Usually free/cheap food needs a little bit of effort to bring it up to scratch, but Ransoms and nettles are so abundant and quick to cook (you don’t even need to cook the ransoms just add them to salads or sandwiches if you prefer) that it seems ludicrous not to use them. The hardest part…
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Pea and asparagus risotto with pea pod broth (or Rise et bise)
I struggle to throw things away, and so it is during pod pea season that I retain piles and piles of leftover pea pods with the intention of making soup. However, on this occasion I decided instead to use them as a base-broth for a pea and asparagus risotto. Frugal and ingenious I thought, until…