Just look at the colour of this soup – a gorgeous aubergine colour. It pleases my inner goth, that’s for sure. It doesn’t actually have any aubergine in it though – it’s primary ingredient is red cabbage, along with a tin of cannellini beans. Seasonal, quick, easy and gothic –Continue Reading
Knorr have launched a new range of gravy pots. All you need to do with them is pour the contents of a pot into a saucepan and add 280ml of warm water (half from a boiled kettle and half from the cold tap), heat it up stirring continuously, then letContinue Reading
I’ve mentioned before, I’m always a bit dubious about vegan cheese. But, I’m always willing to try a new one so gave Violife a go. Violife comes in ten flavours, including original, tomato & basil, mushroom, olive, hot peppers and pizza flavour. I had a couple of slices of theContinue Reading
My life over the last few weeks, while not exactly jet set, has certainly been a bit train set with me up and down the country from Kent to Salisbury and London and Dorking and Ipswich and so I haven’t been in the kitchen much making healthy meals. Whether I’veContinue Reading
Just because it’s 27C outside, that doesn’t mean I can’t have soup for lunch does it? Nope, thought not. I’d recently bought The Bean Book by Rose Elliot (it’s been in my wishlist for ages after reading all the great reviews on amazon) and made myself some butter bean andContinue Reading
When I used to do my running commute from Chancery Lane to Walthamstow, I used to have a Trek Protein Bar an hour or so before leaving the office, to give me a bit of extra energy. Well, that’s what I told myself, anyway. I just used to like eatingContinue Reading
I’d finished all my peanut butter granola bars, and my Nutribox and Saviour boxes were empty. So what’s a girl to do when she’s just been for a run and has the munchies? Make more peanut butter granola bars, that’s what. But what if there’s no peanut butter or granolaContinue Reading
BFree make a range of gluten free products including multigrain wraps that are vegan, vegetarian and only 99 calories per wrap. Considering most wraps have over 150 calories each, you’d think the BFree ones would be tiny, but they’re not. I had one for lunch today and filled it withContinue Reading
World Food Café: Quick and Easy Recipes From a Vegetarian Journey by Chris and Carolyn Caldicott gathers together dishes from some of the world’s most fascinating places, with a wonderful diversity of flavours. Whether it’s a vegetarian charquican (mashed pumpkin and potato mixed with a spicy pino sauce, topped with aContinue Reading
‘There’s too much black pepper in it.’ Honestly, one episode of Masterchef and The Meat Eater thinks he’s an expert. (I agreed with him, but – sshh – don’t tell him that.) Too much black pepper aside, this was a lovely dish. The feta gave it a wonderful tang. I’veContinue Reading