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March cookbook review and competition |
 This month, trainee journalist and budding 'Nigella' Natalie Hunt takes the free-from cookbook challenge reviewing Vegetarian Cooking Without by Barbara Cousins. Read how she got on, and find out how to win a copy for yourself!
Natalie writes: WITH apron tied tight and wooden spoon at the ready I have taken up the Sensitive Foodies cookbook challenge. As I’ve been a veggie for the last two years I have been let loose with Vegetarian Cooking Without by Barbara Cousins...
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March 2010 - Dates for your Diary: |
Monday March 1st is St David's Day - a very good day to buy daffodils and eat leeks! See our recipes on the Eating In page!
Saturday 6th March 3-7pm Join us at Fabrica Gallery in Brighton for 'Smudging & Scratching & Dancing in Coils' - a creative drawing extravaganza accompanied by Sensitive Foodies tea and cakes! Free entry.
Sunday 14th March is Mothering Sunday in the UK. Don't forget to treat your mothers, or even your friends and loved ones to a home-made meal or cake from our recipe page!
Wednesday 17th March is St Patrick's Day so a good day for fresh white fish with a traditional Irish colcannon (recipe here), go easy on the Guinness though.!
Sunday 28th March is when British summertime starts... okay, we lose an hour's sleep but what about the longer days... bring it on! |
If you love good food...
 ... but are on a gluten-free diet, yeast-free, egg-free, low-fat, palaeolithic, nightshade-free, the Best Bet Diet, or are sensitive to dairy products, allergic to nuts, or just want to eat naturally, healthily and in season… welcome to Sensitive Foodies: the one-stop site for discerning foodies on restrictive diets.
Find out what's in season below. Try the recipes on our Eating In page. Go to Eating Out to find places to eat. Learn more about Food Sensitivities, and pick up Foodie Tips on tasty alternatives to everyday food and drink. And if you’re going abroad, use our Eating Away translated foodie phrases. Enjoy! Lisa and Kathy x (pictured)
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What's in season in March? |
After a harsh winter, spring is gradually on its way with longer days and bulbs starting to emerge in the garden. Time again to treat ourselves to all things fresh, local and seasonal… and some gorgeous free-from cake ideas for Mother's Day!
Fruit and veg: beetroot, blood oranges, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, chicory, leeks, mint, mooli, oranges, parsley, pineapple, purple sprouting broccoli, radishes, rhubarb, sorrel, spring greens.
Sustainable fish and light meat: cod, haddock, halibut, John Dory, lemon sole, lobster, mackerel, mussels, oysters, pollock, sardines, sea bass, sea trout, wild rabbit.
March recipes:
Seasonal starters include our Leek and Sweet Potato Soup or, for extra colour and nutrients, Beetroot and Potato Soup.
Mussels with Ginger and Coriander or simple Oysters would also be a seasonal treat for seafood lovers.
For mains, try our popular and verstile Mixed Vegetable Thai Green Curry, comfort food Haddock or Pollock with Colcannon (leek and potato mash), our fantastic Easy Fish Stew or go for a gamier option with Paella or Rabbit with Cider, Mustard and Thyme.
Fruity seasonal desserts this month include Rhubarb Crumble and Orange and Cashew Ice Cream.
Almond Orange Chocolate Cake or Orange and Almond Cake would be nice surprise for Mother's Day, but if you're not into almonds, how about a zesty Lemon Drizzle Cake? |
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