easy vegan recipes
What a blustery week! I’ve been almost whisked away by the wind a few times today, and coming home to a steaming bowl of roasted fennel soup and some lovely fresh bread was such a treat. I love experimenting with soup recipes, and one of the best bits is plunging in the hand blender and…
A fancy afternoon tea with a glass of champagne and towering cake stand laden with sweet treats might be something you imagine to be not particularly vegan-friendly, but there’s absolutely no reason why every element shouldn’t be made plant-based, and these fruity vegan scones are a perfect example. Some of the most popular scone recipes…
It has been ‘one of those’ weeks: soggy school runs, long-distance hospital trips, missing football boots, arguments over Lego constructions, disappearing library books…. you know the sort. But there’s nothing more healing and comforting than a steaming bowl of lemony vegan lentil soup, with a base of two ‘superfoods’ – ginger and turmeric. Good for…
Happy New Year! If 2019 is the year when you are starting to eat vegan a little more often, or even full-time, then welcome, and congratulations and have a virtual pat on the back for taking the first step. One of the things people people often tell me is the biggest barrier to eating less…
A cheese scone is one of life’s simple pleasures. With a bowl of soup, or just a cup of tea, there’s something about them that seems greater than the sum of their parts – for a mixture of flour, fat, cheese and milk they are incredibly more-ish, (especially whilst still warm from the oven). And…
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When I first embarked on Veganuary five years ago, I just assumed that my beloved cauliflower cheese and creamy pasta bakes would be totally off the menu. And it took me quite a while to realise that they definitely weren’t! It is really simple to make a creamy béchamel (basic white sauce) from dairy-free milk…
