Nasu Dengaku is a classic Japanese dish made with eggplant brushed with a sweet, salty miso glaze-umami at its best I use this marinade on other creations too, like asparagus or broccoli for an extra dimension The dish takes 5 minutes to prepare and 7 minutes to cook and is good as a side dish …
Chocolate-Coconut mousse I call this coco-loco as it’s crazy chocolatey good! It’s gluten free, dairy free, soya free but oh so full of joy This recipe has been described as tasting like a bounty or mounds for those in the USA It’s a recipe from Sue Quinn’s book sugar free and only has natural sugar …
On of the advantages of moving to the states, is the plethora of South and Central American Street food, most of which is gluten free! Arepas are Venezuelan and I remember eating them in Peru. My husband ate them in Boston, from a street vendor and raved about them. My thinking is anything that …
This is a great tart; it has layers of flavour making every bite different. It is vegetarian but a hearty meal I served it recently at a brunch and it was the quickest dish to disappear You can use the left over puff pastry to make initials or shapes It’s autumn colours make it fun …
This is a great gluten free, meat free, diary free meal; densely packed with protein and super foods It is lovely and warming as autumn changes to winter It works well as a dinner or leftovers for lunch This recipe is adapted from a food network recipe Ingredients One (2lb) butternut squash, peeled, seeded and …
I tried this in a restaurant in Boston and it was so good, I just had to make it at home This is gluten, nut, dairy and soy free It is a little sweeter than pure chickpea hummus due to the carrots and a little mellower due to the roasted garlic With these types of …
Socca Socca is a speciality of Nice, made with chickpea flour, water and olive oil This is taken from Ottolenghi’s Plenty It has two parts; the pancake and the tomato and onion topping The chickpea flour pancake is a great gluten free invention as it can be used as a blini, pizza or savoury pancake …
This tomato jam is like a grown up version of ketchup but so much better It is sweet and warming and tastes great on pretty much anything Great for using up a tomato glut and a lovely homemade present too, with some cheese and biscuits This is taken from BBC food Ingredients 2 red onions, …
Squash and it’s family, have lot’s of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds, so not only is it good for the winter as it is comforting, but it actually helps protect your joints! It can be served as a side or a snack This one is taken from my favourite vegetarian recipe books, Ottolenghi’s plenty Ingredients 700g …
It is gluten, nut and soy free It can be made as breakfast, a canapé or a side dish This recipe can be made dairy free and whole30 compliant by substituting the butter for a tbsp. coconut oil Ingredients mixed mushrooms (e.g. shitake, oyster, king trumpet) 4 tbsp. unsalted butter 2 thyme sprigs 2 garlic …
