Goulash with dumplings
When I first became vegetarian – twenty years ago – I lived in a bedsit without an oven. All I had was a fridge (with a broken ice compartment) and a Baby Belling two-electric-ring thing. So, without an oven in which to heat things up, most of my meals wereContinue Reading
Tyrrells Crinkly Veg Crisps
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
Irish Diet Yogurts
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
Falafel and hummus in pitta bread
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
Vegetarian savoury pancakes
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
Funky Raw Magazine
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
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Corner Shop Spanakopita
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
Provamel almond milk and oat milk
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
Walkers Mystery Flavour Crisps
Before going to the supermarket, I’d asked The Meat Eater if he needed anything. He asked for crisps. He usually buys the same McCoys multipack each week and so I thought, hurrah, I can force him to be carefree and adventurous and I’ll get him some Monster Munch or Square Crisps orContinue Reading
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Mushroom Risoniotto
Another recipe from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Veg Everyday! cookbook. One thing I’ve noticed about this cookbook is that it has no approximate cooking or preparation times in it (not that I ever take any notice of the preparation times; I’m so slow, I take about four times as long as itContinue Reading