We often eat a curry in our house, especially now winter is here. I always pull the slow cooker from the cupboard, as this normally saves me an enormous amount of time. However, it suddenly dawned on me that I …
Tag: vegan food
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Occasionally, when we go for lunch as a family and sticky toffee pudding is on the menu for dessert, my husband and son will order it. In fact if I weren’t there, they would probably just have sticky toffee pudding. …
Mini Choc Florentines
My Mum recently gave me a few cookery books. I love a good recipe book and the ones I have been given are lovely. Mum always used to buy cook books so she could suggest to my Dad the food …
Hasselback Potatoes
Recently we invited a couple of friends over for an afternoon. While they were here they discussed what they were going to have for dinner. My friend suggested to her husband they have Hasselback potatoes. He didn’t look too keen …
Beetroot Red and Green Smoothie
When I was a child I really enjoyed eating my greens. My parents tell me I was a great eater and I would eat most, if not all, foods. As long as I can remember I have loved greens and …
Slow Cooked Chickpea Tagine
There are many ingredients in a tagine that are beneficial to the body but it’s the spices that interest me the most. Recently I have been adding a lot more spice to our dishes and I’ve even been drinking cumin …
Mango, Lime and Coconut Ice Lollies
The weather has been hitting highs of 30°C for almost six weeks in the UK. Although, I love the fact that it’s warm and sunny, being British, I’m beginning to miss the rain. I know, us Brits, we moan when …
Roasted Chickpea with Cumin Seeds
Chickpeas are a versatile food that I use in lots of my dishes. Although I have never just simply eaten a chickpea as a snack. So I thought I would try them with cumin seeds roasted in the oven. Cumin …
Strawberry and Basil Ice Lollies
Last week I made a batch of strawberry and basil sauce. We had the sauce with my homemade peach, coconut, ginger and lime ice cream. It was so delicious but I had lots of the sauce leftover. For those of …
Strawberry and Basil Smoothie
Smoothies are a great way to enjoy summer fruits, but recently I have been adding herbs to my fresh drink in the morning. Basil has a refreshing taste and in this hot weather that’s exactly what I have needed. Plus …
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