The original stir fry was meat based, and done very quickly on a very hot steel plate. I am not keen on using loads of very hot oil in the kitchen as it is very messy. Thing is if you don’t go quite hot, you end up with a stew rather than a fry. But …
Chocolate energy balls – vegan and raw
Raw and Vegan – Chocolate energy balls Chocolate balls It’s not often we make up a recipe, but we are on the boat again, and wanted something to snack on that was healthy and would keep us going. We had seen various recipes for this type of thing, so looked at what we had on …
Delicious and healthy Green Smoothie.
Green Smoothie – raw, vegan and healthy Healthy Green Smoothie Things don’t always go according to plan, and I have not been able to do as much proper cooking on the boat as I had hoped. But we still had to eat, so we did manage to make really tasty and healthy smoothies for breakfast, …
Chilled Pea Soup
Chilled Pea Soup On hot summer evenings, a chilled soup always goes down well. I found this pea soup recipe in Johan and Len’s “Once upon a Chicken Pie” book. We have served this 2 or 3 times already when entertaining and everyone loved it. Its a very simple and easy recipe: Ingredients: 1 large …
Baking with low carb flours
Ingredients for low carb baking I’ve been working this basic recipe for a while now. Read more – here. I’ve got it waxed and it works perfectly. I can vary the flavourings. This mixture makes either cake, bread or muffins. They always turn out perfectly. And the best bit is the resultant food is sooo filling. One or two slices …
Vegetarian Roast with Swede and Celeriac chips
Vegetarian Roast with Swede and Celeriac chips Patrick and I are trying to use as many local and in season vegetables as we can while in the UK. One reason is that is makes for greener food choices, which is in keeping with eating meat free and a low carbon footprint ethos. The second reason is …
Aubergine and veggie mince lasagne with red onion and brie salad
Aubergine lasagne with red onion and brie salad Patrick follows a recipe to the letter. He turns out perfect meals when he cooks. I am a super greenie and cannot bear to waste food. I open the fridge, see what has to be used up, then figure out what to make from there. Patrick has …
Veggie burger with mushroom gravy, mashed cabbage and swede served with a celery and cranberry salad
I’m still sharing our recipes and meals on Patrick’s blog. Patrick started this blog when he met me because he got so tired of being asked what vegetarians eat. And since we try to eat low carb vegetarian food, he decided to start a blog to share our meals. Vegetarian food gets a bad rap mainly …
Fresh fruit and yoghurt with nuts and seeds
Fresh fruit and yogurt with nuts and seeds This is Patrick’s morning creation. Every now and again Karen needs a break from what Patrick would happily eat every single day of his life – muesli. We know muesli is good for you but most commercial muesli’s are full of sugar and refined carbs. Patrick makes his own low carb …
Going a bit Indian
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 …