Or “Breakfast Pies” or ” Fruit & Yoghurt Nests” – the kids haven’t quite decided what to call them yet, although they have decided that they absolutely love them!
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Pumpkin Falafel
So, it may already be becoming apparent that I have a love of roasted pumpkin and of adding it to various dishes. It’s such a versatile and delicious ingredient. I couldn’t resist adding it to my simple baked falafel for meat-free Monday this week.
This recipe is so easy to throw together – just blitz, shape and bake! No frying means you have your hands free to do other things (and aren’t there always other things to do?!?) while they brown away in the oven. But you do have to plan this one the day before, so you can soak your chickpeas.
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Fritter Frenzy
I’ve been using up what was delivered in the veggie box this week, and fritters came to mind. On Tuesday, we had pumpkin, zucchini and haloumi fritters with salad. I’ve made zucchini and haloumi fritters dozens of times before, but I had some leftover roasted pumpkin so I thought I’d add that in too.
The fritters were absolutely delicious! So much so that when I asked my husband what had happened to the leftovers, he sheepishly replied that there weren’t any. He had eaten the entire batch I had left out for him after touch footy!
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Welcome!
Welcome to Fresh Fast & Frugal. After years of thinking about it, with the encouragement of my wonderful husband and friends, I’m taking the plunge and putting my passion for feeding my family real food out there to share with the world. I hope you’ll enjoy being with me on the journey – at the very least, you’ll pick up a few new recipes to try!