I have posted vegan quiches before – see here and here. Quiches can be complicated or easy, and this vegan quiche variation came about from a need to use up some veggies, and a desire to brush up my pastry making skills. For the pastry I used this recipe but only made a half batch …
Madame Renoir’s Sauted Chicken
This vegan version of Madame Renoir’s Sauted Chicken was just what I needed to hone my seitan making skills. And as we are stuck in lockdown at the moment I am trying all sorts of recipes. I had never heard of Madame Renoir and her chicken till it popped up in one of Rick Stein’s …
Vegan Steak Bake
A while ago one of the UK fast food chains (Greggs) came up with a Vegan Steak Bake. I thought I would try making my version. I cheated a bit and used a bought puff pastry. For the filling I simply sauted some finely chopped onion and garlic, added some TVP (Textured Vegetable Protein) along …
Malva Pudding
Malva Pudding is (and I quote direct from our friend google) – Malva pudding is a sweet pudding of South African origin. It contains apricot jam and has a spongy caramelized texture. A cream sauce is often poured over it while it is hot, and it is usually served hot with custard and/or ice-cream. The recipe inspiration came from Loving …
Sago Panna Cotta
Panna Cotta is an Italian dessert usually made with cream. The name means cooked cream. I made this vegan version using sago pearls. A very easy recipe. Ingredients: 100 grms sago pearls 1 1/2 Cups soaking liquid – (50/50 plant milk and water) 1/2 C plant milk 1/3 C sugar (I used 50/50 sugar and …
Vegan Pastrami
This Vegan Pastrami was amazing – both texture and taste! The original recipe came from One Green Planet. I decreased some of the spices in the rub as I found it a bit too spicy. Otherwise pretty well much the same. Thank you to them. Ingredients: Seitan Dough: 2 C gluten flour 1 C AP …
Sweetcorn Fritters
Been trying for a while to make good sweetcorn fritters. The ones you get at restaurants are great, but they are deep fried. And deep frying is something we try to avoid. Found this recipe on Domestic Gothess and it is great! Lovely served with a sweet chilli sauce. Ingredients: 1 T flaxseeds 3 T …
Lemon Merangue Pies
Been wanting to make lemon merangue pies for ages now. Finally got round to it. I basically used the recipe from Lazy Cat Kitchen. Thank you Ania! I love her recipes as they always actually work!! I wont write out the whole recipe this time – just go to her page – but I did …
Choc Chip Cookies
Found this recipe for Choc Chip Cookies on the Plant Based Chefs FB site. Some really good recipes here! At time of writing this we are in the Corona Virus lockdown – so spending my time in the kitchen trying recipes, and working through the recipes of the Rouxbe Essential Desserts Course that my wife …
Arancini
Arancini?? I had never heard of this till Karen came up with it for an idea for one of our pop-ups. Sounded wonderful – but needed to learn how to make it. So, what are they? – Basically, deep fried risotto rice balls. Which of course was immediately a problem because we do like to …