Organic Box, 5th January 2012

fruit: Conference pears, bananas, Cox apples, Star Ruby grapefruit, oranges
veg: Onions, carrots, Star Victory potatoes, sweet potato, beetroot, mushrooms, leeks, Cavolo Nero

Happy New Year everyone!  It’s been a lovely break for us and we’ve had time to have lobster and chips in Whitstable with good friends as well as snuggle up at home with tons of good food and relaxed children (well, mostly).

This week we are making ministrone soup with the cavolo nero, which is lovely and very filling.  It also freezes well if you make a large pan of it. 

Tonight’s menu is  sweet potato gnocchi - if you haven’t tried to make this, it is definitely worth doing!  You make a double batch, then freeze half.  It makes a great quick supper straight from the freezer into boiling water until tender.  Mixed with a melted gorgonzola or dolcelatte sauce (add a little milk and some nutmeg) and you are straight into gourmet territory!  You may wish to stick to cheddar with ham, bacon or tomatoes if you are trying it out on the little ones for the first time though..

We may not be able to afford eating out much this month, but we are jolly well going joyfully eat in.

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