Honestly, it’s quick and simple! I don’t know about you but I get bored with the same carbs – potato, pasta or rice. Don’t get me wrong, they are great and you can get quite creative with them. You’re only limited by your creativity. However, sometimes you just need something a little different. That’s where…
Tag: Vegan
Simple Pumpkin Soup
A family staple recipe. Ask any mum if they make pumpkin soup and I’m sure the answer will be yes. It’s a meal that graces many dinner tables during winter. It’s also a meal that frequents a cafe’s menu too. With it being so incredibly popular, of course, we have our own version we make…
Garlic Brussels Sprouts
The Cinderella of all vegetables. Over the decades, brussels sprouts have been so incredibly misunderstood. They’ve long been cast aside as a lame bitter vegetable hated by kids and adults alike. I grew up with mum serving these for dinner. She would boil them and serve them as is. Naked. It was quite unappealing to…
Charcoal Banana Bread
A vegan recipe that’s a little different. The secret to making super flavoursome banana bread is overripe bananas. Not just a little blackness on the skin. I’m talking skins that are completely black. They will look quite gross but trust me… the flavour they add into your banana bread is amazing. I have a few…
Chickpea Salad
Full of crunch, colour & flavour. I love salads all year round. I mean, why limit salads just to the warmer days of the year? sometimes you just need to balance out the heavy stews, casseroles and pastas you have during winter with something lighter. What I love about many salads is the chance for…
Crunchy Roasted Chickpeas
Snack alternative to peanuts. I don’t know about you but drinking anything alcoholic gives me the munchies. I crave a snack of some kind with a glass of wine or cider. Reaching for nuts all the time is problematic – they’re full of fat and calories you don’t necessarily want! Chips or potato crisps (depending…
Spiced Apricot Bliss Balls
Made with nuts. During the COVID-19 lockdown, my kids have been getting up to A LOT of mischief. Being stuck at home meant they were getting into things they shouldn’t, often! Paint, permanent markers, glue and of course treat foods in the pantry. I’m not silly – the treat foods are on higher shelves in…
Roast Beetroot Risotto
Gloriously pink. I’m sure most families with girls have to suffer through the pink phase. I do mean suffer as literally everything is pink… clothes, shoes, ice cream, drawings and toys. With two girls our home was overrun with pink. That’s when I saw a photo of beetroot risotto online and knew I had to…