Chickpea flour (also called garbanzo bean flour, besan flour and gram flour) is an excellent, gluten-free, high protein flour. It has excellent binding properties, which makes a perfect base for a savoury slice. In today's recipe I going to show you how to make a delicious chickpea flour slice, made with oats and veggies. They [...]
Black beans (also called black turtle beans) are an excellent, inexpensive health food that are very easy to work with. Today I am sharing my smoky black bean in tomato sauce recipe. They serve well for either brunch or dinner. For brunch, you could serve them with turmeric potato patties, beetroot bites, avocado, mushroom & [...]
Hello, my lovely friends, this is easy and quick and you can't go wrong! My recipe today is a simple mushroom and spinach side dish that serves well with brunch, lunch or dinner as an accompaniment. For a balanced plant-based meal, sautéed mushroom and spinach works especially nicely for brunch. Think sourdough toast, tofu scramble, [...]
How about a super easy winter squash and red lentil soup? I used butternut squash, but you can use any winter squash. This soup recipe has warming spices such as ground coriander, cumin and black pepper, but you can easily swap them out for your favourite spices if you want to play with the ingredients. [...]
Roasted butternut squash is a fabulous addition to a salad. This recipe is too delicious... I mean honestly, how can salad taste this good haha? Roasting brings out a sweet earthy caramel flavour in butternut squash (read my full guide on how to roast butternut squash here). Add in a few other simple secret ingredients [...]
I first made butternut squash pasta sauce over 20 years ago! Back in the day, I wanted an alternative to the cheese pasta sauce that I'd grown up with as a little girl. If you have ever eaten a good cheese sauce you'll know it is slightly addictive haha. I went vegan back in the [...]
Hummus is traditionally made with chickpeas, garlic, lemon juice, tahini, olive oil and salt. In this hummus recipe, you are also going to add roasted butternut squash to jazz things up. Roasted squash will take your hummus to a whole new realm of deliciousness. You will find that the squash complements the traditional ingredients, whilst [...]
This is a super simple guide to roasting or baking butternut squash. You can use the same method for any other type of winter squash such as crown prince, kabocha, acorn squash. There are two reasons you might want to roast squash... For adding to a recipe such as soup, pasta sauce, curry, dhal, salad [...]
This is a very tasty budget easy vegan chili recipe. It is a meat-free alternative to chili con carne. Basically chili without the meat yay! It can be served on top of baked potatoes, rice, quinoa, spaghetti, pasta or with a big hunk of bread. How to spell chili, chilli or chile? Let's clear up [...]
In this post, you will find my favourite recipes that are designed to boost your immune system fast. One of the keys to keeping your immune system healthy is using ingredients that are loaded with antioxidants, and health-supporting nutrients. Eating a balanced, nutritious diet is essential for health. The recipes that I share here are [...]
