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

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

Definitely Not Goat Curry

Why the title, you ask? Other than the fact it does not contain any goat, the recipe was taken from good-old-trusty BBC Good Food, and there you will find many reviews saying “excellent recipe, but it isn’t goat curry!”. I don’t know what goat curry is, but this recipe is delicious nonetheless.  Ingredients Onion 10 cloves of garlic 100g of ginger 50-100ml oil 2 chillies Handful of curry leaves 3 thyme sprigs 4 tbsp curry powder Can of chopped tomatoes 2 ‘beef’ stock cubes 300ml water 700g ‘meat’ chunks 1/5 tbsp lemon juice Chopped coriander  Method Blend the onion, garlic and ginger....

February 1, 2022