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 …
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 …
Vegetarian Haggis Stuffed Peppers In the last post I mentioned Vegetarian Haggis, and different ways to serve it. A couple of weeks ago we drove inland to the Cairngorms to see snow (A bit of a novelty for South Africans). We found this inviting looking pub called the Strathmore Arms next to Glamis Castle. As vegetarians …
Vegetarian ‘fry-up’ Karen (my vegetarian wife) and I are back in Scotland again. This time we have taken a flat of our own rather than sharing or staying in hotels. So we can cook again! We are amazed at the selection of vegetarian products available in the supermarkets here. From vegetarian haggis to smoky bacon …
Pumpkin fritters, gem squash and salad NO! Whatever you are thinking – it isn’t that. Something much more basic and down to earth: Simply – NO GREASE! Which means – No greasy oven to clean. No smelly kitchen waste bin. The washing up is a doddle…. and….. …….we save a fortune on washing up liquid! …
Spicy Eggplant and Tofu Stir-fry We were visiting a friend of Karen’s the other day, and guess what? – Discussing healthy eating! The usual comment – that it is difficult to know how to eat healthily, particularly when you come home from work and need to knock up a meal. So yes – you resort …
Vegetarian patties Well – Karen has numerous low carb vegetarian cookbooks it would appear. Spent some time browsing them and found a lovely recipe for vegetarian burgers or patties. I replaced the ordinary green beans with edamami beans, to improve the protein content. The original recipe came from the book ‘CARB Conscious vegetarian’, which has …
Scrambled Tofu with salad Back home in Cape Town now, and back to eating healthily again. Karen, my vegetarian wife, loves buying cook books, and yesterday came home with one called ‘Yummidy’ – Not only meatless, but low carb as well. We have been trying to follow a low carb diet for a while now, …
Vegetarian Nut Roast Being in the UK reminds me of the traditional Sunday Roast. Being vegetarian does not mean you need to miss out on this at all. Take a slice or two of vegetarian nut roast, and serve up with the roast potatoes, gravy and vegetables. Of course, make sure the gravy is vegetarian …
Vegetarian larder items Last time I promised you a list of the items the staunch vegetarian keeps handy in the kitchen or larder. If you go to our website which is now up and running Meat Free Everyday you will find a full list. That list includes a few things that might well be in any …
