Regular readers will know that we’re always looking for new ways to make carb loading exciting. Here’s another – ditch the bland pasta and perk your carbing up with these Harissa Roasted New Potatoes. They add a bit of zing to breakfast, lunch and dinner and they pack a pow in your picnic. Easy to…
Beetroot Salad with Yoghurt and Mint Dressing
Research shows that beetroot improves your running performance – it’s the nitrates that do it. For obvious reasons then, most runners love beetroot. But even if your main priority as a runner is simply putting one foot in front of the other, beetroot has a lot of other things going for it. It’s a good source of…
Baba Ganoush
Early Victorians grew aubergines purely as ornamental plants, suspicious of their resemblance to nightshade. As with a few other things things – workhouses, child labour, ignoring women – they got things quite wrong. Aren’t aubergines great? Aren’t we glad to live in such enlightened times? A source of B vitamins and fibre, they’re adaptable to pretty much…
Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower with Seeds
We are delighted to report that broccoli and cauliflower are cruciferous vegetables, which makes them, like, totes the Harry Potter of the veg basket. Actually, all it means is that they’re part of the cabbage family but, hey, why let plain facts get in the way of a good bit of vegetable-related wizardry? Nutritionists recommend…
Southwestern Quinoa Salad
This recipe was sent to us by Karen, one of our blog followers who’s based in Singapore. First, thanks, Karen! Second, we don’t know why it’s called Southwestern – it has a South American vibe to it so maybe that’s where it’s from. Third, we do know that it’s delicious. We made a version for…
Sweet Nut and Seed Energy Mix
Ah, yes, here we go. Let’s get the ‘vegetarians only eat bird food’ gags out of the way… This sweet-treat mix made of nuts and seeds does look like something the parrot would enjoy, we grant you, but it’s a brilliant snack for runners. It’s great for before, during and after long runs, and also…
Black Urad Dahl Balls with Lime and Mint Dressing
After running 96 miles along the West Highland Way last summer, all I could think about was food. Seriously, aching muscles count for nothing when you’re that hungry! We (my running buddy, Sarah Leitch, and I) went for the ultimate recovery curry at Mother India in Glasgow. You won’t be surprised to hear that it…
Irresistible Tahini-Miso Dressing
In my own words, I used to be a complete “peanut-butter head”, eating about a jar a week on everything, from sliced apples to porridge. The thought of being without a jar filled me with dread, so much so that I would take it to hotels when I was working away. And yet, I haven’t…
Sun Dried Tomato Antipasto
Want to make something delicious for yourself or friends without too much fuss? Time to try this fantastic antipasto. It’s a great way of using sun dried tomatoes and roasted peppers for use days, weeks or even months later. It’s pretty tasty though so your jars of this stuff probably won’t last that long. It…
Carrot and Sweet Potato ‘Fries’ with Spicy Peanut Sauce
Chips, fries, call them what you will. All fries are not created equal. This Carrot and Sweet Potato ‘Fries’ with Spicy Peanut Sauce recipe takes all of the good bits of traditional fries – the starchy veg, the crunch, seasoning – and makes them ten times better for you without sacrifice. There’s no frying, and the…
Warm Lentil, Lime and Avocado Salad
I got a gorgeous cookbook recently, Vegetarian Dishes from the Middle East by an absolutely fascinating man called Arto Der Haroutunian. The author wasn’t widely known; he died in 1987, missing the wave of cookery programmes and celebrity chefs that we’re subject to these days. This is a shame, as there are some wonderful recipes in the…
Tofu, Seaweed and Sesame Party Snacks
It had to happen sooner or later, didn’t it? Yes, we were bound to post a recipe with seaweed in it. The only surprise really is that it didn’t happen sooner. Seaweed used to be much maligned as hippy dippy food. Now though, with the relentless rise of sushi (they sell it in meal deals…