As it says – The Old Biscuit Mill In an earlier post, Karen talked about the Real Food Market in London. Over the past few years loads of fresh food markets have sprung up all over Cape Town. Our favourite is The Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock. As the name implies it was exactly that – a …
Courgette Mash with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes Been having loads of fun in the kitchen, trying out more of Johan and Len’s recipes from their book ‘Once upon a Chicken Pie’. Just to set your mind at rest – I know this isnt a vegetarian recipe book, but three quarters of the recipes are fully vegetarian. …
Our version of Veg Society’s Coutgette Latkes Christmas is upon us and we have family coming to stay, so I was hunting around for some Xmas ideas. The Vegetarian Society’s newsletter, Veggie Bites, happened to land in my inbox at that moment. I went straight to their link meat-free Xmas recipes. – An amazing selection of interesting recipes. …
Cooked Carrot Salad At last I am getting back into cooking! In a previous post, Same Day Pickles Karen mentioned the restaurant La Petite Tarte run by Johan and Len, and their recipe book, Once upon a Chicken Pie. I too love the book and the recipes, and simply had to try them out. I started …
Real Food Market London On our last day in London we decided to visit the Real Food Market – Southbank – London. We read about it in the British Airways magazine and the article said the market was located at the Royal Festival Hall. Apparently they have a market every weekend but had been quiet …
So I am still at the helm of Patrick’s blog but hopefully all the repairs to our house are soon over and we can wake up with a day in hand to do the things we enjoy. Things like make good food and talk about our forays into food-making in this blog. Last week I mentioned …
Profanity Stout Daily specials at Stereo In the last two blog posts, Patrick and I have spoken about eating out in Glasgow. We would not have found any of the places we visited were it not for the Vegetarian Guides. And I can’t help but wish we had such a thing here in Cape Town. …
Beetroot hummous Last week Patrick told you about Saramago, and the 13th Note. Two vegetarian cafe bars in Glasgow. See that blog post – here. Chickpea salad After our drink at The 13th Note we headed for – Mono – restaurant. It’s not that easy to find as it turns out. Down a road and tucked …
Guide to Vegetarian Scotland One of the challenges that vegetarians usually face is eating out. Both Karen and I bleat on endlessly about this. Paging through a recent issue of Vegetarian Living, there was a special offer on a book called Vegetarian Scotland. Of course, we bought a copy and were amazed to find out …
Quick and easy low carb bread I have made and referred to low carb breads a few times in Patrick’s blog. (Patrick has been hard at work so I am looking after his blog for him.) This is not the Atkins Low Carb Bread, but Irish Soda Bread. I’ve made and mentioned both in this …
