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°…

Garlic Mushrooms in 15 minutes

Who loves garlic mushrooms? We do in this household and have them quite often. Why the shop bought ones are OK. These homemade ones are so yummy and very easy to make. You can use any size mushrooms for this but I find button mushrooms work best. You will need some button mushrooms, fresh or…

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…

Rice

My family eats a lot of rice, mainly basmati. Well, apart from my son who never liked the texture and mouthfeel of it when he was younger. Now that he’s over 6′ 2″ he’s still the fussiest eater in the family but he has started to try different foods, including rice, but it’s still not…

Autumnal grain and vegetable soup

I like this soup at this time of year. Not only is it warming when the weather turns colder and the nights start at half-past four but it also looks Autumnal in colour. This one takes some forethought because it uses dried grains that need to be soaked overnight before being used. As a result…

Basic tomato sauce

Lots of recipes use a tomato sauce and it’s one of those quick easy things to do that you can then embellish with your own extras. Serves: 4 Ingredients 400g chopped tomatoes, tinned 250g cherry tomatoes, halved 90g onion (about 1 medium onion) finely chopped 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped (or 1 tsp garlic…