You can and you will… Just a quick note from me in these strange times we are all in. Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, however your circumstances are… make yourself a plan, a goal, an aim, a dream. Write it down. Share it. Write it bigger. Make it bolder. Visualise it. This could be something such as get…
Easy no-cheese sauce for vegans Cheese is one of those foods which stops a lot of vegetarians turning vegan! For me, this was never really an issue because as much as I loved cheese, I am lactose-intolerant. When I went vegan in 2015 (I started by doing Veganuary on 1 January), the transition was therefore relatively easy. However, sometimes you…
5 minute Black-forest trifle – make everyone love you! Trifle is a dessert that I only tend to make when someone asks! Usually I try to avoid it as all the component parts make it far too complicated and time-consuming! Well my friends, this 5 minute Black-forest trifle – will make everyone love you! If you have just a few…
Vegan Florentines These vegan florentines are so very tasty I find it hard to believe this is the first time I have created a recipe for them! I thought (wrongly) that florentines were something that I could take or leave, but how wrong was I! I even ate not one, but two before dinner they were that tasty! Think crisp…
Apple Crumble Cake When you have lots of apples and have already made apple crumble, baked apple dumplings, apple crumble slice and apple jumble! what do you do? You create something new! Apple Crumble Cake! This is cake. There are spiced apples. and crumble. All. Rolled. Into. One! Perfect! Your go-to Recipe I have made this with straightforward ingredients which…
Vegetable Mash Fritters I have found the perfect way to use up leftover mash! Regular mash has lots of uses, but I’m talking veg mash! Swede and carrot mash, or celeriac and sweet potato mash. Mash that you thought was delicious at the time, but after five platefuls gets a bit samey! Are you with me? I absolutely love carrot…
Slow Cooker Chilli It’s that time of year when slow cookers are a fantastic addition to the kitchen. I love that you can just throw everything in, leave it and get a delicious meal with no effort. This really is simple at its very best! The chilli recipe This chilli is made with a base of split red lentils, with…
Pumpkin Pancakes Yes, here is another pumpkin recipe, because, well, why not? Pumpkin is really such a versatile ingredient and it is often wasted! I created these delicious pumpkin pancakes as I was looking for a low fat way to get rid of my hunger! These do not disappoint! They are very tasty and easily customisable. You can use up…
Pumpkin Recipes Autumn brings a whole range of different foods into our lives and pumpkin and squash is one which is certainly overlooked by many! Pumpkin is such a versatile ingredient and can be used for both sweet and savoury recipes. There are so many different types of pumpkin and squash that unless you’ve tried more than one, it is…
Spaghetti Bolognese – meat free Can you guess the secret ingredient in this very meaty but meat free spaghetti bolognese? Usually, I would use lentils, or soya mince, or even Quorn, but this version – this is all vegetables! Of course, just because this is called spaghetti bolognese, doesn’t mean you have to eat it with spaghetti! You can use…
