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 …
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 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 …
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 …
This is a refreshing salad, nicely balanced to give a subtle umami taste I have tried versions of this, at restaurants through the summer and served it myself at a number of BBQ’s Its gluten, soy and nut free and takes less then 5 minutes to put together Ingredients Half a watermelon, balled or chopped into …
