This bread is more like a rich moist cake. It’s yummy and filling. The recipe is from Colette Heimowitz Atkins Cookbook in the breakfast section. Lemon Poppy Seed Bread My version of this bread had a few changes to accommodate our store cupboard. I didn’t have poppy seeds so I used black sesame seeds, which …
I’m hi-jacking Patrick’s blog while he is working so hard. Patrick and I both try to follow a low carb vegetarian diet. While there are plenty forums and recipes for carnivores, there is not a lot of information for vegetarians. And when it comes to low carb baking, well there’s even less. Patrick has a bit of a sweet …
We love Rose Elliot’s cook books. Great to find a low carb cookbook for vegetarians. I have made her low carb bread before but Karen wanted a sweet version. She used Rose Elliot’s “Cornbread” recipe but added stevia, cinnamon and mixed dried fruit. It’s a pity manufacturers insist on added sugar to everything, which is …
Looking through the June issue of Vegetarian Living magazine – Vegetarian Living I saw an article on the amount of food that is wasted in the UK. Apparently UK residents throw away £12 billion worth of food a year!!! Hard to believe that during the war their parents or grandparents lived on rations and wasted nothing. …
Paneer with carrots and corn We simply hate wasting or throwing out food. Off on our travels again, and needed to use up a few things in the fridge: A block of paneer, some carrots and some corn. I remembered the Mutter Paneer recipe I did a while ago. This used green peas, but why …
Almond and Ricotta (low carb) bread Back on the low carb trail. Here are two low carb bread recipes which my wife Karen has just tried. They were both tasty and filling. For more low carb and meat free recipes go to the recipes home page on – this link. Almond and Ricotta Bread: Ingredients: …
Andhra Carrot Curry We are great believers in using up what we have, rather than throwing it away and buying more. When Karen went back to SA she left me a well stocked fridge, amongst which were a lot of carrots. Also being on an Indian crusade, I had all the spices. What to make? I …
Indian accompaniments with my stuffed peppers I am still having a bit of an Indian moment and enjoying using recipes from Monisha Bharadwaj’s book – ‘healthy Indian in minutes’. I made the Gajar Ka Salaad, or Carrot and Cashew salad with Honey, and the Lal Kobichi Bhaji or Red cabbage with Mustard. I love the …
Mutter Paneer or Peas with Cottage Cheese Mutter Paneer, or peas with cottage cheese, is a wondefully tasty dish and the paneer gives the protein that a vegetarian needs. You can see a version of the recipe at Recipe for Mutter Paneer We love coriander, so when I serve this dish I sprinkle fresh coriander over …
Sainsbury’s £10 pound Valentine’s Day meal for 2 We are generally not keen on ready made meals, preferring to cook ourselves. But for last Valentines day, we went mad and tried the Sainsbury’s Special £10 meal deal. For our £10 we got: Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni with cherry tomatoes Potato Dauphinoise with Gruyere and Garlic …
