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Joy Bauer’s Crispy Carrot Parmesan (GF, V)

By , September 28, 2024

‘If you truly get in touch with a piece of carrot, you get in touch with the soil, the rain, the sunshine’ I wanted to add more carrots into Baby B’s diet and so decided to try I few recipes. Carrot Souffle first, big thumbs down, crispy carrot parmesan next, he was indifferent, plain grated

Home made rice cakes (Vegan, GF, DF)

By , June 29, 2019

‘My kitchen is a mystical place, a kind of temple for me. It is a place where the surfaces seem to have significance, where the sounds and odours carry meaning that transfers from the past and bridges to the future’.  Since I became a vegetarian my friends have been asking if I will miss sushi.

Toffee Apples (Vegan, DF, GF)

By , July 22, 2018

Toffee Apples (Vegan, DF, GF) ‘Here’s to the crazy one. The misfits, the rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They are not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them.

Beetroot, Potato, Peanut Butter Tikki

By , November 11, 2017

Beetroot, Potato, Peanut Butter Tikki This recipe is a modern interpretation of the classic Aloo Tikki, also known as the potato tikki. The recipe is adapted from Chef Manish Mehrotra’s Indian Accent cookbook. His restaurant in New Delhi was recently named India’s best restaurant and his New York version is fast gaining in reputation. When

Deconstructed Samosas

By , September 23, 2017

Deconstructed Samosas My grandma’s samosas were famous. She served them at family meals and everyone would dive in as soon as they arrived. I remember my mum selling them at school fundraisers when I was a kid and people ordering them for parties of their own. She must have made tens of thousands of them

Courgette and Corn Fritters

By , September 9, 2017

Courgette and Corn Fritters These are a great little snack or starter filled with tasty vegetables. They remind me of my grandma’s Pakora’s but are made with corn flour instead of chickpea flour, both of which are gluten free so we are in luck, either way The wonderful thing about this dish, is the texture,

Three for the price of one: Falafel, faux liver and vegan meatballs

By , May 23, 2016

This recipe is so fantastic, that it can be used as a raw pate, cooked to create a falafel or turned into meatballs. Unlike a falafel the middle is still soft, which I actually quite like. Other cooks use them as vegan meatballs by enveloping them in a tomato based sauce. I don’t think they would

Winter mushroom medley

By , October 3, 2015

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