Vegetarianism, veganism and healthy eating
Fresh green salad We are still between houses, travelling up North, and I am going offshore in the pursuit of my proper job. While there is not a lot of cooking going on, I thought I would step back and see where this blog is going. When I started the blog, my wife...
Vegetarian friendly restaurant in London
Deep fried Brie In between homes at the moment and travelling in UK and Europe, so still not much opportunity to cook. While in London I remembered a Mediterranean restaurant that had a good selection of vegetarian options, and decided to give it another try. It...
Amazing garlic grater
Garlic and Ginger grater set As any regular reader will know we are packing up and moving, so there is not a lot of creative cooking going on. I thought then that I would tell you about this wonderful spice or garlic grater. We were given one as a gift by a friend a...
Spicy Beans with Apple
Spicy Beans and Apple – with sweetcorn fritters We are in the last throes of packing up to move house, so not only is there not much in the kitchen to cook, there are not many utensils nor pots and pans to cook in or with. Not surprising then, I ended up with a...
Smoked Bean Curd Bakes
Smoked Bean Curd Bakes and salad In a post on Courgette Latkes a while ago, I mention a Smoked Bean Curd Bake with a Walnut and Mushroom stuffing recipe. Both these came from the Vegan Society Xmas recipe selection – see here Well, the thing with this...
Breakfast – Homemade muesli
Homemade muesli, fresh fruit and yoghurt We will be moving house at the end of the month, so was on a bit of a mission to use up stuff in the larder and fridge. Came up with this muesli mix, which turned out most delicious. About 2 cups each of: Wheat germ Digestive...
Fritata – a la Grecque
Fritata a la Grecque Fritatas are a great way to use up odd leftovers from the fridge. Looking for inspiration the other evening, I found half a dozen organic eggs, some cherry tomatoes, a nearly empty jar of olives and some feta cheese in the fridge. A fritata with a...
Apricot Clafoutis
Apricot Clafoutis Clafoutis is originally a French dish, from the Limousin area, and was traditionally made with cherries. We are great ones for using up what we have in the fridge. So with both fresh apricots and eggs needing using up, and wanting to serve something...
Mini Flaxseed Cracker Biscuits
Flaxseed cracker biscuits Any regular readers will know we try to go low-carb wherever possible. So Karen wanted to come up with a low-carb cracker biscuit to have in lieu of bread as a snack, or with a light lunch. Based on another homemade nacho recipe she found in...
Dried fruit kebabs
Selection of vegan food at the Potluck Picnic Recently Karen and I were invited to a vegan potluck picnic. We are not yet vegan, but are fast heading that way. Not being that confident with vegan cooking we needed to come up with something simple to prepare. Not sure...