Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
It may be the height of the English asparagus season, but it’s also the pinnacle of the Jersey Royal season.
These savoury vegetarian sausage rolls are perfect picnic fodder: they are easily transportable and there’s no need for any plates or cutlery to tuck into them.
This idea came to me after seeing a delicious sounding Ottolenghi recipe in this month’s Waitrose magazine for broad bean and mint cakes.
This rather lovely-looking salad was inspired by a delicious take-away lunch I had from ‘The Potato Merchant’ in Exmouth Market, handily just around the corner from work.
Tarts or quiches are such a useful summer dish – perfect for a light lunch, a centre piece to be served with an array of salads or on a picnic.
I’ve been seeing vegetarian meatballs on Pinterest and the web for quite some time, and have become rather intrigued by the concept.
I haven’t rolled out my egg-free meringue recipe for quite a while, but having seen a bag of beautiful blackcurrant meringues in the Ottolenghi window display the other day, I thought I’…
It’s courgette season, and this is a fantastic way to make a satisfying lunch out of little other than grated courgettes.
Like most families, we eat a lot of pasta, so I decided to mix things up a bit with some home-made gnocchi.
I think it’s the sudden chill in the air that has made us want to turn up the heat in our meals.
This is nothing more than a naughty, unnecessary indulgence – but hey, why shouldn’t those who avoid dairy, eggs and nuts get to shamelessly indulge from time to time? Or more often tha…
Since making egg-free fresh pasta works so well, why not tackle stuffed pasta? Over the past year I have searched everywhere for dairy-free filling inspiration; books, magazines and the web, but th…
We had a little tub of rice and butterbean salad from Marks & Spencer for lunch last week, and unlike lots of pre-prepared salad tubs, it was pretty tasty.
I think puddings are the greatest challenge to those on a restricted diet – pudding is the comfort end of the meal and as a result often includes the highly calorific and soporific ingredient…
I have been lucky enough to have been challenged by Waitrose to concoct a vegetarian alternative to eat at Christmas lunch.
I’m always searching for new and interesting dairy and egg free puddings (I seem to say this a lot, but puddings are a real problem if you don’t eat eggs and dairy but want something ot…
It’s coming up to Shrove Tuesday, and therefore time for the obligatory pancake recipe.
Pancakes are a regular feature in our household – they make such a special breakfast for the weekend, and we have them without fail every Sunday.