Articles by Troth Wells

Week 15: Our last Recipe of the Week is a Turkish delight of peppers, tomatoes, garlic and spices stuffed in an aubergine and served with a delectable mint sauce. 

Week 14: Just in time for the holidays, these Ho-ddeock cinnamon buns are full of sticky, delicious goodness!

Week 13: This traditional Zimbabwean dish is made of spinach and tomato and is sure to whet your appetite! 

Week 12:  Although it takes an hour to bake (only 20 to prepare), this Moussaka dish is worth it - packed full of Turkish spices, cheese and flavour!

Week 11: This easy Dutch soup is a popular winter warmer and great for leftovers!

The perfect winter dessert! Instead of traditional chocolate fudge, this (slightly) healthier carrot fudge is full of nutty flavour and winter spices.

Announcing the winners of the Global Vegetarian Kitchen Recipe Competition! Thanks to everyone who entered!

Week 9: Although turnip season is almost over, this delicious and healthy Turnip Treat is easy to make and full of beautiful colour and spice! Who says the British have bad food?

Week 8: This classic French dish is easy and perfect for the cold autumn and winter months! 

Week 7: You’ll love this vegetarian staple recipe from Sudan. Chickpeas, coriander, sesame, garlic… who doesn’t love a good falafel? 

Week 6: Is your sweet tooth craving more? The Gramma Cake was a hit, but wait until you try this incredible (and easy) Mandarin Orange Cake!

Week 5: This sweet potato and garbanzo/chickpea salad is so good, we used it for the book cover! Beautiful and tasty - you don’t want to skip this one.

Week 4: This delicious and spicy Picadillo will have you wanting more. Put it in a burrito or eat it on the side for a true taste of Latin America.

Week 2: Want something sweet? Try this simple and traditional Russian cake made with flour, eggs, raisins and chocolate chips.

Week 1: Our Global Vegetarian Recipe of the Week begins with Bobotie, a traditional South African dish full of spice!

Wet and cool UK summer: people gloomy but garden prospers

The rain was pouring down, no surprises there, as I made chutney on Saturday from our garden’s produce – courgettes that had swollen into marrows, windfall apples of various types and shapes, a few carrots and onions, plus some sultanas and a bit of ginger and cinnamon. I quite like making chutney… not too much to go wrong. I have to confess that I don’t use a recipe – just sling it all in with some malt vinegar and sugar. Perhaps not a good confession from a cookbook writer, but I guess we all do it!

It’s time to boycott BMW! That includes Minis, made in Oxford. Well, perhaps you were never going to buy one anyway. But don’t ever be taken in by BMW’s cosy image – such as in Oxford where their Mini plant is located and where they host a theatre company on their site and have sponsored the popular Cowley Road carnival. Oh no, this is a real roll-your-sleeves-up corporation that means business.

Women in South Africa’s Fort Beaufort township can make a little money by selling prickly pear fruit on the streets, but a larger source of income comes from brewing the fruit into beer.