I’m cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook.

Roasted Turnips with Red onion, Lentils and Wasabi aioli

The Quick Lowdown:

• Ingredients: oil, garlic, turnips, salt, sugar, red onion, puy lentils, spinach leaves, green onions, (parsley and radish from the garden, they weren’t in the original recipe)
• Prep work: Not much chopping. The turnips and onions are roasted, lentils boiled on the stove and then everything is thrown together in the bowl
• Dirty dishes: chopping board, knife, roasting pan, small saucepan, salad bowl
• Family-friendly: Yes, for those who like veggies.
• Regular rotation worthy: I wouldn’t go out and buy turnips specially, but if I get them in my box of veggies I’d definitely make this again.

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Thai Curry Snow Pea Stir-Fry

When we got back from Sydney, my snowpeas were dripping with pods, many of them needing to be eaten quick smart, so I made this dish.

The Quick Lowdown:

• Ingredients: oil, garlic, turnips, snow peas, red or green curry paste, coconut cream, salt, coriander and basil leaves to serve, lime, (I added chicken because I need more protein and didn’t want to make another dish)
• Prep work: Very little. I only had to finely chop the garlic, pick the herbs and trim the snow peas.
• Dirty dishes: chopping board, knife, frying pan
• Family-friendly: Yes.
• Regular rotation worthy: YES!! I made it the following night when E’s fiancee was over for dinner and I wanted something quick to make because I was out in the late afternoon for church music practice. This is super quick and super easy.

I love my home grown snow peas. What’s your favourite spring vegetable?