See the recipe As a child I hated kidney beans with a passion. I would sit, hovering over my mother’s Chilli Con Carne, picking out every dark red, hated bean before even deigning to eat the dinner she had lovingly cooked. These days, I acknowledge that beans and lentils are part of a balanced vegan’s diet but it took hard work for me to get past my own legume phobia. That and cooking my beans from dried. I don’t know what it is about tinned beans but the texture just isn’t nearly as good as when you’ve cooked them yourself. It’s cheaper and, even better, with a pressure cooker you…
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Pumpkin Soup with Sage & Walnut Pesto (Vegan, Gluten Free)
Here in London, it’s cold and raining, winter is continuing strong through February so it’s ideal weather for soup. Warming and soothing, it’s a dash I’d typically reach for during colder weather and it’s healthy too! I don’t see a lot of pumpkin over here. It’s a very American veg that has been slowly creeping over along with the ever-popular pumpkin spice everything. I’ve been working out what to do with it and this soup has been incredibly popular. Paired with some delightfully autumnal sage and walnut pesto, this soup is incredibly easy but will warm you through after a cold day. Leftovers This soup will store in the fridge…
