What is it about a plate of plump vegan meatballs in a rich tomato sauce, nestled comfortably on a soft pillow of spaghetti that is so satisfying even before a single mouthful is taken? It is a dish where even the sight and smell of it has its own umami. It creates thrilling anticipation from …
To veganise something like Enchiladas now is incredibly easy with the variety of ingredients available in most supermarkets. For this one I have used fresh vegan mince, along with mushrooms and onions for the chilli base. Don’t worry if you don’t like eating vegan mince, you can always substitute this chilli for my Sweet Potato, …
I first tried this dish about 25 years ago, when my Spanish girlfriend made it for me in a bedsit we shared in North London back in the mid-nineties. It was cooked on one of those old Baby Belling stoves that you would often see in bedsits back in those days (they might still have …
Spanish Lentils with Vegan Chorizo and Black Pudding Read More »
The first thing you will notice when you look at this recipe for vegan Aubergine Parmigiana is that I haven’t used any vegan parmesan cheese. This was a personal choice because I thought the cheese I was using (vegan Cathedral City) had an intense enough flavour that I didn’t need it. That doesn’t mean that …
This is really three recipes in one. The first part of the recipe is the Ceylon curry powder, which is used as the main spice blend for this dish. The second part is the curry itself and the third is coconut rotis that the curry is served with. Ceylon curry powders can vary depending on …
Sri Lankan Style Vegan ‘Chicken’ and Courgette Curry with Coconut Rotis Read More »
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 …
Not everyone will like vegan black pudding. I happened to like it before I went vegan and love the plant-based version. My wife, however, can’t stand it. As far as I know, there is only one company that makes them and they are the Bury Black Pudding company. You can buy it at Asda, or …
We’re often missing ideas for a good Sunday or Christmas vegan main dish. I try to come up with something new most years, in order to have a little bit of variety and some options to choose from. This Vegan Mince and Chestnut Pie I came up with about 3 years ago but had yet …
It’s still a little early for festive treats and I wasn’t thinking at all of Christmas when I came up with the idea for these homemade sausage rolls. I just though they sounded pretty good in my head, and so I decided to make them. They will certainly be perfect for Christmas, when the time …
Vegan Sausage Rolls with Stuffing and Cranberry Sauce Read More »
There is a bug going around as I write this. It has passed dispassionately through my family and has now introduced itself to me with a moist and clammy handshake. As a result, the well-meaning plans of productivity I had for the day (paint the hallway, go shopping for ingredients) have taken a back seat …