It has been too long since I blogged a smoothie. Thick, satisfying and delicious it feels vaguely sinful having chocolate for breakfast, but this really is very healthy despite tasting like a spiced chocolate oaty biscuit. You need to be slightly organised here and soak the oats and dates overnight for a creamier smoothie. I [...] [...]
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I have been saving that appalling pun for an appropriate recipe, which seems to be some muffins that I made for breakfast this morning. Today was my boyfriend’s family Christmas (his sister and her immediate family are abroad for Christmas), and there was a lunch party in Cheltenham to celebrate. Due to the insanity of [...] [...] Similarly to marmite, when it comes to tofu people generally fall into 2 camps. Those that love it and those that do not. I am firmly in the first group and am constantly on a mission to convert the tofu haters. I fully understand why people might think that they do not love tofu; badly [...] [...] In a break from chocolate and baking here is a winter warming chilli. Using black beans, and butternut squash the chilli is spiced with cumin and sweet paprika, giving lots of warming comforting flavour, without a Scoville tolerance test to your tastebuds. Delicious and ready in about 30 minutes. [...] I sometimes wonder which I would choose were I ever forced to decide between no more rice or no more potatoes for the rest of my life. It is a topic that comes up from time to time on various foodie discussion boards that I frequent, and I know I would find it a tough [...] [...] I am officially dippy – I would like to believe that dips are a food group, I know that they are not, but I can dream. But this dip, served with some crudites and pitta bread possibly does count as a reasonably balanced meal. It is a pretty pale orange and perfect for Halloween, watched [...] [...] Another bumper haul from my local fruit & vegetable Co-op. All this wonderful produce for only £6! For details of finding your local food Co-op see here, or why not set your own up if you do not have a co-op near to you. Sadly, food poverty is a real problem in parts of the [...] [...] In my last post about my co-op bags I promised a recipe to use all those last bits of salad vegetables lurking at the bottom of the fridge. This is a simple citrus, zingy lentil salad. I love lentils, cheap, quick, tasty, packed with protein and low GI to boot, they are a store cupboard [...] [...] People know that I enjoy cooking and that I generally like to eat healthily, and well and often. Some are also aware of my trying to stick to a vegan diet “for at least 80% of the time as it makes me feel healthier and it is better for the planet”*. As a result I [...] [...] It seems that the entire world has gone mad for matcha, and once again I am late to the culinary bandwagon. Last week I visited the Mind Apples pop-up health farm, then went to the Japan Centre for some of their splendid (and very affordable) sushi and spied lots of matcha. I remembered reading about [...] [...] |
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