makes you feel kinda special.  The salad is not just visually pretty, but it packs quite a punch too but i...

The inspiration for this Creamy Beet Rice Pudding with Pomegranate Seeds  has two sources.   The recipe idea itself  came about after a conversation with my work colleague.  She came back from town with what was supposed to be her lunch.   She says out loud to me ' I wanted a change from beetroot salad and I wanted something warm, so I have rice pudding from.. .'.  I started thinking -  Beetroot and rice pudding.   Then under her breath she grumbled and ' you still  owe me a beetroot cake'. Well still no beetroot cake for her, but did make the Creamy Beet Rice Pudding that I was imagining and rating in my head.  I was inspired further to add the Pomegranate Seeds as I had also just watched Pan's Labyrinth in readiness for Food'n'Flix. I have my own DVD of Pan's Labyrinth from Guillermo Del Toro along The Orphanage, The Devils Backbone and Cronos.  Its a dark fantasy Gothic supernatural fairytale set against the backdrop of ...