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Curry time again! I have had a bag of lentils in the cupboard and wanted to finish them up so tried something completely new: a dhal! I love chickpeas so added them too – have you tried my chickpea and spinach curry? –  then I had the bonus of aquafaba to bake with (cake recipe […]

  Chris and I had a date at Pizza Express in Winchester and I enjoyed gluten free vegan doughballs (I LOVE houmous!) and a tasty pizza although I’m not sure why it had just half a cherry tomato on it… Less exotic were the tinned goods I tried this month. Quick and easy meals and […]

Christmas lunch. Comfort food, stodgy, warming. Not this year. Last week I had my Christmas meal with one set of colleagues in a local pub. This has been booked since October. We had let them know of my vegan and gluten free requirements. They were supposed to phone me. On the morning of the meal […]

Only a couple of days to go until Christmas and you suddenly realise that a friend or family member is vegan… No vegan gift ideas? Don’t panic! Here are some ideas from a fellow vegan that I would appreciate receiving but are also easy to pick up at the supermarket or high street stores: Vegan […]

November was not an overwhelming month for me foodwise as I was working most of it and had limited time to get experimental in the kitchen. Very proud of this meal, inspired by desperation at having tofu and spinach about to go out of date. We include tofu in many meals but it is often […]