See the recipe Dating back to the 19th century, Staffordshire oatcakes are the OG pancake. Not to be confused with Scottish oatcakes, these delicious little beauties use yeast as their leavening agent and are the perfect addition to your pancake day. While they used to be made very simply with just ground oats, yeast, and water, the recipe has changed gradually over the years to include milk and wheat flour to make them more tender , and less likely to break. This recipe is easy enough to adapt for our needs – all you need to do is swap out the dairy milk for your favourite plant based alternative. The…
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Vegan Sesame ‘Prawn’ Toast
See the recipe Prawn toast was always one of my favourite starters when I ate meat. There a a few alternatives doing the rounds on the internet but they don’t use what I consider to be one of the better fishy substitutes – Palm hearts! Using this gets the closest to that unmistakeable texture while the seasonings make for a crispy and fragrant dish that’s just unforgettable! Typically most prawn toast recipes call for them to be fried as the finishing touch and you can do that here if you’d prefer. Personally, I much prefer using the airfryer. The toast turns crisp and yummy with a golden brown top, all…
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Restaurant Style Tofu Tikka Masala (Vegan & GF)
See the recipe I love Tikka Masala. There’s something about the creamy, rich sauce that is just so incredibly satisfying. I’m pretty sure I’m tried almost every recipe for Tofu Tikka Masala on the internet but none of them hit the same spot as the classic takeout version of Chicken Tikka Masala. A treasured favourite of our pre-vegan days, I deeply wanted to find a homemade version that was just as good. Lets get something straight, I’m not claiming this is an authentic Indian recipe. Instead, this is based on a British-Indian restaurant classic and is a damn delicious fakeaway copycat dish that has converted some tofu-haters in our family.…
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The Best Instant Pot Tomato Soup (Vegan & GF)
See the recipe Tomato soup is the ideal comfort food. As we head into February, weather predictions are that we’re going to hit minus temperatures again here in London. So, when you come home from this cold, an easy but comforting tomato soup is just what you need to warm you up. There are probably as many recipes for tomato soup as there are fish in the sea at this point, and I’m sure everyone will claim theirs is the best. Recipes will vary wildly from using cream, spices, to using a vegetable base such as carrots and celery. Some people only use fresh tomatoes while others will swear that…
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Restaurant Style Brinjal Bhaji
An Indian restaurant specialty with aubergine cooked in a wonderfully spiced sauce. Served with my own okra side and saffron rice the house ended up smelling like an Indian restaurant and it was amazing!
