This buttery soft carrot and swede mash is the perfect veggie packed side dish. Serve with a Sunday roast, Christmas dinner or use as an alternative to mashed potato! With just a few simple ingredients this carrot and swede mash is super easy to throw together! It makes the perfect addition to your roast or as a side dish with any meal! Whether you’re looking to get more veggies in or a lighter alternative to mashed potato you’ll love this carrot and swede mash. It’s buttery, savoury and a little bit sweet. Swede, or rutabaga if you’re in America is a root vegetable from the cabbage family. I ..read more

This bright and fresh kale pesto comes together in 10 minutes. It’s such a versatile sauce – use it on pasta, pizza, salads, roasted veggies or as a dip! We all love a basil pesto but if you have an abundance of kale or some leftover in the fridge, whip up this flavour packed kale pesto! A few good quality ingredients is all you need for pesto, and I always keep them in the pantry because pesto cravings are real and happen a lot in our house! Traditionally pesto isn’t vegan but it is super easy to make vegan thanks to nutritional yeast. You can also sub for vegan parmesan if you have that on ..read more

This fresh and zesty creamy lemon pasta is the perfect summer dish!  With a creamy cashew sauce, garlic butter and fresh lemon. With just a few simple ingredients you can make the most delicious creamy lemon pasta sauce. We start by frying some garlic in butter until lightly golden. Next comes the zest and juice of lemon and a super simple cashew cream! Ingredients for vegan creamy lemon pasta: Vegan butter – go for the block type vegan butter like Flora plant, it adds richness and flavour but you can sub for a good quality olive oil Garlic – for flavour, we are using a good amount of g ..read more

This vegan jambalaya is a flavour packed one pot recipe. With vegan chorizo, bell pepper and Cajun spiced tomato rice.  It’s so easy to throw together, can be easily adapted and made as spicy as you like! This vegan jambalaya uses chorizo sausages for their smokiness and rich flavour in place for andouille sausage. We aren’t substituting the chicken and shrimp because I honestly don’t think it needs it but you could easily add in some vegan chicken chunks or beans for added protein. Jambalaya originates from Louisiana and takes influences from Africa and Spain. There are two variations ..read more

This vegan greek salad is fresh, crunchy and healthy. Tossed in a simple olive oil based dressing it’s the best summer salad! A few simple, good quality ingredients is all you need for a greek salad! We’ve got cucumber, tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, kalamata olives and vegan feta. The dressing only requires a few ingredients which you probably already have in your pantry! Greek salad or horiatiki salad is a popular salad in Greek cuisine. This vegan greek salad is as close to traditional, with a few extra dressing ingredients and the sub of vegan friendly feta! You’ll see many variations of ..read more

This vegan caramelised onion and cheese quiche is perfect for summer time lunches and picnics! With shop bought pastry it makes this vegan quiche super easy to put together! Which is perfect when you have a quiche craving! Traditionally quiche is made using eggs so in orderr to make this vegan we are using tofu. An extra firm tofu, you don’t want a soft tofu with a high water content. Tofu gets blended with ingredients like vegan milk and cream along with spices until it resembles a smooth, custard texture. The great thing about this vegan quiche is that it has a very similar texture to non v ..read more

This hearty vegan white chicken chili is the perfect meal to cosy up with. With white beans and vegan chicken pieces cooked in a creamy savoury spicy broth. Top with tortilla chips, avocado and coriander. This white bean chili is a favourite weeknight meal. It’s a mostly one pot meal and super easy to throw together! Serve as it is or with a side of rice or cornbread! This white chili uses two types of chili – poblano and jalapeno. Poblano chiles are mild-medium heat and jalapeños are medium heat. For science and reference – poblano chiles are 1000 to 2000 on the scoville chart and jalapeños ..read more

Savoury, rich and tomatoey one pan vegan creamy sausage gnocchi that comes together in 30 minutes! We all need a quick and easy weeknight meal that can be thrown together after a busy day. With minimal ingredients and a recipe that all the family will love! Gnocchi is always one of my go-to comfort recipes! Soft pillowy gnocchi tossed in a creamy tomato sauce with crumbled vegan sausage and bits of savoury sun dried tomatoes. Being a one pan meal it means there is minimal washing up and it can be served straight from pan to table! The gnocchi gets cooked in the sauce so there is no need to b ..read more

This restaurant style vegan aubergine dhansak is tangy, sweet and slightly spicy. With a creamy tomato lentil sauce and chunks of melt in your mouth aubergine. Swap your take out for this restaurant worthy dish that is one pot and so delicious! Dhansak is a highly popular curry dish in British Indian restaurants. And this vegan dhansak is based on my experience of a vegetable dhansak. However, dhansak is not traditionally vegan or vegetarian. Dhansak originates from the Parsi/Parsee community in India and is a combination of Persian and Gujarati cuisine. Which is where the tradition of combin ..read more

This super easy yet delicious maple roasted carrot soup is a cosy winter warmer. Serve with your favourite crusty bread and you’ve got the perfect lunch treat. With roasted carrots tossed in maple syrup that go perfectly caramelised blended with sauteed onion, garlic, vegetable stock and some spice. It makes for a super creamy velvety soup that is calling out to be dunked with some buttery bread. This soup only requires a few ingredients which you probably already have in your pantry, making it a no fuss recipe. Carrots are a really versatile vegetable, they go with pretty much anything and ..read more