Tamarind Curry

A great and tasty way to use up some tamarind paste.  Ingredients 400g tofu 1 tbsp coriander seeds 1/4 tsp cumin seeds 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds 1/3 tsp black peppercorns 1/8 tsp fennel seeds 1 tbsp sesame seeds 1/2 tsp chilli flakes 1 large tomatoes 1 tsp tamarind paste 2 tbsp ketchup 1/2 inch ginger 1 stock cube 1 small onion 4 cloves garlic 8 curry leaves 1/2 tsp smoked paprika 1 small cauliflower 1 small potato 1 can coconut milk   Method Dry fry seeds until fragrant and then grind....

July 5, 2024

Oreo Cheesecake

My birthday favourite. I love that oreos are vegan!  Ingredients 3 packets of oreos 95g vegan butter 600g vegan cream cheese 250ml vegan double cream 120g icing sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract  Method Crush 2 packets of biscuits. Melt your butter and mix with crushed biscuits. This is your base. Line a cake tin with the base. Refridgerate for 30 minutes. Mix together cream cheese, icing sugar, and vanilla....

April 5, 2024

Potato & Sausage Soup

A Tuscan dish that I wasn’t really sure what it’d turn out like: it turned out good! And easy. A great combo.  Ingredients 400g vegan sausage (any) 250g baby potatoes 2 - 3 tbsp nurtitional yeast 0.5 tsp oregano 4 cloves garlic 1 - 2 shallots 2.5 - 3 cups water 2 beef stock cubes 2 bay leaves 3 - 5 large handfuls spinach 60g cashews + 1 cup water  Method Soak your cashews in the water....

January 5, 2024

Cinnamon Rolls (bread maker)

My first ever bread maker recipe! From Go Dairy Free.  Ingredients 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp warm water 2 tbsp oil/margarine (flavourless) 2.5 cups bread flour 1/4 cup white sugar 1 tsp yeast* 1 tsp salt 1/3 cup brown sugar 2 tsp ground cinnamon 2 tbsp margarine 1 cup icing sugar 1-2 tbsp plant milk 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (optional)  Method Put the first 6 ingredients (up to and including the salt) in your bread maker (in that order) on the dough setting....

January 4, 2024

Basic Bread (bread maker)

A classic. No need to buy bread ever again (unless it’s a different kind).  Ingredients 300ml warm water 1 tsp sugar 2 tsp salt 500g bread flour 2 tsp yeast Oil  Method Put everything in the bread machine in that order. Mix the salt and the sugar in the water before adding in the flour. This is roughly a 2lb loaf on my machine. Customise your crust settings and whatnot!...

January 3, 2024

Matar Tofu

A nice, delicately spiced curry.  Ingredients 300g tofu Fresh coriander to serve Rice Puree Oil 2 cardamoms 3 garlic cloves 1 inch ginger 1 large onion 2 large tomatoes 12 soaked cashews 1/2 tsp salt 1/3 cup soy yoghurt Sauce Oil 1 inch cinnamon 1 bay leaf 1/4 tsp turmeric 1 tsp chilli powder 1 tsp garam masala 3/4 tsp coriander 1 tsp sugar 1....

July 5, 2023

Onion Soup

Our questionably French Onion soup recipe, inspired by BBC Good Food. We usually have it with some sort of bread or croutons, but some nice vegan cheese would work well too. Ingredients 1 kg brown onions 3 tbsp oil 1 tsp sugar 5 cloves of garlic 2 tbsp flour 300 ml wine, or wine stock pot 1.2 l of beef stock (we use 3 OXO Vegan Beef cubes) 1.5 tbsp yeast extract (e....

December 31, 2022

Shepherd's Pie

One of the few British dishes that’s made it on here; for good reason!  Ingredients Vegan cheese, optional Sauce Onion 1 large leek 4 garlic cloves 2 large carrots 400g chopped tomatoes 230g dried lentils Red wine stock pot 2 tbsp tomato puree 1 tsp marmite 1 tbsp mixed hebrs Stock cube 2 tbsp gravy granules Mash 750g maris piper potatoes 3 spoons of butter 100 ml milk 3 tbsp nutritional yeast  Method Fry onion....

December 31, 2022

Lasagne

Using the spagbol sauce and a good white sauce, this sets the expectations for vegan lasagne.  Ingredients Red Sauce 6 regular tomatoes 350g cherry tomatoes Garlic bulb Thyme Oregano Salt Onion Veg stock cube Red wine stock pot (or another regular veg one) 2 tsp italian herbs 1/2 tsp paprika 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 200-250g vegan mince 1 cup water 1 tbsp tomato puree 2 tbsp nutritional yeast 1/2 tsp sugar 150g spinach White Sauce 3 tbsp butter or oil 100g plain flour 800ml soya milk 3 tbsp nutritional yeast 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1 bay leaf Black pepper   Method Chop your tomatoes on half and cut the bottom off the garlic and place on a baking tray....

November 5, 2022

Butter Tofu Curry

This is a slow cooker tofu butter curry that is stupidly quick to prepare and also stupidly delicious and creamy. Ingredients 4 diced shallots 1 can coconut milk 170g tomato paste 3.5 tsp garam masala 1 tsp ginger 1 tsp curry powder 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp chilli powder 1/2 tsp black pepper 1/2 tsp dried fenugreek leaves 1/2 tsp chilli flakes (optional) 450g tofu (we like the smokey toofoo blocks) 3 tsp lime juice 1 tsp brown sugar (optional)   Method Turn on your slow cooker to medium and let it warm up....

June 20, 2022