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Creamy tomato and chickpea curry

One of the textures that I have missed most since going vegan is a creamy consistency. I love Thai curries so used the coconut milk idea to add a creaminess to a tomato and chickpea curry. INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon oil 1 onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1 heaped teaspoon medium curry powder 2 tablespoons tomato […]

A quiet meal at Slug and Lettuce, Portsmouth

  Whilst waiting for my night out at the Mary Rose Museum’s new experience, I enjoyed the sights of Portsmouth, ending in a solo meal out. I had already planned to visit the Slug and Lettuce as I have had previous positive experiences. I had identified 3 dishes that I wanted to try. When I […]

An allergy aware lunch date at Hungry Horse, Hawley

After the disaster that was January’s meal out, I was a little concerned about eating out again. I needn’t have worried! (Sorry for the delay in posting about my February meal!) The Hungry Horse in Hawley (on the way from Blackwater to Farnborough) was totally allergy aware allowing me to heave a huge sigh of […]

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 […]

Crunchy pasta crisps

Last year I noticed that the latest food craze were pasta crisps. I even found some gluten free vegan ones on holiday. But my attempt to make them in the oven was not a total sucess. The flavour was good but the texture wasn’t quite right. Last month I decided to have another go and […]