Red lentils give a lovely texture as a base to a stew or curry. They are inexpensive and require no soaking so don’t take long to cook. I served this with fragranced rice but it works just as well with flat breads. I’ll post a recipe for 2-ingredient flat breads soon. I’ve just realised I…
Category: Vegan
No-egg meringue, vegan
Aquafaba, the miracle alternative to egg white. No, I couldn’t believe it either so I thought I’d try to make meringues with it. After all, meringue is the one dish where you MUST have egg whites! Right? What is aquafaba? It’s the water from tinned peas/beans. I used chickpea water from a tin I got…
Vegan Christmas ginger and coconut biscuits/cookies
I do like a ginger biscuit (cookie) but since I went non-dairy I have to watch what’s on the packet because most things are made with some kind of cheap milk derivative, so I had to find an alternative. I made these with coconut oil and you can taste coconut. Maybe I’ll try margarine next…
Christmas is coming III
Vegan Christmas Cake – the feeding I finished the bake on Tuesday but I’ve been too busy to post the update until now. It took 2 1/4 hours for the bake to finish and then I left the cake to cool in the tin for a few hours. You really need a day when you’re…
Vegan Mushroom Stroganoff
Usually made with beef but often substituted with mushrooms, this dish still uses cream but I’ve just switched that for soya yoghurt to make it vegan. Serves: 4 Ingredients 450g mushrooms, torn by hand into bitesize chunks I used some white and some shiitake 1 leek, finely chopped 3 cloves of garlic, crushed 1 tbsp…
Christmas is coming II
Vegan Christmas Cake – the baking I wanted to do this yesterday but, you know, life gets in the way sometimes. I used my mixer to gently combine all the margarine and sugary stuff then stirred in the soaked fruit and dry ingredients with a wooden spoon before adding the soya milk, red wine vinegar…
Kale crisps
Thought Kale couldn’t be a tasty snack? Try these and surprise yourself. Great on it’s own or perfect as a topping to a chow mein. Serves: 4 Ingredients 150g fresh kale leaves cut into bitesize strips 1 tbsp olive oil 0.5 tsp salt Method Pre-heat the oven to 180° C / gas mark 4 (160°…
Christmas spiced rice pudding
Yes, it’s only November but I’ve already got my Christmas tree up and fancied a rice pudding with some seasonal flavours so here it is. This is the tough bit…waiting for the dish to finish cooking so I can grab a photo………I’ll watch Pointless for a bit I think. Serves: 4 Ingredients 200g pudding rice…
Christmas is coming I
Vegan Christmas Cake – the soaking I love a Christmas cake and it’s that time of year so I needed to find a recipe that’s vegan friendly, meaning my daughter can enjoy it too. I found this one from the Domestic Gothess site and it looks promising so I’m giving it a go. I hope…
Jacket mash tofu and mushroom pie
I first cooked this with chicken rather than tofu and you can find that version here. Serves: 4 Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 400g firm tofu cut into 2cm cubes 900g potato 3 tbsp dairy free yoghurt 300g mushrooms, cut into quarters 100g spinach 1 leek 1 tsp dried tarragon 1 tsp dried rosemary 0.5…
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