Vegetarian Lasagne

Ingredients: 450 /1 broccoli ½ tsp vegetable stock powder Salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 handful of spinach 2 tbsp vegan butter 2 handful of kale 250 ml/8fl oz/1 cup cream 500 g/1 lb 2 oz lasagne 3 tbsp gluten-free (optional) breadcrumbs Vegan grated cheese Method: 1.Wash the broccoli, then cut off and reserveContinue reading “Vegetarian Lasagne”

Devil’s Food Cake

This is an American Classic, consisting of a rich melt-in-the-mouth chocolate cake that has a citrus-flavoured frosting. Ingredients: 100 g/3 ½ oz dark vegan chocolate 250 g/9 oz 2 ¼ cups self-tasing flour 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) 225 g/8 oz/1 vegan cup butter 400 g/14 oz/2 2/3 cups dark Muscovado sugar 1Continue reading “Devil’s Food Cake”

Black Rice & butternut squash Bowl

Ingredients: 1 small butternut squash, peeled, Deseeded and diced 1 red onion, diced 1 tbsp olive oil 125 g/4 ½ oz black rice 70 g/2 ½ oz kale, shredded 2 tbsp pine nuts 400 g/1/4 oz canned butternut beans, Drained and rinsed Vegan cottage cheese and pomegranate seeds, (optional) to Serve Dressing 4 tbsp tahiniContinue reading “Black Rice & butternut squash Bowl”

Taco Dahl

Ingredients: 250ml/1 cup Split peas 500ml/2cups water Keep topping up little by little Until spit peas is tender and Mushy 1tsp garam masala 1tbsp curry power 1tsp cumin seeds Pinch of salt 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1hot chilli pepper, whole 1tbsp olive oil 1tsp turmeric powder Method: Heat olive oil in saucepan, add crushed garlicContinue reading “Taco Dahl”

Mississippi Mud Pie

An all-time favourite with chocoholics- the “mud” refers to the gooey, rich chocolate layer of the cake. Ingredients: 225 g/8 oz/ 2 cups plain (all-purpose flour flour) 25 g/1 oz/1/4 cup cocoa power 150 g/5 ½ oz/2/3 cup vegan butter 25 g/1 oz/5 tsp castor superfine) sugar About 2 tbsp cold water Filling 175 g/6Continue reading “Mississippi Mud Pie”

SPICY (CARROT) RICE

Ingredients: 200g/7 oz/1 cup basmati rice 2 large carrots, cut in strips 200g/7 oz green peas ½ tbsp olive oil ½ peeled and chopped 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed ½ tsp curry powder 2 drops of tobacco sauce ½ tsp cayenne pepper Method: 1.Cook the rice, with pinch of salt following the instructions onContinue reading “SPICY (CARROT) RICE”

Chocolate & Vanilla Loaf Cake

Ingredients 175g/6 oz /3/4 castor (superfine) sugar 175 g/6 oz /3/4 vegan soft margarine ½ tsp vanilla flavouring (extract) 3 vegan eggs 225 g/8 oz/2 cups self-raising flour, sieved (strained) 50 g/1 ¾ oz dark vegan chocolate Icing (Confectioner’s) sugar, to dust Method: 1.Lightly grease a 450 g/1 lb Loaf tin (pan) 2.Beat together theContinue reading “Chocolate & Vanilla Loaf Cake”

Sweet potatoes with Irish potatoes and freekeh salad

Simple Sunday dinner, last minute preparation couldn’t think what a I wanted to eat. I struggle sometimes with food, having severe allergies and reading labels in the supermarkets and health store before purchasing it’s frustrating. The simple things like a bottle of natural fruit drink making sure there’s no ingredients like black currants, mango, strawberries,Continue reading “Sweet potatoes with Irish potatoes and freekeh salad”

Doughnut balls with blueberry glaze

Try scattering the the doughnut balls with a confetti of blueberry or other fruit powder and finely grated lemon rind, and even chopped nuts Ingredients: 4 teaspoons (14g) dry yeast 1/3 cup (125ml) warm water ¾ (180ml) unsweetened Almond vegan milk 80g(2 ½ ounces) vegan Margarine spread, melted 1/3 cup (75g) castor (superfine) sugar 1Continue reading “Doughnut balls with blueberry glaze”