Curried Squash Veloute
A veloute is a smooth creamy soup. The name comes from the word velvet. And let’s face it, on a menu ‘veloute’ sounds so much more elegant than ‘soup’ One can make a veloute with other vegetables – cauliflower, fennel, asparagus, peas, broad beans etc. On the Demuth’s...
Green Pea Pate
Green Pea Pate Pates are so easy to make. And they are all generally variations of the same theme. On the Demuth’s course we made a broad bean pate or dip. Here on the boat we did not have broad beans but we did have green peas. Nor here in France could we not...
Travelling and Cooking Vegan
Karen and I have now finished the Demuth’s Vegan Cooking Diploma and are now back aboard our boat in France – travelling and cooking vegan!. What an amazing experience doing that course – we learned such a lot, although it was demanding. And what a great group...
Travelling Vegan
South of France Gosh time flies! Much has happened since I last posted. We left our beloved boat Shangri La in St Jean de Losne in and headed for the south of France by train. We visited Avignon, Montpellier and Marseille spending a few days in each place. Wow things...
Vegan barging in France
I know it has been ages since I posted! Sorry. But I have not been idle. I did a 6-month on-line plant-based chef course through Rouxbe. Gosh this was quite intensive, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and learned so much. At the same time Karen (my wife) and I got...
Chickpea Cinnamon Blondies
Who would have thought of using beans in a dessert? Seems like lots of people. Anyway – it was a first for me, and turned out really well. I am busy doing an on line cooking course and needed to make two completely diffenrent dishes using the same type of bean....
Homemade Tomato Sauce
There’s something quite satisfying about making your own tomato sauce. And this one is delicious and oh so simple. Thanks to Jamie Oliver’s “Jamie at Home” video series for the inspiration. Ingredients: 5 ripe tomatoes 2 T white wine vinegar...
Beetroot toast – Raw and vegan
Since I last posted Karen and I have been very busy in the kitchen. We have just hosted another successful pop-up dinner at our house. Check out our Green and Vegan FB page . I am also studying on-line, doing the Rouxbe Plant-based Proffesional Chef course. I am...
Carrot Lox (Vegan “Smoked Salmon”)
Way back in 2014 I this post featuring my version of a vegan “smoked salmon”. I would like to think I sort of invented this – but probably not. Now, since we have been doing our vegan pop-up dining, featuring vegan sushi, I have improved it a lot.....
Sweetcorn Chowder
When we decided to make this sweetcorn chowder as a starter for our pop up dining event, (check out our Green & Vegan FB page) we originally opted for a raw recipe. When we tested it, yes it was tasty, but to be honest – tasted – raw! So we changed...