Easy Bean Salad

An extraordinarily quick and easy recipe with ingredients you likely have in your cupboards.  Ingredients 2 cans of beans 3 garlic cloves 2 tbsp oil 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar Chives (optional)  Method Empty and rinse your beans. Crush your garlic and put into a jug. Add your liquids to the jug and mix well. Pour onto the beans and stir it in well....

March 16, 2022

Biscoff Cheesecake

Thanks the gods Biscoff biscuits are vegan, right? Also this is a no-bake cheesecake, you’ve been warned.  Ingredients 285g crushed digestives 98g melted butter 65g icing sugar 170g vegan cream cheese 1 tsp sugar 270ml vegan double cream 4 tbsp biscoff spread  Method Crush your digestives and mix with your melted butter. Add to a lined tin. This is your base. Leave it in the fridge for 45 minutes....

March 7, 2022

Spicy Cauliflower Wings

While this recipe is a bit of a faff, the end result makes it worth it.  Ingredients Cauliflower head 150g plain flour 300ml plant milk 2 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp paprika Salt and pepper Breadcrumbs Butter Sriracha  Method Chop/ break up your cauliflower head into bite-sized pieces. Mix together your flour, milk and herbs and spices....

March 5, 2022

Umami Ragu

This umami ragu is flat out one of the best things I have ever eaten; that’s not something to be taken lightly.  Ingredients 2 carrots 2 onions 200g oyster mushrooms 40g dried shiitake mushrooms (or porcini) 4-6 garlic cloves 3 tomatoes 80ml oil 45g miso 30g harissa 3 tbsp tomato paste 4 tbsp soy sauce 2 tsp cumin seeds 120g lentils 65g pearl barley Red wine stock pot 30-35g creamed coconut block 1-2 stock cubes 850ml water  Method Finely chop all veg (best to use a food processor)....

February 20, 2022

Carbonara

It’s hard to go wrong with an eggy pasta dish with vegan bacon.  Ingredients 120g cashews (soaked) 1/2 cup nutritional yeast 1/2 tsp turmeric 2 tsp English mustard 3/4 tsp garlic powder 3/4 tsp onion granules 1 tsp black salt 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/4 cup plant milk Vegan bacon bits Spaghetti  Method Soak your cashews for 2+ hours. Blend your ingredients other than your spaghetti and bacon bits....

February 8, 2022

Focaccia

Some of the best gosh darn bread you will ever eat.  Ingredients 4 cups bread flour 7g packet of instant yeast 2 tsp salt 2 cups (470ml) lukewarm water 4+ tbsp olive oil Flaky sea salt (optional) Fresh rosemary (optional) Olives (optional) Sun dried tomatoes (optional)  Method Mix flour, yeast, salt, tomatoes and olives (chop your tomatoes and olives as you wish). Add in the water and mix with a spoon (it will be very wet)....

February 8, 2022

Bibimbap

Get ready to discover the wonders of Korean dishes (and gochujang).  Ingredients 3 tbsp gochujang paste 3 tbsp maple syrup 3 tbsp rice vinegar 3 tbsp sesame oil 225g firm tofu Cornflour Soy sauce 150g-200g mushrooms 100g spinach 2 servings of rice 1/3 cucumber (either grate or peel it all) Carrot (either grated or peel it all) Sesame seeds Spring onion  Method Whisk together first 4 ingredients in a jug to make your sauce....

February 7, 2022

Classic Hotpot

A simply, classic recipe to warm your bones.  Ingredients 6-8 chopped vegan sausages Onion 3-4 garlic cloves Stock cube 1/2 tsp paprika 1 tbsp worcester sauce 2+ tbsp sriracha 1 can chopped tomatoes 1 can baked beans Fresh parsley  Method Bake your sausages. Meanwhile, fry your onion. Add garlic when onion is soft. Add seasonings and fry for another 2 minutes. Add chopped tomatoes and baked beans and simmer for 10 minutes....

February 6, 2022

Lentil Dahl

A quick and easy lentil dahl, which easily tops many which are more complicated.  Ingredients Onion 6 garlic cloves Chilli 2 tsp ginger 1 heaped tbsp chilli powder 4 tsp curry powder 1 tsp turmeric Stock cube A can of chopped tomatoes A can of coconut milk 1/2 cup red lentils  Method Fry your onion, garlic and chilli until soft. Add in your spices and stock cube for 1-2 minutes....

February 4, 2022

Enchiladas

It took me a tragically long time to discover the awesomeness of enchiladas, but these were certainly worth the wait.  Ingredients 6-8 tortillas Vegan cheese Filling 2 red onions 4 garlic cloves 2 red peppers 2+ tsp sriracha 2 tsp cumin 1.5 tsp paprika 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 1/4 tsp black pepper Veg stock cube A can of kidney or black beans 300g vegan meat/chicken pieces 150 ml passata Sauce 350 ml passata 1 tbsp siracha 1 tsp garlic granules 1/2 tsp cumin 1/4 tsp paprika 1/4 tsp salt  Method Fry your onion....

February 4, 2022