Do you ever look at those Quorn Fillets in the freezer section, then not buy them because you don’t know what to do with them? Me too. Then I decided to have a go at adapting meat-based recipes and came across this Creamy Tarragon Chicken Bake on the BBC GoodContinue Reading
Last night’s dinner was a disaster and ended up in the bin. It was a tofu stir-fry with some ready made sauce. I don’t know how Cauldron have managed it, but they’ve made their tofu even more soggy than it used to be and there was no way I couldContinue Reading
‘This is a super book’ says Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on the front cover. And indeed it is. At 422 pages long, the Riverford Farm Cook Book tells you all you need to know about getting the best from your veg box. It includes recipes such as: crushed roast carrots with cuminContinue Reading
Coveted by cord wearers it says on the packet. I like cord. I also like crisps, so I should love these. Tyrrells Crinkly Veg Crisps are a new product from Tyrrells. Instead of putting potatoes through their crinkling machine, they had a go with root vegetables (according to the PRContinue Reading
I usually avoid any food that has the word ‘diet’ on the packaging. Everyone’s on a diet, all the time. It may not be a healthy diet, but it’s still a diet. Anyway, because my usual Activia yoghurts (I don’t know if Activia spell their yoghurt with an ‘h’, I’mContinue Reading
Beano’s is a vegetarian café in Folkestone, and after having a gorgeous falafel in pitta bread there for lunch yesterday, decided to make my own today. The falafel were ready-made but I did make my own hummus and usually, I can’t make it as nice as shop-bought, but today’s turnedContinue Reading
I haven’t made a Dutch pancake since I moved in with The Meat Eater, as he doesn’t like pancakes. I also missed out on the pancakes at Googies last Tuesday (Pancake Day) lunchtime with my uni mates, as I had a tutorial with my tutor. So, as The Meat EaterContinue Reading
The Funky Raw Magazine is a quarterly publication covering raw food, nutrition, raw recipes, wild foods, consciousness, poetry, short stories, permaculture, and more. The reason I’m mentioning it on my blog today is that one of my short stories is in this month’s edition. I Can See Through People isContinue Reading
The Meat Eater has been complaining that since I became a student, all I cook is oven chips. This is a little harsh, but not entirely untrue, so I made an effort and looked for some recipes to cook this week. Tonight’s effort was HFW’s version (called ‘Corner Shop Spanakopita’Continue Reading
I’ve been drinking soya milk for years, after giving up moo juice. Never having been brave enough to try anything other than soya milk, I was pleased when I was asked if I’d like to review Provamel’s new almond milk and oat milk. Not being a fan of marzipan, IContinue Reading