Here are some of the my favourite ingredients to use when cooking. Please excuse the fact that there are 23/26 and not the full house of the alphabet.
A: Aubergine
Recipes: Ratatouille – Roasted on the BBQ – Cheese, tomato and aubergine bake – Baba Ganoush (roasted aubergine dip) – Vegetable curry
B: Bread
Recipes: Avocado on toast – Caramelised onion focaccia – Bread with soup – Home-made garlic bread – Eggs and bacon on toast
C: Chicken
Recipes: Chicken curry – Chicken pasta – Chilli chicken – Chicken stir-fry – Roast chicken
D: Dill
Recipes: Salmon and leak pie (with dill) – Potato salad (with dill) – Baked cod with lemon, garlic and dill – Summer bean salad with soft-boiled eggs and dill – Creamy spinach and dill
E: Eggs
Recipes: Bacon, spinach and feta cheese frittata – Dippy eggs with soldiers – Salade nicoise – Eggs benedict – Baked eggs with potatoes, mushrooms and cheese
F: Fennel
Recipes: Roast pork with rosemary and fennel crackling – Fennel and lemon risotto – Roast pork chops with fennel and potatoes – Fennel gratin – Smoked trout salad with fennel, apple and beetroot
G: Garlic
Recipes: Roasted garlic and butternut squash hummus – Baked garlic and shallots with fino – Caramelised garlic and butternut squash tart – Pasta carbonara – Creamy roasted garlic potato soup
H: Halloumi
Recipes: Roasted peppers, aubergines and courgettes with grilled halloumi on top – Halloumi burger – Halloumi, pumpkin and chilli omelette – Halloumi fries – Herby rice with roasted veg, chickpeas and halloumi
I: Iceberg lettuce
Recipes: Green salad – Sirloin steak lettuce wraps – Baked hake with lettuce and artichoke gratin – Pork laab salad – Taco lettuce wraps
J: Jalapeños
Recipes: Sweet and spicy jalapeño poppers – Jalapeño Swiss burger – Fiesta scrambled eggs – Sweet ‘n’ tangy chicken wings – Jalapeño chicken enchiladas
K: Kale
Recipes: Kale and quinoa patties – Chicken, kale and mushroom pot pie – Kale pesto – Kale and chorizo broth – Sweet and sour kale with garlic and anchovy
L: Lamb
Recipes: Lamb vindaloo – Slow cooked lamb with onions and thyme – Stuffed tomatoes with lamb mince, dill and rice – Herby lamb burgers with beetroot mayo – Fragrant lamb flatbread
M: Mushrooms
Recipes: Garlicky mushrooms on toast – Chicken, leak and mushroom pie – Spicy mushroom and broccoli noodles – Mushroom jacket potatoes – Slow cooker mushroom risotto
N: Nuts (Cashew)
Recipes: Broccoli, chicken and cashew nut stir fry – Chicken and cashew curry – Broccoli and lemon chicken with cashews – Rosemary roasted cashews – Collard green salad with cashews and lime
O: Onions
Recipes: Red onion and rosemary focaccia – Toad-in-the-hole with caramelised onion gravy – Pumpkin, cranberry and red onion tagine – Stuffed onions with spiced lamb and pomegranate – Beer battered onion rings
P: Potatoes
Recipes: Dauphinoise potatoes – Broccoli and potato croquettes – Asparagus and new potato frittata – Garlic and rosemary roast potatoes – Potato rösti cakes with sage leaves
Q: Quinoa
Recipes: Quinoa stew with squash, prunes and pomegranate – Stuffed butternut squash with quinoa – Quinoa, lentil and feta salad – Spicy cajun chicken quinoa – Herby quinoa, feta and pomegranate salad
R: Rocket
Recipes: Mushroom, ricotta and rocket tart – Tagliatelle with tuna, lemon and rocket – Rocket with a charred lemon dressing – Tangy fennel and rocket salad – Roasted tomato, mozzarella and rocket
S: Spinach
Recipes: Spinach and halloumi salad – Saag paneer – Spinach and lemon risotto with crispy prosciutto – Spinach and blue cheese pizza – Aubergine rolls with spinach and ricotta
T: Tomatoes
Recipes: Tomato bruschetta – Harissa roasted tomatoes with couscous – Tomato, mozzarella and basil – Baked tomato, gruyère and potato gratin – Tomato tarts with roasted garlic and goat’s cheese
W: Watercress
Recipes: Bean, tomato and watercress salad – Artichoke and watercress linguine – Pea, ham hock and watercress salad – Salmon and watercress quiche – Watercress and celeriac soup with goat’s cheese croutons
Y: Yoghurt
Recipes: Berry bircher – Frozen blackberry yoghurt – Nutty cinnamon and yoghurt dip – Lemon curd and yoghurt fool – Broad bean, yoghurt and mint soup
Z: Zucchini (Courgettes)
Recipes: Shrimp and zucchini scampi – Grilled veggies with honey-thyme vinaigrette – Zucchini and prosciutto pizza – Zucchini bread – Mediterranean cod
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Many wonders 