I’ve been making this pâté regularly for the best part of 30 years. It is my basil and pumpkin seed pâté, which you could also call a vegan pesto pâté. It involves soaking the pumpkin seeds overnight, or for at least a few hours, to make them softer and easier to blend. Then you [...]
If you are looking for an easy vegan slaw without mayonnaise, this is the one I keep coming back to. Welcome to my vegan slaw with tahini sauce recipe. I make salads most days, both at home and on retreats, and I rarely write them down. This one, however, I wrote down yay because I [...]
Last weekend I was working as a retreat chef at the beautiful Chalice Well Gardens in Glastonbury alongside my lovely friend Charlie and her wonderful group. The focus of the retreat was deep inner work, and the food needed to reflect that: grounding and steadying, but still alive and full of colour. On Friday evening [...]
This went down an absolute treat the other day. I invented a new pâté. Roast Butternut Squash Cannellini Bean Pâté. My guests were spreading it on their sourdough bread. Dipping their oatcakes in it. Generally just tucking in and coming back for more! The roast butternut squash gives this pâté a delectable hint of caramelised [...]
Nobody quite knows exactly where hummus first originated. It is commonly thought to have originated in the Middle East and historic texts start referring to it as early as the 13th Century in Egypt. I guess what really matters is that it's incredibly delicious stuff! These days you will find it in most corners of the [...]
This recipe excites me! My wild garlic tapenade has only 2 ingredients. Olives and wild garlic. That's it! I'm known for simplicity when creating recipes... but this one takes simple goodness to a whole new level. I am a massive fan of wild garlic olive tapenade... and that's saying something, because I am not overly [...]
If you are making a salad for a crowd then there are a few things to bear in mind that will make it work well. It definintely helps to make a good hearty one with a bit of substance. Ideally, you also want your salad to hold up well, taste good and compliment any other [...]
This pickled beetroot salad is super easy to make! I created it when a friend brought over some fresh picked beetroots recently. What are pickled beetroots? Pickled beetroots (called beets in the USA) are cooked beets that have been preseved in vinegar. Sometimes they are also pickled with salt and sugar and sold in [...]
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 [...]
Move over limp lettuce and soggy cucumber... we want delicious, filling, hearty magical salads, and, we want them now 🤣! It's no exaggeration to say that I've spent my whole adult life getting excited about making good salads. Whether I am serving people on retreats (I am a plant-based retreat chef) or teaching others how [...]
