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pumpkin recipes
Mandarin glazed lamb with pumpkin (butternut squash) & black-eyed peas
September 6th, 2009
Getting creative with roasting, and with a great supply of inexpensive, sweet, juicy imperial mandarins which are in season at present, I decided to see whether mandarin could replace honey in basting lamb racks. While you could only taste the slightest hint of mandarin flavour in the final product, it certainly helped with developing a [...]
Shepherds pie with a twist:
August 11th, 2009
Lentils, pumpkins and cannellini beans…who says just because mashed potato is high GI you can’t enjoy this classic dish! We actually think this version is BETTER than the original, and are once again, happy we started cooking with beans. My mum used to make a delicious lentil shepherd’s pie sourced from a book called “passion [...]
Roast Pumpkin and Lentil Soup
July 10th, 2009
This thick warming soup will surprise you with how satisfying it is to the wintery appetite! Freeze some and take it to work, or defrost it for a lazy midweek meal. I cooked this alongside making a roast on the weekend, and the frozen portions were not in the freezer long before I was craving [...]
Roast pumpkin, sage, chicken and lentil pasta
June 30th, 2009
A midweek favourite, simple, and easy to prepare. I like to top this with with generous amounts of fresh basil (ie: 5- 10 leaves per bowl), because I happen to have plenty at hand from a recent gardening venture, but you can top with any fresh herb of your choice – parsley, or oregano would [...]
Herb-stuffed roast lamb with garlic confit
June 28th, 2009
The best part of this recipe is the delicious garlic confit. This recipe is taken from Damien Pignolet’s book “French” (consider buying it through this Amazon link to support lowgicooking.com) however I have altered the way it is cooked slightly, excluding lavender from the herbs, using less parsley, and rather than spending the hours it [...]
Chicken and roast zucchini pasta
June 26th, 2009
This very simple recipe combines the hearty taste of roast vegetables and white wine with the fresh tang of lemon and herbs. The zucchini can be replaced with another vegetable of your choice, such as pumpkin, sweet potato, or whatever you love best! Another tasty addition is a few anchovy fillets added to the vegetables [...]
