Pumpkin Salad with Crispy Sage is a wonderful gluten-free, vegan, warm salad that makes the onset of autumn joyous. Full of deep, earthy and floral flavours the salad jumps off the plate. I adore it drizzled gluten-free, vegan aioli and served with toasted gluten-free crackers, Garlic-Free Houmous and crudites. Sublime. Pumpkin Salad with Crispy Sage […]
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New FriFran recipes and news! 10 September 2017
Where did the summer go??? It feels like autumn is firmly bedded-in here in London. All in the space of a week. However, I am not complaining. Autumn is fabulous. (Queue cliche of kicking fallen leaves!) Wonderful, seasonal, local, fruits and vegetables are still available and now is the time to get preserving. I adore […]
Preserved Cucumbers to Savour in the the Months Ahead
Preserved Cucumbers are amazing. I adore almost any type of fermented or pickled vegetable. September is the time to get pickling, preserving and fermenting. Cucumbers (go for local – they taste better) are still wonderful in September, but they are coming to the end of the season, so to enjoy them through the winter and […]
Autumnal, Delicious, Parsnip and Walnut Soup with Walnut Pesto
As summer comes to a close and autumn starts to creep in with shorter days and cooler nights, the glut of fruit and vegetables just gets better and better. Parsnips are a wonderful vegetable. Too good to be boiled, they must be roasted (or baked in a cake) to get the best from them. I […]
New FriFran recipes and news! 03 September 2017
I hope you enjoyed the bank holiday weekend (if you are in the UK). A three day weekend is always welcome! We went to Pembrokeshire camping and the weather was much, much better than expected. Unusual for a bank holiday. 😉 I’m not sure it was warm enough for swimming in the sea but we […]
Super Decadent Gluten Free, Vegan Sweet Pumpkin Tart
This Super Decadent Gluten Free, Vegan Sweet Pumpkin Tart is amazing as a sweet treat anytime of year when pumpkin or squash are in season. Perfect for autumnal weekend treat and fabulous at Halloween (great for using up all that left over pumpkin from scary carvings!). The tarts are super tasty and very colourful! The […]
Rich and Decadent Gluten-Free, Vegan Fondant Potatoes
These Rich and Decadent Gluten-Free, Vegan Fondant Potatoes are magical. Fondant potatoes are traditionally cooked in butter and stock. How hard can this be to veganise? Not hard at all. These have a wonderful slightly salty, deep flavour and they melt in your mouth. They are rich and delicious. With the weather starting to change […]
Easy, Home-Made Summer Fruit Cordial
Summer Fruit Cordial is a wonderful cordial that makes use of the glut of strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blackcurrants , redcurrants and more you can collect from hedgerows or PYO farms in August. Summer Fruits are an addictive mixture of sweet and tart. Homemade Summer Fruit Cordial is wonderful as a drink (with or without Prosecco). […]