This Tortilla de Patatas recipe is another from our Demuth’s Vegan Cooking Diploma Course we did recently in Bath in the UK. Each day focused on a different country flavour profile, and this was the Spanish day – obviously! A tortilla is usually done in a frying pan, then flipped, or finished in the oven. …
Veggie wraps
Veggie wraps – go organic Veggie wrap I have never been mad about standard type of wraps, as I try to stay away from those bready sort of carbohydrates But a wonderful alternative is to use spinach leaves instead. You hardly need a recipe as such. Just try and use as much fresh organic produce …
Raw Nut Cheezes
Selection raw nut cheeze rolls One of the hardest things about going vegan is getting over the desire for cheese. Since we discovered raw nut cheezes, it has been much easier. These soft nut cheeze rolls are great for snacking, especially with raw onion bread or raw flax cracker biscuits. The basic cheeze recipe – 2 C macadamia …
Onion Bread – Raw, vegan and low carb
Karen`s Onion Bread I have mentioned this onion bread a couple of times already in previous posts. Were we served some at the Raw Food Seminar, and we have made it twice at home already. But I never actually gave you the recipe – so here it is: My attempt at onion bread Ingredients: 5 …
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 Karen was …
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 a mag, she came up with …
Courgette Latkes
Our version of Veg Society’s Coutgette Latkes Christmas is upon us and we have family coming to stay, so I was hunting around for some Xmas ideas. The Vegetarian Society’s newsletter, Veggie Bites, happened to land in my inbox at that moment. I went straight to their link meat-free Xmas recipes. – An amazing selection of interesting recipes. …
Low Carb Oatcakes
We both love oatcakes. Oats is sooo good for you for a number of reasons. Read more here. We’ve already made Cinnamon Oatcakes – here – and Cheesy Oatcakes – here. While we are in Scotland we tend to try the different brands available in the supermarkets. Back home in South Africa, we get the Nairns brand oatcakes …
Curried Coleslaw and Vegetarian Lincoln Sausages
Curried Coleslaw and Vegetarian Lincoln Sausages Coleslaw is a great low carb salad. But – the mayonnaise dressing can be high in fat. Most commercial low fat mayonnaise is diluted down – often with water and starchy thickeners to keep the consistency. Ingredients for creamy curry dressing I prefer to dilute mayonnaise myself. I usually …
Low Carb Irish Soda Bread
Low Carb Irish Soda Bread my flour at left and Atkins flour at right I have made Colette Heimowitz – Atkins – low carb bread – see here – and here – so many times now. It’s great bread. Two slices for breakfast with peanut butter or a slice of cheese and I’m full for hours. The texture …