Quick chickpea tagine and spicy couscous

Using another product from the stall, because I felt like something a bit spicy for tea - so quick tagine and spiced couscous.

Olive oil
Onion
Garlic
Ginger
Carrot
Red pepper
Chickpeas
Tomato puree
chili
cinnamon
grate of nutmeg
mixed herbs
vegan bouillon
tahini
pomegranate
black pepper

Packet of spiced couscous
Little gem lettuce

1.  Chop onion and sautee in olive oil.
2.  Add grated garlic and ginger.
3.  When soft add peeled chopped carrot and chopped red pepper.
4.  Add drained chickpeas.
5.  Cook for a little while, then add squeeze of tomato puree, chili flakes, herbs, spices and bouillon with some water.  Continue to simmer.  Add tahini after about 5 minutes.  Add chopped kale.
6.  Simmer gently until family get in from work (that'll be about 20 minutes).
7.  Prepare couscous according to packet instructions.
8. Chop salad leaves, bang pomegranate seeds over tagine.
9.  Scoff.

Too be fair, I think I would have prefered not to double spicy - ie.  had plain couscous with the spicy tagine, the double spicy meant I was pleased to have the refreshing lettuce with it.  The spiced couscous, however, would be excellent with roasted vegetables stirred through it.

lentil and couscous stuffed butternut squash

Meatless Monday, and butternut squash is one of the few vegetables still in season as we wait for the poly tunnel to start producing lots.  So cut butternut squash in half and scooped out the seeds.  Slash the flesh a little and season, drizzle on olive oil and roast for about 40 minutes.  Meanwhile, boil Puy lentils for 20 minutes until soft, chop and sautee onion, leek, garlic and mushrooms in olive oil.  Pour boiling water on couscous and leave to stand for at least 5 minutes to soak up all the water.  Mix drained lentils, couscous and softened vegetables and season well - you could also add olive oil, or a beaten egg.  Spoon into soft butternut squash and top with grated parmesan.  Back in the oven for 10 minutes.  It was very tasty, but needs the seasoning. A nice fresh salad to go with would be nice. Victim announced the presentation "challenging" but the dinner very tasty - particularly after adding chili ketchup - and scoffed the lot.  Bonus, lots of lentil mixture left to put in the fridge for salad tomorrow lunchtime.

bangers, roast veg and couscous

Whadya want? cordon bleu every day?  Bunged sausages in oven, chopped up veg tossed in olive oil, salt and pepper and garlic - bunged them in oven as well, made couscous to packet instructions - stirred in chopped parsley.  It wasn't fantastic, but it wasn't horrid.  Victim, obv.. wanted more sausages and less veg and couscous.