Bit and Pieces in My March Kitchen

In my kitchen are lots of things that have come and gone. 

Firstly, I picked up these little spice jars: ginger, mace, cinnamon, mixed spice and cloves from a charity shop for 50p each purely for decorative purposes.  They are on the wooden floating shelf in my kitchen. 

I also picked up two larger jars for lentil and rice, though neither will be used but will probably hold ladle and wooden spoons 

I picked up these two ceramic cow jugs as I simply liked the look of them and they were on sale in one of the shops. D rolled his eyes at me as I unwrapped the paper from them, as if to say - really - why do you want those?!.  

Now for some staples in my home.  I tend to use either honey or golden syrup for oat flapjacks.  I had started buying golden syrup in plastic containers as it was cheaper, but have decided to go back to the tinned version as its recyclable.  I also wanted to point out that I had never noticed the dead lion covered in flies on the green and gold tin.  I wonder why?! 

Share with Us Your March 'Eat Your Green' Recipes

It is March and it's my turn to host this months Eat Your Greens challenge, but before I do I want to take the opportunity and say Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus - Happy Saint David's Day from Wales!

I also want to share a homemade vegan Welsh Samosa made with the addition of Laverbread, a Welsh seaweed ingredient descrived by Richard Burton as 'Welshman's caviar'.  You can find the recipe here. 

Now back to Eat Your Greens food blog challenge, to participate all you have to do is make either a vegan or vegetarian recipe with green vegetables or fruit on your blog.  Then copy the blog link to the comment section below.  The use of the #EatYourGreens logo is optional, but is appreciated.  The deadline is the 29th March and the Round up will be on the 31st March 2019. 

If your looking for some seasonal inspiration, then please do check out the Eat Your Greens Round Up hosted last month by my co-host The VegHog.  

For more details Follow this link on how to participate just please remember to link back to the host page (this page) and my co-host The VegHog.   

Hosting March My Legume Love Affair (MLLA) #126

As a vegetarian, I do love my lentils, legumes and pulses and my kitchen would not be without them.  

I say this as I am once again hosting My Legume Love Affair #126. Its one of my favourite food blog challenges and it still going strong, having began in 2008 by Susan of The Well Seasoned Cook,  these days Lisa of Lisa's Kitchen continues to administrate on behalf of MLLA and is doing a stellar job, as well as playing the occasional hostess.

For those of you unfamiliar with MLLA, here is a brief overview.  MLLA is a diverse food blogging event, so any worldwide cuisine is welcome, as long as the main ingredient are legumes. This can be beans, lentils, pulses.  Peanuts are legumes, as are carob, fenugreek and tamarind. Foods made from legumes such as chickpea flour and tofu are permitted. Whatever your chosen legume is, please just ensure that it is the predominant ingredient of the recipe.  

HOW TO PARTICIPATE
-Entries should also be vegetarian or vegan.  
-Only one entry per blog.  If you have any older recipes that you would like to enter, please up-date and re-post them during the month of the challenge.  
-User of the MLLA logo is optional, but would be appreciated.  
-Finally please mention My Legume Love Affair in your blog post and link your post to this announcement, Susan's blog and Lisa's MLLA information page as well.  

Please link your entry below.  I will post the MLLA Round up at the end of the month.