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Asparagus and pea risotto

If you had told me 20 years ago that I would ever voluntarily eat peas, I would have laughed in your face! But now I do! I had a craving for asparagus and thought I could do with some more green veg after a very busy few weeks with very little cooking. So I added […]

Oven baked garlic mushrooms and rice

Things have been manic recently so finding time to experiment in the kitchen has been difficult to find! I was hankering for some proper home cooked food and had some mushrooms that were glaring at me from the bottom of the fridge… I have cooked garlic mushroom rice on the hob before but wanted something […]

Creamy rice with peas and green beans

I recently rediscovered one of my favourite recipes: a creamy rice dish with fake chicken chunks, peas and green beans. I used to eat this regularly when I was vegetarian but once I went vegan I didn’t have soft cheese often. I bought some so got cooking! 1-2 tbsp oil 1 small onion, diced 300g […]

Garlic mushroom risotto

Garlic has so many health benefits plus it keeps vampires away! This is a quick and easy recipe that is both vegan and gluten free. 1 onion or leek, or a bunch of spring onions, chopped 10-12 mushrooms 200g rice 2-3 garlic cloves or a tablespoon of garlic paste or puree 1 stock cube and […]

Carrot and coriander rice (quick and easy and one pot!)

Having fallen in love with coriander this year (see my mexican pasta salad, and carrot and coriander soup), I wanted to make something hearty and quick so used the classic flavours to make this one pot rice dish. So here is what you need: 2 large carrots 1 onion 400g rice 1 stock cube and […]