What can I make with orzo? Last time I went to the shop the pasta shelves were bare. The Covid 19 crisis has really hit pasta hard. All 3 of us in this family have pasta addictions so when I managed to find one lonely bag of rejected orzo at the back of Tesco…
Winter
Vegetable chickpea harissa stew / minty cous cous / crispy garlic almonds
A quick midweek recipe for a hearty, healthy stew. Warming harissa with chickpeas and aubergine served alongside lemony cous cous. All finished with chopped fresh coriander and mint plus fried crispy garlic and nuts. Vegetable chickpea harissa stew / minty cous cous / crispy garlic almonds Save Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time…
Vegan Peanut Butter, Oat & Chocolate Chip Cookies
COO-KIES! In the great cake vs biscuit debate (I know we’re all winners in that contest really) my husband is very much a cake kinda guy and I have always felt more in tune with the cookie monster. Not that I don’t enjoy a good cake, but there’s something about the grip-able, dunk-able nature of…
Butternut Squash & Spinach Samosas (v)
Vegan Samosas I like to go to the Asian supermarket in town, although I don’t always know what I’m buying. Last trip I came back with some little samosa wrappers so I decided to try and make some healthy oven baked veggie samosas. These little beauties use the flesh from a whole baked butternut squash which is…
Dal Makhani
Discovering Dal Makhani On our honeymoon we went to Borneo. The food was amazing – lots of rice, noodles and veggies. I loved getting up and having curry for breakfast and the local bread – Roti Canai – was like little drops of flakey, pastry heaven. In our hotel was an award winning Indian restaurant…
Spiced Carrot & Coconut Soup (v)
Exotic Spiced but not too spicy Nutritious & healthy Vegan Warming and comforting Perfect with your favourite bread Carrots Galore Last week I was drowning in leeks, this week it’s carrots. I know a lot of people will disagree but I don’t really like carrots….there I said it :/ I don’t mind them covered in maple…
