Pasta e Fagioli; Green Minestrone; Mushroom soup with Thyme; Pasta Vegetable Gratin; Vegetable and Cashew "Paella" base; Thai style rice with pineapple, mint & walnuts; Roasted bell Pepper and scallion salad; Sourdough raisin wholewheat breads; HRH Prince Charles's Bread & Butter Pudding with Whisky and marmalade: Prep and all photos

A thick and "meaty" all Vegan pasta e fagiole

Swiss Chard one of my all time fave greens as everything is edible,and tender.For the first time I am growing my own this year.

Green Minestrone, I have also added turmeric to improve nutrition

Mushroom soup with thyme and also turmeric

Rice with turmeric for the "Paella"

Roasted bell peppers for the salad with scallions and lemon dressing

Whole-wheat sourdough bread dough for the cinnamon raisin bread

Coarsely mashed carrots

for the pasta gratin

Brown Jasmine rice cooked with cumin and tossed with scallions and raisins will add minced fresh mint and chopped fresh pineapple

The completed Pasta bake ready for client's oven

The completed Thai style rice with pineapple and walnuts

Bread and butter pudding topped with scotch whisky and later warm marmalade

 

now topped with warm marmalade

The hot weather of late has now given way to "May grey" and it looks like it is going to be cooler than normal for the next few weeks...which is fine by me, now I can prepared hearty food, with lots of fresh and seasonal vegetables.
Please eat more whole grains, and don't buy ready to cook, they are still processed.