What is Spelt Flour and How to Use It
If you’ve been wondering why so many bakers have been extolling the virtues of spelt flour in recent years, read on. Here you’ll find out some of its benefits and why spelt is the baker’s friend. Is it really healthier than other flours? How do you bake with it and where can you buy it from? You’ll find the answers to these questions and more in this post.
Easy Tomato Sauce – Capture The Taste of Summer
It’s been a good year for tomatoes here in the UK. If you have more than you know what to do with, try making this easy tomato sauce. It captures the taste of summer beautifully and can be squirrelled away to remind us of warmer days when the nights draw in. If you’ve never made tomato sauce from fresh tomatoes before, this recipe is a good place to start. It takes a little time to cook, but the preparation is easy.
Easy Vegan Honey Almond Granola Recipe – Nutritious & Delicious
When I don’t feel like making a smoothie, granola with fruit and yoghurt is my go to breakfast. It’s quick to prepare, nutritious and delicious. This simple recipe for easy vegan honey almond granola uses vegan honey as the backdrop sweetener. You can, of course, easily switch this for normal honey if you’re not a vegan.
Ribollita – A Delicious, Hearty and Satisfying Vegan Tuscan Soup
Yes, spring has most definitely sprung. It’s been a long time coming. Soups may not be on the top of everyone’s list of things to eat as they bathe in the sunshine today, but the night’s are still chilly and a good bowl of soup is satisfying at almost any time of the year. Ribollita is a hearty vegan Tuscan soup made from cannellini beans, stale bread and kale. It may not sound that appetising, but it’s delicious.
Courgette Sweetcorn Fritters with Chilli Tomato Sauce
Courgette sweetcorn fritters with chilli tomato sauce are just delicious. If you’ve not made sweetcorn fritters before, or if you’ve not tried them with courgette, I urge you to give them a go. They are full of goodness, easy to prepare and make for a nice brunch, lunch or light supper. We enjoyed them last night with the hot tomato sauce and an avocado lettuce salad.
When is an Oat More Than an Oat? When it’s an Organic Chocolate Truffle
Recipe for healthy vegan chocolate oat truffles which are just as good to eat for breakfast as they are after a meal. This simple to make organic chocolate truffle also makes for a great energy boosting snack.
Healthier Vegan Easter Biscuits With Purple Corn Flour & Yacon Powder
Easter just isn’t Easter somehow without Easter biscuits. I first starting making these traditional treats flavoured with mixed spice and currants when I was at school and have been making them ever since. This year I thought I’d change things up a bit so I’ve gone for these healthier vegan Easter biscuits with purple corn flour & yacon powder instead.
Indulgent Chocolate Milk: Nurture Your Inner Hedonist for Organic September
I make no excuses for posting this indulgent chocolate milk drink. It’s nothing like my salted caramel chocolate milkshake and I’m making no health claims for this one. It’s a rich confection full of chocolate and cream and is purely for pleasure.
Blackberry and Apple Crumble – A Nutty Ginger Twist On An Old Classic
The season of mellow fruitfulness is now upon us. I have a bag full of apples from my mother’s garden and blackberries abound in our Cornish hedgerows. Inevitably, a blackberry and apple crumble will make its way onto our early autumn dinner table. In truth, this time of year is just not complete without one.
Halloumi Rice Bowl with Ginger Carrots and Caraway Cabbage
If you like a variety of different textures, flavours and colours in your meals, then this halloumi rice bowl with ginger carrots and caraway cabbage could be for you. It’s comforting, delicious and nutritious. It’s also surprisingly quick to make. You can have your meal on the table within half an hour.
