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Minestrone Soup
Classic Italian, a hearty delicious meal in a bowl. Use a large saucepan or a stock pot. Note: The pasta in the ingredients list is a potential allergen. (it should have an (A) next to it) Download the recipe at:...
Risotto
You will be amazed at the delicious comfort food risotto is, and this easy store cupboard version. Download the recipe at: https://speakingoffoodcic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Risotto.pdf
Salad Nicoise
A tasty Mediterranean salad from the south of France with tuna, egg and green beans. Download the recipe at:Â https://speakingoffoodcic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Salad_Nicoise.pdf
School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) Trading for Good programme
In September 2025 Speaking of Food CIC was delighted to be accepted onto a SSE 9 month support programme for community businesses. Trading For Good is a five-year project, delivered by the School for Social Entrepreneurs with support from Power to Change and The...
Food at the Heart of Community: Curating the Dining Room at Touchstones
Speaking of Food CIC (SoFCIC) knows that food is the lynchpin for everything else in life. We have been working with several other projects in 2025-2026 spanning arts and culture, home cooking skills and having an input on solving food and health issues. Community...
Welcome to Speaking of Food CIC website, and the first post!
I’ll be straight up with you, food and nutrition is my job (a Registered Dietitian and nutritionist), hobbie and passion. Maybe that makes me biased but I love how food is central to life itself, as essential as water and air. You are what you eat, it’s true –...
Recipes:
Don't have many fresh ingredients in?  Here are three recipes using 'store cupboard' foods like tins, packets, jars, with squeezy or dried flavourings. If you have these in the cupboard you have the makings of a meal of at least 4 portions.   Or use a combination...