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 […]
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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 […]
Gluten-Free, Vegan Dessert For Breakfast?
It is not always a bad thing to have Gluten-Free, Vegan Dessert For Breakfast. If its the weekend, your birthday, you need a lot of energy for a great bike ride or run for example. Variety is the spice of life and sometimes Gluten-Free, Vegan Dessert For Breakfast is no bad thing. Why Is Breakfast […]
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 […]