Year: 2018

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Mains

Black Bean and Butternut Squash Chilli

This is an amazing combination of flavours! If you are looking for a bit of a change from more traditional chilli’s then definitely give this a try. It is easy and quick to make with only a few cheap ingredients. You can add more chilli if you like things hot! […]

Vegan Irish Cream Recipe (Baileys)
Christmas

Vegan Irish Cream (Baileys)

Merry Christmas everyone! We have tried again and again to get vegan Irish cream (Baileys) to work with varying results. We tried the official almond milk version, but we felt it fell short of the original flavour and texture, so we came up with this! This is as close as […]

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Seitan, Snacks

Basic Seitan

Seitan is the meat replacement you have been looking for. It’s incredibly easy to make, requires few ingredients and is endlessly versatile. This marvellously adaptable product is nothing new, it’s creation dates back around 1500 years from China and is widely popular as a meat substitute globally today. This is […]

Hearty veg and bacon soup
Lunches & Light Bites, Soups

Chunky Veg Broth

On long, chilly, grey winter days when you think the outside will never dry out and the sun may well not shine again this side of oblivion, I like to get a steamy bowlful of this inside me. It’s super hearty and totally filling. Best enjoyed under a blanket with […]

bean-sausage-cobbler
Mains

Sausage, Bean and Vegetable Cobbler

This recipe was a firm family favourite of my childhood. The scone topping makes it a lovely hearty meal, but it does work just as well without if you don’t have time. This is an easy meal to ‘veganise’ with some simple swaps for vegan versions of butter and sausages […]

Seitan 'Bacon' Sandwich
Breakfasts, Seitan

Seitan ‘Bacon’

Hoorah for bacon! This isn’t a starter bake for sure but it is a hugely rewarding one. Before you have a go at this, read through the instructions a couple of times. What’s actually going to happen is we’re going to make two doughs and layer them up then stick […]

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Blog

My Journey to Being Vegan – By B

Hi I’m B. I have been vegetarian since I was around 16 years old. Quite a few members of my rather large family are vegetarian and vegan, so I grew up in a household where that was normal, and where it was also normal for a Sunday lunch to include […]

Zingy Chickpea Salsa
Blog

My Journey to Being Vegan – by Paul

I love animals! I’ve always eaten meat. Those two sentences might seems at odds with each other but do read on. I’m from a little seaside town so was raised on all the things from the sea, muscles, cockles, winkles, crab, eels and fish and I loved them all. The […]