Tantalisingly Tastyย Tofu! I know! ๐ Some of you hate tofu! It’s bland. It has the texture of congealed custard. It just isn’t something you eat! I know! ๐ That was me about two years ago! I’ve been vegetarian for over twenty years, but tofu… nope! I just didn’t get it! Let me tell you a tofu secret! Tofu is a…
Carrot Cake – Vegan & Free-From! WOW! ๐ ๐ If my life got any busier… actually I’m not sure what would happen! BUT, thankfully I had a couple of things cancelled this week otherwise I’d probably be writing this from the sofa instead of the desk! What an exciting week though! My best friend bought her first EVER car! ๐…
Green Banana Nut Cutlets – Vegan & Free-From Stay there… don’t run away! ๐ This recipe intrigued me when I first heard about it from Zeba @FoodfortheSoul ๐ So I went out and sourced green bananas! Not plaintains- actual green bananas!!! If you’ve never had green bananas they are sticky! They are impossible to peel and they are rock solid!…
Pitta Picnic Pockets…Gluten Free & Vegan Oh my GOSH! Can you believe it’s May already! A whole third of the year has already passed! Don’t they say ‘time flies when you’re having fun?!’ It certainly flies that’s for sure… maybe it’s an ‘as-you-get-older’ thing? Talking of older, Happy Birthday to my little sister not that she’s little as she is…
Chickpea, Sweet Potato and Spinach curry (Vegan & Gluten Free) Oh yes delicious! ๐ This one is just for you Mum! ๐ Not that you read my blog (or anyone’s for that matter) but I might tempt you to read this on your i-pad!ย My Mum is a vegetarian ๐ and has been for oh so many years – it started…
Tahini Flapjack: FreeFrom & Vegan Tahini flapjack? Yes! That lovely jar of sesame paste hiding at the back of your cupboard which you bought to make homemade houmous has a new use! ๐ I was looking for something which would bind oats together and decided that Iโd see what I could come up with! With only four ingredients this flapjack…
Healthyย Egg-Free Pancakes! Vegan & gluten free! Pancake Day, Shrove Tuesday or whatever else you like to call it, definitely calls for these lovely healthy filling pancakes! Much as the fact I eat pancakes at least once twice a week, I never get tired of them!ย ย There’s no added sugar, ,no added fat, no gluten, no egg and no dairy… just…
Ezo Gelin Soup! Gluten Free & Vegan What is Ezo Gelin I hear you ask? It’s a Turkish lentil based soup named after a bride called Ezo! The story says that Ezo’s mother-in-law did not like her, so to try to win her over, Ezo made this soup! The soup is now famous all over Turkey and is eaten at…
Shifta. . . vegan and free-from Shifta, not to be confused with Shifti (watermelon) is a traditionally Kurdish home cooked (and deep fried)ย food. Not often found in restaurants or as street-food, shifta are something you may not have come across – unless you are Kurdish, have Kurdish friends or Kurdish family! ๐ These little fritters are normally made from diced…
Party Bites and Goodbye 2015! New Years Eve is here! ๐ Are you going out to celebrate? Are you having a houseful of guests to welcome in 2016? Are you having a quiet night in with your family? or have you had enough of the festivities and will be having an early night? Whatever your plans this evening I hope…
