Baby Eggplant Curry (GF, Vegan) This is a luxury curry. It is has a rich masala and is full of layers of spice and taste. Mr B and I tried it at our favourite Indian restaurant and he asked me to make it. This proves how far we have come, as Mr B was a …
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 Chutney (Vegan, DF, GF) ‘A chef must think like a scientist, organize like an accountant, plate like an artist and cook like a grandma’ I am always looking for fun ways to add flavour and colour to my plate and this dish is really an expression of my soul, as it combines my core …
Nori Macadamia Nut Cheese (Vegan, DF, GF) What do you do when you can’t eat dairy anymore but you love cheese…make your own of course! Some of you may think that this sounds a little extreme, but I used to eat so much cheese that my brother nicknamed me, cheese please! I therefore had to …
Wild mushrooms on Kombu (Vegan, DF, GF) The intensity of the smell as this is cooking will make you want to take it out every five minutes to eat it, but the longer you leave it, the more concentrated the flavor. The Kombu brings an extra savory tone to the dish giving it a smoky …
Apricot Chutney (Vegan, DF, GF) I saw these beautiful apricots glistening in the market and I had to get some. I love apricots, they have amazing nutrients, vitamins and minerals and taste as sweet as candy when ripe. Since I just got the newest addition to my recipe book collection, Rasoi by Vaneet Bhatia and …
Easy Masala Sauce (DF, GF, Vegan) The classic ‘Indian’ dish, Chicken Tikka Masala, was apparently invented by a chef in Scotland as a hybrid dish for the English palate. This has since become a very popular dish both in the UK and US normally made with a decent amount of cream. In Indian cooking, we …
Easy Peanut Butter Curry (GF, DF, Vegan) This is a lovely, tasty, protein dense vegan curry and takes no time at all I have been spending my weekends learning and adapting complex multi layered recipes to get a better understanding of Indian cooking, how to temper and mix the spices, which ones are for savory …
Coconut-Lime Avocado Dressing on Kale (GF, DF, Vegan, Raw) I adapted this recipe from Matthew Kenney’s PlantLab – creating the future of food book, which is centred on nutrient dense plant based recipes It is a beautifully vibrant salad with the coconut and lime reminding you of the tropics as well as doing a good …
Indian Arancini (GF, Vegetarian) This is a fusion of my Italian and Indian heritage. Think about it as an Indian Tikki and Italian Arancini doing a little dance with the spice from the Tikki kissing the melted cheese from the Arancini. Mr B told me that Arancini in fact isn’t the name of the dish, …
