Tag: Mint

Mint and Coriander Dip

As you might imagine, there aren’t many entirely incomprehensible acts that can take place in one’s own garden. However, the fact that some people grow their own herbs, fruit and vegetables and then fail to make any use of them succeeds superbly in making my mind boggle. Luckily, I am neither lazy nor feckless, though some may wish to contest the former, and try my hardest to make use of my own produce as often as is humanly possible. Happily, our mint seems to be rather enjoying our unseasonably wet weather, so this will be the first in a three-part series of simple, mint-based treats. Mint really is a gorgeous herb and one of my favourites, so I shall truly enjoy posting a trio of ideas based around it.

Tags Coriander, frugality, life, Mint, Money saving, Photography, Recipes, Writing, Yoghurt

British Healthy Eating Recipes Spring Summer Vegetarian

Creamy Garden Pea and Mint Soup

Post author By Admin
Post date June 17, 2012
67 Comments on Creamy Garden Pea and Mint Soup

It occurred to me this morning that a loving relationship hasn’t yet been fostered between soup and I this year. By and large soup is seen as something warming, hearty and intended for the colder months of the year. However, it should be remembered that one can make a delightful soup out of almost anything and that there are some rather extraordinary warm-weather recipes out there. The combination of pea and mint is one that has been explored here already this year and it is clear to see why. The peas and mint work wonderfully well together, with the former providing the first breath of taste – a flavour which reminds one instantly of an English walled garden – and the latter lingering on in order to tempt the next spoonful into one’s mouth. Indeed, two such beautifully fresh ingredients were made for such a dish.

Tags British, Cooking, Ducks, Food, frugality, Garden, Geese, Healthy Eating, life, Mint, Money saving, Pea, Photography, Recipes, Soup, Spring, summer, vegetarian, Writing

Mexican Recipes Spring Vegetarian

Potato, Pea and Mint Quesadillas

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Post date May 24, 2012
89 Comments on Potato, Pea and Mint Quesadillas

Fear not, it is perfectly clear to me that Mexican food isn’t composed entirely of a long string of dips and side dishes, such as guacamole and refried beans. Indeed, how strange it would be to have a nation of perennial nibblers living among us. So, safe in the knowledge that there exists, on this planet, no colony of human sized rodents in possession of an immoral number of carrot sticks, I embarked upon the first “proper” dish of the ‘Frugal Does Mexican’ series.

Tags Budget Cooking, cheese, Cooking, Food, frugality, life, Mexican, Mint, Money saving, Peas, Photography, potatoes, Quesadillas, Recipes, Seasonal, Spring, vegetarian, Writing