Recipe Roundup – pumpkins

October 9, 2023October 2, 2023 by Simone Kelly

Autumn is well and truly upon us, and it’s my favourite season. Pumpkins are a firm favourite here, and so versatile.

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Starting things off with breakfast: pumpkin spiced granola
Cake, anyone? The combination of pumpkin and pecan nuts is divine: Pumpkin and pecan pie
Something warming for lunch, like this pumpkin risotto.
Beautiful flavours all around: Kale pesto pasta with roasted pumpkin and chickpeas
Perfect for lunchboxes: Pumpkin and chickpea rolls
A bowl of sunshine on a grey day: pumpkin dal
Never waste the pumpkin seeds, make kale and pumpkin seed pesto instead!
Spice it up with a lacto-fermented pumpkin srirawcha!
A great base for lots of good recipes is this autumn flavour kit!
Use it to make pumpkin pancakes!
Autumn is soup time: pumpkin, coconut and lentil soup
With Halloween just around the corner, this dish is going to be a hit with the kids: Pumpkin pasta with eyeballs
And to finish off, some sweet treats: pumpkin brownie, or why not make some pumpkin cheesecake.

Enjoy x

Recipe Roundup – Carrots

October 2, 2023October 2, 2023 by Simone Kelly

A super versatile staple veg in any household – and no matter if you turn the humble carrot into something sweet or savoury, soup or salad – it’s always gorgeous!

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Spicing things up with some pickled carrot and courgette!
Or keep it sweet with these easy carrot cake bliss balls
Only four ingredients: Carrot and broccoli salad
Air fryer or oven, both works for these gorgeous honey carrots with whipped feta
Get into a root veg groove with this beetroot and carrot salad with dukka
Purple kale is full of antioxidants, and carrots work so well with this colcannon and roast carrots
Lunch box treat, but healthy? Yes please, courgette and carrot muffins to the rescue
Fritters are a winner, always. Try these beetroot and carrot fritters… or carrot and coriander fritters!
A winning combination that makes the tastiest soup: roasted carrot and fennel soup
one veg, four delicious ways with it: four ways with carrots. go check it out.
CAKE! Anyone’s favourite. Try this carrot cake with orange frosting, or go raw with this raw carrot cake.

Enjoy x

Recipe Roundup – Soups

September 20, 2023September 18, 2023 by Simone Kelly

What’s better on a rainy day than a hearty bowl of soup? Not much!

Here’s a roundup of delicious homemade soups. Perfect for freezing for an easy mid week lunch too! Click on the bold text to go straight to the recipe.

Go Italian with some Ribollita
Hearty and so tasty: Celeriac Soup
Orange makes us happy. Pumpkin, Coconut and Lentil Soup
It’s parsnip season, so make yourself some curried parsnip, leek and lentil soup
Good for the soul: Cauliflower Noodle Soup
Rain outside, sunshine soup inside.
Roasting makes everything taste even better, like this roasted carrot and fennel soup with cheese toasties
An unusual but amazing combo: parsnip and pear soup
Not strictly soup but you could definitely eat this as a soup, with a toastie, yum… Roast tomato sauce

enjoy x

Recipe Roundup – Apples

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 by Simone Kelly

An Apple a day… you all know it. Apart from being absolutely delicious, they’re also very versatile! Cake or Salad, anything goes!

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Fighting food waste, and ending up with something tasty to eat with a cup of tea? Definitely! Low Waste Apple Cake
Whether you eat this gorgeous apple and oat crumble for breakfast or dessert is up to you.
Apples and chocolate are a match made in food heaven. Try these apple donuts!
Quick and satisfying: apple puff pastry turnovers
Crunchy and green and healthy: Kale and apple salad
Keeping it simple with this tasty apple galette
Not just for new years – any celebration at all will do! Celebration pancakes with toffee apple and coconut granola
Perfect with a hot cup of tea: apple and walnut traybake
Dark, tasty and vegan: Simone’s festive apple loaf

Recipe Roundup – Potatoes

September 4, 2023 by Simone Kelly

The humble spud. A firm favourite in every household in Ireland, I would say!

Here’s some new recipes to try – just click on the bold part to go straight to the recipe!

Spuds for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Sure why not. Try this Boxty!
Leek and Potato are best friends. Especially in a delicious Gratin!
Love spuds, hate waste? Us too. Try these potato peel crisps for a fun and healthy snack.
Something different but SO good! Devilled Potatoes
Can’t go wrong with a nice veg curry – Cauliflower and Potato Satay Curry
Tis the season for new potatoes! Smash them, they’re delicious.
Perfect roasties? Yes please!
Big flavours in just one simple dish. Mushroom, Parsnip and Potato Gratin
Traybakes are great and easy, perfect for busy weeknights. Smokey Potato, pepper and chickpea traybake
Cheesy Broccoli and Potato Gratin – simply delicious.

