Roasted Squash is delicious. This recipe will provide you with a really strong foundation for many, many gluten-free vegan dishes. Divine. Squash are really beautiful and colourful at this time of year and there really is only one way to cook squash (aka gourd, aka pumpkin depending upon where you live and the specific species […]
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Winter Vegetable Salad with Walnut Dressing
Winter Vegetable Salad with Walnut Dressing is wonderful. Winter vegetables make a wonderful salad. I cannot expound enough on the delights of raw turnip – peppery, nutty, crunchy – teamed with the always fantastic raw carrot and nutty, sweet raw celeriac. We really do not eat enough raw vegetables. I teamed the trio of winter […]
Celeriac Caper and Rocket Salad
Celeriac Caper and Rocket Salad is a simple winter salad that looks very striking. It tastes delicious too. A perfect light gluten-free, vegan accompaniment to winter roasts. It is amazing what you can do with winter vegetables. Celeriac is much underused in it’s raw state. It has a delicious nutty taste and nutty texture which […]
Winter Sunshine Soup with Chickpea Topping
Winter Sunshine Soup with Chickpea Topping is warming, nutritious, bright and delicious. It is gluten-free and vegan, earthy, full of flavour and makes seasonal produce shout loudly from the rooftops. I am not a fan of cooked carrots – they are often way too sweet for me and remind me of school dinners I refused […]
Butter Bean Stew and Dumplings
Butter Bean Stew and Dumplings is a very hearty gluten-free, vegan dinner. Perfect when you need a warming, filling and nutritious meal. Dumplings are a really hearty, warming topping to a stew. Baked so they become slightly crispy on the top and soft and pillowey on the bottom. Heavenly! I love the way the dumpling […]
Baked Mushrooms With Crispy Sage
Shirley Conran once said something along the lines of ‘life is too short to stuff a mushroom‘ and she is absolutely right. This isn’t a stuffed mushroom dish but it is sailing close to the wind. Gluten-free, vegan Baked Mushrooms With Crispy Sage is worth the small extra effort – it is a real treat. […]
Turmeric, Carrot and Orange Smoothie
Gluten-free, vegan Turmeric, Carrot and Orange Smoothie will not smooth away the hard living, late nights and over-excitement of Christmas but it will taste great and give you a bit of a kick in your step. It’s super tangy and will wake you up! I love this for breakfast or after a long walk. An […]
Orange Polenta Muffins with Orange Icing
Orange Polenta Muffins with Orange Icing are a real treat. These muffins are a great gluten-free, vegan dessert but also, if you are feeling decadent, you could serve them for breakfast. Polenta is used widely in Italian cooking and works especially well in gluten-free cooking. I adore the scent and flavour of oranges. If you […]