Condiments make the world go around. They add pizzazz and an extra layer of flavour to your favourite dishes. Where would we be without condiments? Of all My Favourite Gluten-Free, Vegan Condiments the number one is kimchi!!! There is some pretty stiff competition but kimchi is top of my list (right now at least!). I […]
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Amazing, Easy and Delicious Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut love!!! Sauerkraut is all about the seasonal, the preserving, and ultimately, the taste. Sauerkraut is a lacto-fermented vegetable and has a wonderful taste that is hard to describe; tangy, umami, earthy, light and only slightly salty. Much underused, mocked and maligned Sauerkraut is great not only as an accompaniment or sandwich topper but as […]
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 […]
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 […]
Summertime Endive Salad with Pears and Almonds
Summertime Endive Salad with Pears and Almonds is a pretty sophisticated salad that make me feel like a grown-up. Endive (or chicory) is a little bitter but, like so many bitter tasting foods, addictive. The bitterness of the chicory works so well with the sweetness of the cos, pear and almond and the textures all […]
Ready for Fennel, Radish and Orange Salad?
Fennel, Radish and Orange Salad makes great use of small, delicate and slightly sweet fennel bulbs and all their aniseed flavour. Fennel is an underused salad ingredient. It is light and crunchy and has an amazing aniseed flavour that works so well with mustardy radishes and citrus sweet oranges. With the juice from the oranges […]
Grilled Nectarine Salad with Rocket and Walnuts is a Joy!
Grilled Nectarine Salad with Rocket and Walnuts is a joy to look at and eat. The seasonal, grilled, nectarines should be just soft enough to yield to a fork and sweet and delicious with the vinaigrette dressing. The rocket and walnuts add a savoury, mustardy, edge to the sweetness of the nectarines. Eaten at dusk […]
Wonderful Nasturtium, Beetroot and Walnut Summer Salad
Nasturtium, Beetroot and Walnut Summer Salad not only looks incredible but also tastes incredible. Nasturtiums are the stars of this dish. Nasturtiums are probably the easiest edible flower to get hold of and they are the most striking. I remember first eating nasturtiums as a child. My Nana was growing some in her back garden […]