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Black Bean Avocado Pineapple Salad
Food

Summer Salad: Black Beans, Red Peppers, Avocado & Pineapple

It was too hot today. Nobody felt like cooking. A quick but filling salad to throw together is just what we needed. This one is bursting full of summer flavours, and was a big hit with all the family. Serves

29 July 2024
Turmeric cauliflower and red lentil soup
Food

Turmeric Cauliflower & Red Lentil Soup

Although it looks like we may be getting a second summer (probably jinxed it now by saying that), I feel ready for Autumn, and it's showing because I've been ramping up my soup making. Today, I've got a creamy cauliflower

16 August 2023
Elderflower Fritters - Frittierte Holunderblüten
Food

Frittierte Holunderblüten – Elderflower Fritters

My favourite thing about June is the elderflowers in bloom. If you have any growing in your garden, or in a nearby foraging location, the sweet scented blossoms make a refreshing summer cordial, but the edible flowers are also delicious

22 June 2023
Food

Vegetable Scraps Soup

One of the best things we did last year was to invest in a small chest freezer, and ever since then we've been able to save a lot more on food wastage. Fruit and vegetables about to go off? Prep

30 January 2023
smoked salmon and spinach pasta
Food

Smoked Salmon Pasta with Spinach & Canellini Beans

This one-pot salmon pasta is one of our new favourite mid-week meals. It’s super easy to throw together, and using smoked salmon means you don’t need to worry about pre-cooking any raw fish. It does have spinach in it, with

20 January 2022

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Welcome to The Bear & The Fox, my little corner of the web where I share family-friendly recipes, crafts, travel tips and book reviews, along with my life as a writer in Edinburgh.

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The Bear and the Fox is my little corner of the web where I share family-friendly recipes, crafts, travel tips and book reviews, along with my life as a writer in Edinburgh.

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