This is a straight forward but great looking dish that you can make with ready-made puff pastry. Pears and cheese go very well together, in a salad as well as in something like this. This tart is sweet enough to almost be a dessert, but the savoury tanginess of the Greek cheese pulls it back …
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Fed up with potatoes, pasta and rice? Try this classic dish as your carb substitute. You can have it either on its own or as an accompaniment to a variety of vegetable dishes. Prep time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: about 30 minutes, plus setting time. Makes about 16-20 triangles. Ingredients: 150g course cornmeal (polenta) 850 …
This is a really decedent desert that takes a little bit of time to make but the results are well worth it. I’ve always loved cheesecake and used to make them a lot before I turned vegan. Once I discovered that you could live on a plant-based diet and still have cheesecake… that was me …
I used to make brownies every day in one restaurant I worked. It was a constant routine, almost as soon as I made them they would be sold, and I would have to make some more. After three years of that I was making brownies in my sleep. If you enjoy the recipes here, please …
I want to get a lot more burgers onto this blog, which I’ll be doing over time. This one is not only full of flavour but also very light, so that you don’t feel like you’ve eaten a load of stodge once you’ve finished. The main ingredients in this are butternut squash and carrots, both …
A light soup is a welcome meal even in the warmer weather. I’m not talking about heavy stews with tons of ingredients, served thick enough to keep upright the proverbial spoon, but something much thinner, gentler on the pallet. Something suiting a lazy afternoon in the sunshine. There are probably a whole host of soups …
Breadmaking is a very satisfying thing to be able to do, and it’s something I’ve always been into. Focaccia bread is, in my opinion, one of the easiest breads to make, as you place it down on the baking tray without much in the way of shaping it. You still need to get your technique …
Cooking healthy food when you’re tired is no easy task. Work and/or looking after the children all day can leave you in no mood to spend yet more time in the kitchen. It can be so tempting to open a packet of frozen vegan burgers and to hell with the nutritional value. There are certainly …
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