This pasta sauce uses blended hazelnuts and dairy-free cream as the base, and is flavoured with sage and nutmeg to create a deeply savoury, warming sauce. Once it’s stirred through fried chestnut mushrooms, onions, garlic and pasta you have an aromatic, hearty dish. I found that tagliatelle worked really well for this, as the sauce… Continue reading Creamy Hazelnut, Sage & Nutmeg Pasta Sauce
Category: Mains
Garlic Sausage Style Seitan
It’s no secret that I love seitan. It’s an incredibly versatile mock meat that you can flavour in many different ways. I already have quite a few recipes either for seitan or utilising it as a key ingredient. When I was a child, before I went vegetarian when I was 12 years old, I had… Continue reading Garlic Sausage Style Seitan
Vegan Peanut Noodle Stir Fry
Thi is a really simple, quick, meal for one that you can whip up in 15 minutes. It’s also really easy to customise too. The noodles and sauce will go with all manner of vegetables or protein. So feel free to swap out the vegetables I’ve used, or swap the tofu for tempeh, seitan or… Continue reading Vegan Peanut Noodle Stir Fry
Creamy Red Pepper & Tomato Pasta Sauce
This pasta sauce is packed with flavour, but is very simple to make. It combines roasted beef tomato, roasted red pepper and roasted garlic, along with silken tofu and herbs. It’s seasoned simply with nutritional yeast, Italian style seasoning, salt and pepper You’ll need; One beef tomato, halved Two red peppers, deseeded and quartered Four… Continue reading Creamy Red Pepper & Tomato Pasta Sauce
Vegan Pea & Ham Soup
Creating vegan versions of traditional British foods is a particular interest of mine. So this is the latest recipe in that vein, a vegan take on a quintessential British soup; pea and ham. This hearty soup combines peas, vegetables and shredded mock meat to create a wholesome, delicious lunchtime classic. I chose to use shop… Continue reading Vegan Pea & Ham Soup
Vegan Creamy Tomato & Ham Macaroni
Hello! I’m back from my break with a hearty pasta recipe. This combines meaty seitan ham pieces and macaroni in a creamy tomato sauce. As you know, I like to use tofu cream to add a creamy element to sauces. But this time I used cashew cream, specifically a blended mixture of soaked raw cashews… Continue reading Vegan Creamy Tomato & Ham Macaroni
Vegan Gravy
Bisto? Never heard of it. Jokes aside, I do like Bisto, as having gravy granules that you just add boiled water to is very convenient. But sometimes you want a gravy that you’ve put as much effort into as the meal itself. Look no further than this recipe for a rich, thick gravy that will… Continue reading Vegan Gravy
Vegan Cheese En Croûte
Is there anything better than cheese and pastry? Don’t bother answering, we all know the answer is “no”. This impressive looking dish would be ideal served as a starter, and is perfect for sharing. It’s also very easy to make as we’re using shop bought cheese, chutney and pastry. Sometimes it’s just handy to have… Continue reading Vegan Cheese En Croûte
Chicken Style Tofu Fillets
This is my recipe for really meaty, tender, succulent chicken style tofu fillets. They would go well with anything you’d eat a chicken fillet with. Eat them with pasta, rice or potatoes, anything you like. They have a great flavour, so you can eat them on their own, or pair them with a tasty sauce.… Continue reading Chicken Style Tofu Fillets
Vegan Leek, Bacon & Potato Quiche
This is the latest installment in my mung bean adventure series. It started off with me making the base mixture, which can be use to make a scramble or an omelette. Then I created this meaty vegan steak fajita omelette, and finally these vegan breakfast egg bites. Now I’m sharing how I make this vegan… Continue reading Vegan Leek, Bacon & Potato Quiche
