A flyer design I made for my friend Alice the incredible gardener!
Wildheart's Kitchen /
A logo design I made for this new and tasty Kitchen in Bristol, making handmade Vegan burgers and sausages mmmm mmm!
Sweet potato, sprout tops, and leek gratin /
Heart warming food for these chilly nights... serve with a slice of sourdough and home made baked beans topped with smoked cheddar and a good dash of chipotle for the ultimate cosy comfort food!
Ingredients:
2 x large sweet potatoes, cut into small pieces
2 x sprout tops, sliced
2 x leeks (or 1 large)
Organic butter
Salt and pepper
Olive oil
Hot smoked paprika
Organic mature cheddar
Steps:
1 - Steam the sweet potatoes for 20 minutes and add the sprout tops for the last 5 minutes.
2 - meanwhile sauté the leeks in butter with S&P to taste. Sauté until soft with slightly crispy burnt bits.
3 - Mash the sautéed leeks with the steamed and drained sweet potatoes and sprout tops. Add S&P, a good slosh of olive oil, grated cheese and smoked paprika, to taste.
4 - Spoon into a baking dish and fork over the top before topping with grated cheese, a sprinkling of smoked paprika and a drizzle of olive oil.
5 - Bake for 30 minutes at 180 degrees. Enjoy!
By popular demand... my green pea 'hummus' recipe /
This recipe is inspired by my wonderful and talented friend Anna Pethen (take a look at her beautiful design work here: https://www.behance.net/annapethen), who introduced me to pea 'hummus' many years ago... I can't remember her exact recipe, but this is my variation... I love that you can have it ready in minutes with a bag of peas from the freezer if fresh aren't in season, and there's nobody I know who doesn't absolutely love it!
My favourite places to eat in Bristol... /
I was asked by Visit Bristol to write about my favourite places to eat in the city... and I've had a decadently delicious week thinking about it and trying new places, as well as visiting established and firm favourites :)
http://visitbristol.co.uk/blog/read/2016/09/food-friday-drawing-on-autumns-bounty-b343
Autumn's bounty... /
And for a quick after allotment much needed energy boost /
Often in the summer I don't stop gardening until nightfall tells me it's time to go home... so something quick to whip up at the very end of the day, celebrating the humble bean in all it's nutritious strength and glory!
Delicious gluts :) /
Gardening and drawing and cooking and gardening and drawing and cooking.. /
And a glut of rhubarb means a glut of crumble! I think there's a reason nature gives us a glut, it's what our bodies need most of nutritionally at this time of year... and right now it's a crumble glut! Earthy tangy goodness of rhubarb in my belly :)
Happy feet and making the most of bindweed! /
There's nothing like feeling the earth under your toes (how often do we really do it?)... and there are many health benefits too, so a bit of barefoot gardening is all round good for us.
I read a great article a few years ago about how bindweed can be used with your comfrey to make a liquid feed, how brilliant to find something useful to do with it!
Celebrating broad beans in all their glory! /
I've been making this delicious broad bean and pea 'humous' with my June glut of broad beans. It goes amazingly with freshly baked black olive sourdough and a poached egg... and maybe a dash (or few!) of chipotle... I think I could eat this every day and never get bored of the creamy deliciousness! I'm happy my red flowering broad beans are still flowers and there's more to come :)
