Love forest fruits? Love chocolate? I’m right with you. Combining these two great ingredients is something I’ve wanted to try for a while. There’s something very dark and earthy about it; a slight bitterness to the fruit that is deeply pleasant in combination with its indulgent chocolate surroundings. Harmonious, yet contrasting enough to arouse the…
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Vegan Tenders with Kale and Apple Slaw and Homemade Fries
To make the Vegan Tenders: Ingredients: For the Tenders: ½ 400g block (200g) firm tofu, drained 100g (3/4 cup) vital wheat gluten Juice of 1 lemon ½ small onion, finely diced 1 clove garlic, micro planed or chopped Dash black pepper 1 tsp salt 1 ½ tbsp nutritional yeast 2 tsp BBQ seasoning 1 tbsp…
Butternut Squash and Date Pilau
Pilau is a tantalising rice dish that is cooked in with stock and, in our case, vegetables. These days a lot of Indian food is easy to make vegan, and the pilau is no exception. This one has the earthiness of butternut squash, in combination with the sweetness of dried dates and cranberries (or raisins,…
Simple Vegan Chocolate and Hazelnut Butter Pudding
With the summer comes the desire for light and delicious chilled puddings. Minimum fuss and maximum taste are a necessity as, in the warm weather, we want all of the pleasure and none of the work. This Vegan Chocolate and Hazelnut Butter Pudding ticks all the boxes. The only thing you really want to make…
Kale and Spinach Fritters with Mango Salad
This time of year brings a need for lighter meals and simpler eating. For the most part, big, hearty meals are out of the question as we feel cravings for cleaner food. These kale and spinach fritters with mango salad are something that can be prepared relatively quickly and with little fuss. They are also…
Sweet Potato, Kale and Mushroom Pasties
Shops are now starting to stock some pasties for the vegan, which is great news. Ginsters have produced a vegan one (haven’t seen it myself yet), and so have Morrison’s. Just in case you’re caught short, though, I thought I’d come up with a pasty recipe for you. You never know when you might need…
Cinnamon Glazed Vegan Doughnuts.
One of my first full time jobs was in Dunkin Donuts, back in 1994. I was nineteen years old and had just moved to London. Kurt Cobain had recently committed suicide and John Smith was coming to the end of his Labour party leadership as a result of a fatal heart attack. This wasn’t my…
Easy Butternut Squash Curry
This is, as the name suggests, an easy butternut squash curry that you can knock up any night of the week, even when you’re feeling tired after work. All the ingredients are available in any large supermarket so, unless you’re not keen on spicy food, there’s nothing to stop you tucking straight into this one….
Roasted Aubergine, Fennel and Tomato Tart with Pea Pesto
This vegan tart has a real Mediterranean flavour and uses fennel and aubergine as its main vegetables, with the addition of tomatoes and a delicious pea pesto to finish it off. The recipe is not gluten-free, but it can easily be made so by switching to a gluten-free flour and adding a teaspoon of xanthan…
Vegan Sticky BBQ Seitan
I debated calling these Vegan BBQ Ribsbut, after some consideration, I opted against it. After all, these aren’t ribs. What they are is firm, chewy pieces of seitan (vital wheat gluten) cooked in a delicious barbeque sauce. Hence the name. Not the most imaginative, but there you go. The taste, however, is extraordinary. For the…
