Recent Posts – Veggie Runners

Tofu and Cashew Pad Thai

Pad Thai can be a bit of a faff to make. There are a lot of ingredients and it can look a bit daunting. If you’ve read our recipes before, you’ll know that we don’t like to operate like that. We love great food and appreciate that it can take time to get a dish…

Feeling Fruity? Why Not Dry It At Home…?

4pm on Saturday at our local market is bargain time. It’s when all of the stall holders are selling their fresh produce on the cheap, getting rid of things that will perish before they open again on Monday, or just making room for new deliveries. Being a bit of a sucker for a bargain, I’m…

Self-Massage For Runners

What makes a great running buddy? You need one you can chat to, be silent with, complain to, laugh with, obviously. But even better than all of those things though is a running buddy who’s training to be a masseuse. Result! Sarah, the friend I ran the West Highland Way with and also one of…

Amazing Broccoli And Veggie Sausage Roast

The basis for this easy-to-make roast vegetable dish comes from our Canadian friends Lehna and Jamie. They call it Jamie’s Amazing Broccoli And Veggie Sausage Roast but we’re probably not allowed to do that, on account of Jamie’s name being claimed as a brand by a rather more famous chef. We’re erring on the side of caution and calling it the…

Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Lasagne

The orange filling looks like sunshine, but the cosy lasagne is autumn all over. I guess this is the culinary equivalent of these sunny, freezing days we’ve been having. This is an easy dinner party dish, as it takes care of itself while you’re greeting people and eating nibbles. If people are a bit late,…

Vitamin B Salad

Image: Scott Jones / MothershipUK I have to admit, I have a thing about the letter B. I doodle it in margins, and swoop it in sparklers. Luckily, my passion is not un-founded. Not only are there two in my name, and my blood type B+ – it turns out that B vitamins are incredibly,…

Smoky Lentil and Tomato Soup

After the Amsterdam marathon recently, my running buddies and I treated ourselves to dinner on the town. Well, it wasn’t quite on the town, as we were a) preserving our post-mara muscles by staying close to our hotel and b) skint. We found a great place with the use of my trusty 2008 guide book….

Spectating Races

(Thank you to Themis for the Image of the London Marathon) When Mum ran races when I was a kid, I sat in the car reading Nancy Drew until 5 minutes until the approximate time she’d given me for her finishing. I’d then wander to the finish line, clap a bit and then wait for…

Celeriac and Sweet Potato Savoury Crumble

There are some vegetables that strike fear in my heart. Celeriac comes top of the list. I mean, it looks like an Ood (if you’re not a fan of Doctor Who, a) why not?! and b) this is an Ood). That is to say, it’s not an attractive vegetable and so gnarly and strange it’s…

Roasted Shallot, Quinoa and Sun-dried Tomato Salad

Long live the Maillard reaction! Upon the application of heat, the sugars in the shallots caramelise down in to a beautiful toffee buff. They become the perfect counterpoint to the sun dried tomatoes, which I sometimes find a bit too ferric for my liking otherwise. This was a happy-accident dinner salad that is beyond the…