This is a very straightforward pie recipe that you can use either as a main meal or as part of your buffet on any occasion you might be having. Mini shortcrust pastry pies filled with vegan chicken pieces, courgettes and a creamy vegan cheese sauce. These are great so serve either hot, chilled or at …
A slaw in winter isn’t perhaps the first thing one might think of, and one might even eschew the idea in favour of warmer delights, but with the right ingredients a slaw can be a great winter accompaniment to a variety of dishes. Savoy cabbage is under-used in its raw form (often in its cooked …
Fresh cranberries only appear in the supermarkets for a short time leading up to Christmas and just beyond, so it is a good idea to take advantage of their small window of availability using their unique flavour in a variety of sweet and savoury dishes. As with most edible berries, cranberries work best with sugar …
Of course, you can buy cranberry sauce. You can buy it all year round and I do get a jar or two throughout the year. But you can make cranberry sauce unlike anything you can get on the supermarket shelf. So, when cranberries come into season, it’s one of the first things I do with …
Vegan patè isn’t always so easy to come by, especially a good one. So it’s a great idea to have a recipe close to hand that you can make quickly and without too much fuss. This recipe has got a few extras to make it an ideal Christmas starter. Green olives and walnuts are perfect …
Butternut squash is available in our supermarkets all year round, as opposed to most other autumn and winter squashes, which we only see at those times of year. This availability makes it perfect for dishes that you want to eat throughout the year. One such dish is this Roasted Butternut squash with Lentils and Mushrooms, …
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This is a perfect mid-week meal that doesn’t take much time to cook and is ideal for when you’re on a budget. It involves just a few ingredients and makes use of your air-fryer to cook the potatoes while you’re making the curry. If you don’t have an air-fryer, you can either sauté or roast …
This is such an easy soup to make and perfect for autumn and winter. Thick, warming and full of flavour, this Roasted Squash and Smoked Aubergine Soup will be a regular feature at your dinner table. I used the red onion squash for this recipe, but you can just as easily swap it for any …
Autumn is always an exciting time when it comes to food, with the harvest of so much fruit and veg that is actually in season, and the arrival of a few items we only see at this time of year. One of those, of course, is the pumpkin. Pumpkins hit our stores in October but …
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I’ve been meaning to post a vegan Moussaka for some time but it’s one of those recipes I hadn’t yet got around to doing (there are many of them). Recipes for moussaka vary considerably from region to region and it is a popular dish throughout the Balkans and the Middle East. We are perhaps more …