SP Days for Vegetarians

In all honesty, this is just a variation on my Pepper Quiches recipe, but this seems to have a more autumnal vibe, thanks to the earthy portabellos in this Mushroom Quiche. Like their pepper brothers, this dish uses the veg as the alternative to the pastry shell, giving you a rich, fluffy souffle-like filling and a tasty cheesy top. The mushroom base gives it a good speed base, but is great served with a pulse-rich dish to make this a filling and warming meal.  As with all recipes and meal plans on the blog I have highlighted the   protein sources (P foods) in red , the  speed (S) foods in green ,  healthy extra allowances in blue  and  syns, with syn values in brackets in orange .  Pepper Quiches Makes 4 - 1 syn per 2 (or part of your HEA)  4 portabello mushrooms, halved with stalks carefully removed, but outer 'skin' in tact  2 spring onions very finely sliced 3 eggs, beaten  20g grated light cheddar 1 tsp dried tarragon Ground black pepper

I'm sure I'm not the only one to wake up on 1st November to find I've a huge glut of pumpkin to get through following Halloween festivities. Thank goodness for this Pumpkin Huevos Rancheros recipe to get started on it first thing! This makes a really delicious breakfast and is a good way to use up leftovers as well as setting you up for a successful SP day too. As usual with my recipes, I've deviated from a lot of the 'rules' about what constitutes a traditional 'huevos rancheros' dish - adding some extra pulses and poaching my eggs separately. I've also been inspired by the recipe for Turkish Eggs that Nigella Lawson presented in her new series, this week - intrigued by the idea of yoghurty sauce and poached eggs served together. I can confirm this quark version works really well. I prepped a lot of this the night before - roasting the pumpkin whilst I had the oven on for another dish for tea and using up some basic tomato sauce that I'