Soup is one of the simplest, most satisfying and economical meals to make. If you can make a good soup you can always feed your family and friends whatever you have in the cupboard. Unlike salads which need to be made from the brightest, most vibrant vegetables, soup can be made using up all the veg you have left at the end of the week, which means they will always be slightly different - but if you get the base right they will always be tasty. A good bowl of soup is like a hug from an old friend, something that brightens up even the dullest of days! This recipe will easily serve 2-4 people depending on hunger levels. Continue reading →

Join us, Rachel and Hannah, for our third Organico Cookery Demonstration of 2016 and let us introduce you to some of our favourite dishes, mostly plant based, full of natural, healthy ingredients and most importantly packed with flavour. When you arrive you will be greeted with a tea and our own spelt scones (please arrive a little early to enjoy this breakfast and...

Salads are a wonderful way of getting your ‘five a day’ and making sure you eat enough colourful vegetables in your daily diet. In terms of flavours, once you have got the basics right, salads are infinitely versatile. If you want to make a really good green salad, everything must be fresh and tasty - and preferably not from a...

Three spring green pestos It's coming back into spring greens season and I love them all! Although we get local veg throughout the year, it's always a breath of fresh air when we start getting the local spring greens back in abundance. The hedgerows are starting to sprout and wild garlic is on its way. If you aren't lucky enough...

After the positive response I had to my recent article on Healthy Breakfasts, I thought I would explore a little further and give you some inspiration for a really healthy (breakfast) smoothie. These green smoothies may look strange but they leave you feeling SO glowingly healthy inside and out you won’t mind! They are a great way of getting in...

Have you heard of ‘Meatless Monday’? ‘One day a week, cut out meat’ is the tagline on www.meatlessmonday.com. Up until the last 20 years suggesting that people cut meat out for one day a week would have seemed crazy - most people only ate meat twice a week if they were lucky! But with intensive farming and the influx of...

For 4 as a light main course. 1 large cup Quinoa 1.5 cups water I handful each pumpkin and sunflower seeds and a little soya sauce Dressing: a simple vinaigrette made from cider vinegar, olive oil, honey, lemon juice, zest, minced garlic, salt, pepper. 3-4 cups of a selection of the following: Chopped cherry tomatoes, diced cucumber, peppers, fennel, radishes...

This is a very popular main course in Organico Café. The pancake batter is adapted from Dennis Cotter’s Café Paradiso cook book ‘A Paradiso Year’ and the filling is my own. The pancakes are light and the filling is rich, tasty and nutritious. Serve with a mixed green salad and a combination of grated fresh courgette and carrots dressed with...

I'd like to start a new section of the website devoted to Simple Meal Ideas, meaning not quite recipes but more inspiration to help you decide what to eat at those times when you just can't think! I'm planning to invite customers and friends to add theirs also so we all get to share each others' tasty, quick and easy...