Miso Broth with Tofu and Kombu
This has been a staple in my family since my kids were little. For some reason, putting noodles in soup and cutting the carrots into flower shapes was enough to get them to eat miso, seaweed, shitake mushrooms and all kinds of vegetables. It’s hearty enough to make a full meal, and full of all […]
Carob Clusters
I love it when food transports you back to a particular place and time in your life. This recipe takes me to my friend Nicole’s kitchen, some years ago when we were both homeschooling our children. I was feeling happy and relaxed, as her, then 5-year-old, son how to make these sticky, chewy nutty treats. I’m […]
Raw Fudgy Nutty Brownie Clusters with Warm Chocolate Sauce and Vanilla Creme
All raw, gluten and dairy free, no refined sugar, all good fats. Seriously good. You do need a dehydrator if you want to keep this recipe raw. For a sugar-free version, replace the agave/maple syrup with the same amount of xylitol dissolved in an equal amount of warm water, and omit the sultanas. Ingredients Brownies 1 […]
Gluten-free Vegan Chocolate Torte
Just thought I’d pop this popular recipe in from my book, Divine Vegan Desserts. Always handy to have a delicious chocolate cake that almost everyone can enjoy! Ingredients Torte ¼ cup (35 g) cocoa 1 cup (135 g) plain gluten-free flour ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup (100 […]
Butternut Pumpkin and Pear Soup
Another Autumn recipe, this time inspired by Bryant Terry, whose Vegan Soul Kitchen not only offers healthy, seasonal, lipsmackingly tasty African-American recipes, but also suggests a soundtrack for each recipe – a great way to bring love into the kitchen! My daughter made this soup for me, I think she used her own soundtrack, but […]
Simple Vegan Parmesan
If you crave the intense flavour of cheese with your Spaghetti Bolognese, don’t despair. There are loads of lovely vegan cheeses available, or you can easily make this inexpensive and nutritious cheesy flavouring. Ingredients 2 tablespoons sesame seeds 2 tablespoons savoury yeast flakes 1 teaspoon nori or wakame flakes Method Put a frying pan over […]
Persimmon, Rocket and Pomegranate Salad
I just started getting a local, organic fruit and vegetable box and, in my first one, there were three persimmons and a pomegranate. How wonderful that I live in a place where these are my locally grown autumn fruit! In England they would be highly exotic fruit, flown in from miles away and hugely expensive. […]
Squidgy Fruit Cake
This is a beautiful Autumn cake. The marzipan and fruits keep this cake sticky and moist all the way through. Be careful not to overcook this cake or you’ll end up with ‘Dry Fruit Cake’ which isn’t nearly as nice. Ingredients 1 pack (250 g) marzipan 1 ¼ cups (200 g) dried pears, chopped 1 […]
Big Purple Vegetable Drink
You know those mornings. You wake up feeling tired, lacking in energy, foggy, unfocused. You might feel as if you’ve got a cold or the flu coming on. Your body is screaming to you, ‘treat me well, stop poisoning me’. But your habit when you feel like this, your idea of nurturing yourself, has always […]