This is a bigger, pimped-up version of my mini ganache bites recipe, which has always been a hit. Not one person has ever guessed the secret main ingredient! The ganache filling is light & soft & melts in your mouth, like a wonderfully moist mousse….
Oven Baked Risotto with Mushrooms, Lemon & Fennel
Risotto is such divine, hearty comfort food. I enjoy the traditional ritual of spooning hot liquid into the rice mixture, but when I don’t have time to stand around stirring, I love this easy oven baked method. If you don’t have or like fennel, swap it for another seasonal herb. Lemon is a real flavour star here & will go well with everything….
Chocolate Chip Tahini Cookies
No food blog is complete without a recipe for chocolate chip cookies, right?! Quick, simple & not too sweet, these nutritious little biscuits are lovely eaten fresh, or dunked in a cup of tea. Tahini acts as a rich, mineral-laden binder, a creamy compliment to sweet maple syrup….
Triple Nut Butter Caramel Slice
Triple nut butter, I hear you ask? Yep, that’s because there’s peanut butter in all three layers of this decadent slice (you can swap it out for almond butter, but I’m a PB freak from way back) The base is a simple nutty date ‘dough’, the luscious middle layer of caramel involves dates & nut butter blended until smooth, while the chocolate coating is a rich blend of cacao, maple and – you guessed it – nut butter!…
Simple Pumpkin Soup
A hearty, smooth, one-pot wonder! Simple to make, this soup is thickened with red lentils, and gently spiced with curry powder & ginger.…
Smooth Green Soup
Smooth, creamy & packed with green goodness! This is an iron & chlorophyll- rich one pot meal, perfect for warming the cockles of your heart.
The hearty base comes from potatoes, the rest is a hefty mélange of green vegetables. Nutritional yeast & parsley are added at the end for that extra creaminess & vibrant green. I usually add all sorts of spices to my soups, but this time I decided to let the lovely veggies shine for themselves….
Super Simple Dhal – updated
This is simple, nourishing, protein-packed comfort food, which can be whipped up super fast. The only spices are warming cumin & turmeric, though chilli is optional if your tongue needs a tingle. Spiced onions & garlic are introduced to lentils & beans, then coconut milk marches in and captivates them all with its magical creamy touch….
Slow Cooker Mexican Quinoa & Bean Chilli
Hearty! Nourishing! Protein packed! Flavoursome! Beans & quinoa are gently simmered in tomato & spices until a soft, thick stew emerges. I’m loosely calling this a chilli, though it’s not fiercely hot at all – there is some cayenne, but the other spices are smoked paprika, cumin & coriander….
Black Bean Choco Peanut Butter Smoothie
Black beans! I know, right? Not the most intuitive addition to a smoothie, but a great one. It adds thickness & richness – and of course, a good plant protein punch. Don’t worry, the other flavours shine through & mask any overly bean-y flavour….
Warm Spiced Pear Cake
I have a serious crush on this cake. It’s so moist & stuffed full of fruit that it’s almost a pudding. Plant-based & gently spiced, there are no eggs or dairy here, just pears encased in a simple naturally sweet batter….