On Wednesday night, the only thing I could find in the fridge to cook was sweet potatoes. And bacon. And salad. So obviously I prepared the sweet potatoes and wrapped ’em in bacon. But there were three huge ones, so I figured while the oven was on, I’d roast a few other things that I also found in the fridge – like courgettes, onions and cherry tomatoes.<\/p>\n
But it was all too much for dinner, so I packed my roasted veg in the fridge for the next day with the intention of making soup today. Then I went shopping and found a butternut squash and some coconut milk, so why not just shovel everything into the slow cooker and see what happens. I could leave this recipe at that – but that’s a bit lazy, isn’t it?<\/p>\n
It’s rare that I cook without using herbs and spices – but thought with so many vegetables, I completely forgot about spices!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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