There’s a few dishes from my childhood that fell into the ‘comfort’ food category. One of these is stovies. Stovies is for those not north of the UK border – a Scottish dish based on potatoes and meat. Everyone has their own recipe but it always contains potatoes and onions – and then pretty much … More Stovies
I made a version of these many years ago using red lentils but it’s a bit of hassle to be honest so I’d heard of a few vegetarian scotch eggs using chickpeas and thought I’d give it a try. I’ve got some ideas to create a vegan egg but you’ll need to wait a while … More Vegan scotch mushrooms
Saturday night with my best friend – we’re so rock and roll we decided to have a girl’s night in with a takeaway and watching Frankie and Grace on Netflix. Except takeaway when best friend is on Slimming World and I’m still on my strict training diet was never going to be easy. What we … More Vegan chickenless korma
It’s nearly time for us to celebrate Scotland’s greatest bard – Rabbie Burns. And as is tradition, 25 January is dedicated to a supper in his honour. I can’t say even before I turned to a plant based diet that haggis was one of those dishes that filled me with joy, when I discovered what … More Haggis
I remember the first veggie burger I had – back in the 80s and it was the most disgusting thing I’d tasted. Sadly, it seems the nasty veggie burger is still used by lots of outlets who buy in from their regular wholesale distributor (in the UK at least). The burger was a mix of … More BBQ black bean burgers (GF)
I can’t believe this time last week I was full to bursting with all the food I’d eaten. I’ve been in the gym four times this week and planning to be in over the weekend too. Am feeling so much better. Due to work I’ve been eating lots of veggies to keep me full throughout … More Sweet potato lasagne (GF)
It started with a desire to make Dosa but I lack the necessary skill and instead, what I’ve created is nice (not as nice as Dosa, but since I’ve eaten these in India, I don’t think anything I made would be even close to the real thing) and exceptionally tasty. I’m not a huge fan … More Spiced vegetable pancakes (GF)
I’ve had a week of over indulgence, I ate a box of booja booja truffles, which Santa gave me and I don’t feel guilty – not one little bit. Sometimes it’s good to let go of my healthy eating obsession however it’s back on track now. To redeem myself I spent a very enjoyable couple … More Mushroom burgers (GF)
With only a few days left of 2015 it’s time to start preparing the food for Hogmanay and more importantly – New Year’s Day. We traditionally eat steak pie in this house so you’ll not be surprised to hear that I’ve got a vegan version of this. It’s simple and a variation of it appears … More Steakless steak pie (GF)
My Mum is gluten free and this means finding good vegan substitutes can be hard. Vegan diets often rely on gluten based products as a source of protein but also it allows the creation of some truly unique and flavoursome delights. For a while I’ve been promising to crack the code to produce a credible alternative … More Chickpea bacon (GF)
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