Coconut Cauliflower & Chickpea Soup – vegan, simple, tasty!
Brrrr... chilly here in Glastonbury - let's get the soup on! This one really hits the spot with a simple, yet magical alchemical blend of goodness...
Brrrr... chilly here in Glastonbury - let's get the soup on! This one really hits the spot with a simple, yet magical alchemical blend of goodness...
I spent years and years without fudge! It's ordinarily laden with dairy and sugar, so I steered well clear of it. Then, a few years back, I discovered creamed coconut. It transformed my culinary experience forever, not least when I created the most delicious chocolate coconut fudge I have ever tasted. Creamed coconut is the [...]
No way! It's no longer unusual to be vegan! People from all walks of life are celebrating the benefits of a totally plant-based diet. After eating a totally plant-based diet for 22 years myself, I've seen massive shifts in collective consciousness in that time. More and more people embracing the compassionate, ethical, health and spiritual [...]
A deliciously, creamy celeriac and coconut soup using lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves. Dairy-free and super healthy as always.
Originally published October 2015. Updated January 2026 with new information and serving suggestions. This vegan coconut chickpea curry is a simple plant-based recipe made with sweet potatoes, chickpeas, mushrooms and warming spices in a creamy coconut sauce. It is one of those comforting dishes that comes together quickly yet tastes wonderfully rich and satisfying while [...]
At the moment my house is FULL of books… books galore! 250 copies of Angelicious landed on my doorstep a couple of days ago - one of those moments of epic proportions that I realised, it was real and there was no turning back! People often ask me about what it takes to publish a [...]
Introducing creamed coconut Originally published in 2015. Fully updated and expanded in 2026. Creamed coconut is one of the most useful ingredients in my kitchen, yet it is still widely misunderstood. I have been cooking with it for over thirty years, long before most people had heard of it. Since then, I have developed dozens [...]
There’s a bit of an art to creating a delicious veggie burger. For me, it needs to have a delicious dance of flavours, an exciting dense texture, moist on the inside with a little, thin layer of crunch on the outside. Below I have posted a recipe for a delicious Spicy Vegan Bean Burger, but [...]
During the chillier months of my childhood, I’d often bounce down to the kitchen for breakfast, all wrapped up in a bundle of warm clothes, to find a pot of oat porridge bubbling away. It was a bit of a staple morning time meal back then, living near the chilly borders of Scotland. Scotland provides [...]