PINTO BEAN SALAD
This pinto bean salad is so good but it does have a downside - it doesn’t last well more than a day in the fridge. However this has never caused a problem in my house as [...]
SPANISH STUFFED MARROW
A stuffed vegetable is a glorious thing. I think the stuffing procedure smartens up an otherwise plain ingredient to what can be a dinner party star! I make stuffed courgettes a lot and thought the marrow [...]
THE END OF MEAT?
One day, in the distant future the world will be Vegan. That’s my opinion anyway, I just think it will happen and the human race will look back in history and wonder what on earth we [...]
CHOLESTEROL BUSTING FLAPJACKS
A friend recently shared that her husband had been advised by his doctor to start eating a plant based diet because tests had shown high cholesterol levels. I was especially pleased that the medical profession (OK [...]
MEXICAN TACOS WITH SALSA AND GUACAMOLE
I have always loved “bitty” food. Give me a buffet with an array of dips and bits and pieces and I’m happy. As a kid, we used to have homemade soup on a Sunday followed by [...]
WARM TOFU SALAD
I call this a salad but actually I love it for breakfast on a weekend. It is perfectly acceptable at any time of day of course but I love the way it’s so light but filling [...]
BLUEBERRY AND COCONUT PANCAKES
I have never had a sweet tooth so most of my recipes are savoury based. I do appreciate I am in the minority so I have made a resolution to make more effort. These pancakes seemed [...]
LEMON QUORN SALAD
This dish was my go-to comfort food for years as a veggie. Quorn pieces drowned in lemon juice with crispy salad and satisfying crunchy potatoes doesn’t get much better. After 18 months of being Vegan and [...]
THE HAPPY PEAR VEGAN PESTO
I really love Pesto, a little bit obsessively – spread on toast, in pasta, in soups, in a jacket spud or stirred in a bowl of beans. I’ve tried all the vegan jar varieties and they [...]
CHINESE LETTUCE WRAPS
I talk a lot about what I feed to my kids and I love serving them “grown up” food that they get a sense of fun out of. The pleasure I get from seeing them enjoy [...]