Happy cooking! x

Recipe Roundup – Tomatoes

August 14, 2023August 14, 2023 by Simone Kelly

Our farm grown cherry tomatoes are stunning – once you’ve tasted them you’ll understand, they are unreal. Here’s a roundup of a few ways to use these – we’re harvesting tons of them at the moment, so why not get a few more in your order and help us out of our tomato glut!

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Simple and super tasty: Spaghetti with cherry tomatoes
Perfect with some crackers as a simple appetizer: Black olive and tomato pate
Roasting brings out the sweetness in everything: Roasted Fennel, Tomato and Bean pasta sauce
Make the most of our fresh greens and add some red: cherry tomato and bean salad with green cashew dressing
Tacos are a family favourite: Blackened Tofu tacos with fresh tomato salsa
Add some oomph to your risotto with fresh tomatoes: Tomato Risotto with fresh basil pesto
Fennel and tomato are best friends, especially in a beautiful pasta sauce.
A comforting pot of curry goes down well any day: tomato and greens curry
taking the hassle out of cooking with this tomato and chickpea one pot spaghetti

Of course you can also just add tomatoes to any salad, or eat them straight from the bag. Delicious. Enjoy!

Recipe roundup – Broccoli

July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 by Simone Kelly

Coming in fresh from our fields right now, broccoli is a powerhouse of nutritional value and it just tastes fantastic.

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only 4 ingredients? Nice one! Carrot and broccoli salad, this way!
Spicing things up with this beautiful broccoli with tahini dressing
Everything’s better with cheese, right? Cheesy broccoli and potato gratin
Beautiful as a side, or as a main: Broccoli and sesame fritters
We’re big fans of one pot dishes like this one pot broccoli lemon and garlic pasta.
a vegan twist on the classic bang bang chicken, only with broccoli: bang bang broccoli, yum yum.
great for using up odds and ends: buddha bowls
Start your day with veggies: fluffy broccoli omelette

enjoy x

Recipe Roundup – Courgettes

July 10, 2023July 10, 2023 by Simone Kelly

Courgette season is in full swing and we are harvesting these dark green beauties both from the tunnels and from the fields. Fantastic in savoury dishes, of course, but did you ever bake a courgette cake?

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It’s barbecue season! What better way to use some beautiful courgettes than these BBQ skewers
A handy snack for hungry adults and children alike: Lunch box muffins
A greener twist on a classic: courgette croque monsieur
a beautiful centrepiece dish: Courgette involtini
Courgettes and pasta are a match made in heaven. Creamy cashew and courgette spaghetti
No time to cook? Then this raw courgette and hazelnut salad is for you.
Got lots of courgette to use? These gorgeous courgette, feta and dill fritters are the solution.
Pickled everything is just delicious. Courgettes included!
Last but not least: Courgette and lemon loaf. Courgette cake? Absolutely. Trust us.

Enjoy x

Press roundup

June 30, 2023 by Simone Kelly

We launched the “Save Our Summer” campaign recently, to highlight the difficulties we and our fellow organic vegetable growers face this summer – below is a list of articles where you can find out more.

As ever, thank you SO MUCH for your support each week – and don’t forget, if you’re going on holidays within Ireland, just get your box delivered to the holiday address!

Irish Independent: How this ex chemist turned his 28ac family farm into a nationwide vegetable box business
Irish Examiner: Galway growers issue a ‘save our summer’ plea for consumers to support local

We will update this post with more articles as they are published.

Fruity Recipe Roundup

June 20, 2023 by Simone Kelly

It’s summer, and summer is time for all sorts of fruits. Peaches, strawberries, watermelon… Fresh, organic and taste like sunshine.

Here’s a few ideas for new fruity recipes, from breakfast to snacks to tasty salads. Click on the bold below to go directly to the recipe.

Ice cream, but make it healthier? Absolutely. Cottage Cheese banana choc ice cream this way, please.
Who can say no to cake, when it’s this good? Summer fruit crumble slice
Fruit for breakfast, always a winner. Fruity Chia and Oat pots are super versatile and set you up for the day.
A quick and filling snack that everyone will love: Easy apple donuts
Summer strawberry pots are a showstopper and made with organic irish strawberries, win win!
If anything tastes like summer, it’s grilled peaches!
Baked blueberry blended oats are a fantastic way to start a day of adventures.
Roses are red, violets are blue, rhubarb and rose petal jam is delicious, and … well just try it yourself!
Salad, but add fruit? Yes please especially if it’s watermelon! Greek style watermelon salad