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 …
My favorite way to eat vegetables is straight from the BBQ with a little hint of smokiness and char. I also love seeing those perfect grill lines, as it reminds me of the Mediterranean and eating fresh vegetables and fish by the sea. Since I use a grill pan in this recipe, it is advisable …
I have posted this one before but it is such a wonderful recipe for its ease, health and taste that I thought it was worth posting again I have also made it so many times that I have found a better cooking technique, which is always good if you are trying to do something in …
I love these little pockets of joy, they are so fresh and tasty with the added zing you get from the herbs, like in so many Vietnamese dishes. The almond butter dipping sauce is a wonderful addition, and I got the recipe from ‘the minimalist baker’ whose clean living blog is phenomenal and deserves …
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 …
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 …
Gluten free, dairy free, wheat free and healthier than a bowl of porridge Ingredients (multiply as needed) – 2 avocados – 20ml coconut oil – 2 tbsp. raw cocoa – 1 tsp. vanilla essence/powder – 2 tbsp. honey Optional extra’s for texture; – Dates – Almonds Method – Peal, de-stone and chop up the avocado’s …
