Spicy vegan burger patty Vegan burger patties There is something comforting about burgers, and I really want to come up with a good satisfying vegan burger that one can serve up to the carnivore friends. I have made a few in the past, and although not bad at all, I don’t think any were the …
Spinach, pea and mint soup – vegan and almost raw Spinach, pea and mint soup – vegan and almost raw Although we are keen on raw soups, it is winter, and we wanted a warm, colourful starter at our last dinner party. Karen came up with this spinach, green pea and mint one. Ingredients: 1 …
Great new veggie products One of my most common moans is the lack of selection or availability of healthy items in shops and supermarkets. But things are definitely improving. I am passing through UK on the way home to Cape Town and found some great new products – all vegetarian, some vegan and/or organic. New …
Vegan butternut soup Butternut soup Inspired by last week’s spicy sweet potato soup, and with her forte for using up what we have, Karen came up with this amazingly tasty butternut soup. Ingredients: 1 butternut, seeds removed and diced 1 medium onion, chopped 3 medium carrots, chopped 1 apple, cored and chopped 1 C desiccated …
Pea and Potato Curry – vegan too Pea and Potato Curry Back in the kitchen at last. On my travels I bought a copy of the BBC Vegetarian Summer magazine. There are loads of recipes in this issue I want to try out, and make them vegan if possible. Here is my version of their …
Easy Vegetarian Veggie sausages and vegetarian bacon Still on the move. I passed briefly through London on my way back from working offshore, visiting my aged aunt. I had to take her shopping, and also put together a quick lunch. At the supermarket I was reminded of the large amount of vegetarian brands and products …
Raw vegan tarts or desserts – tips and tricks Mocca Tort – crust at bottom only Since starting on making raw foods, my favourite and most successful have been the raw vegan tarts. The recipes I have used have come from either Peter and Beryn’s Rawlicious, or Natalie and Noel’s ‘easy living food’, but I …
Green Smoothie – raw, vegan and healthy Healthy Green Smoothie Things don’t always go according to plan, and I have not been able to do as much proper cooking on the boat as I had hoped. But we still had to eat, so we did manage to make really tasty and healthy smoothies for breakfast, …
El Piano – vegan eatery in York According to Happy Cow, there are quite a few vegetarian places, but only one vegan establishment – El Piano. Very Spanish sounding, not surprisingly, as the other two branches are in Granada and Malaga in Spain. A main course cost £ 9.95 and was made up of your …
V-Bites vegan breakfast Travelling again so not much time in the kitchen lately. But travelling does give us the chance to try out vegan eateries. We took a weekend break in Brighton on the South Coast and before going, checked out Happy Cow V-Bites in Brighton There are a surprisingly large number of vegetarian restaurants there, …
