Sheer decadence, with silky dark chocolate cradling sweet fresh pears. This is a really easy recipe, but looks like a showstopper! Ingredients: Pastry – 175g plain flour; 85g icing sugar; 1 tsp ground ginger; 85g plant butter (any kind, just not olive). Chocolate ganache – 250g dark chocolate (70% cocoa); 150ml almond milk. Two ripe…
Author: oliphantfood
Cinnamon fruit buns
Freshly baked, these spiced fruity buns will fill your home with delicious aromas to rival any bakery! You can prove them overnight and then bake them first thing for a weekend breakfast. We’ve glazed ours with marmalade and served them with lashings of plant butter. Yummy! Makes 12. Ingredients: 500g strong bread flour (half white,…
Sri Lankan braised roots stew with coconut dhal dumplings
A hearty and fragrant root veggie stew, topped with lime and coconut dhal dumplings, this is something a little different. The recipe is from BBC Good Food and it’s intensely moreish. Serves 6. Ingredients: Stew – 1 tbsp coconut oil; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 6 curry leaves; 1 onion; 3 garlic cloves; 2 chillies; 2…
Thai red curry with aubergine and squash
It’s always a happy day when this Thai curry is for dinner, and we’ve been making variants of it for a decade. We’ve roasted squash, aubergine and courgette here and they soak up the rich aromatic flavours beautifully. Serves 4. Ingredients: 1/2 squash; 1 large aubergine; 1 large courgette; 3 tbsp olive oil; salt and…
Sweet potato and peanut butter quesadillas with Asian slaw
A beautiful combination of rich nutty roasted sweet potato uplifted by the zesty crunchy slaw with fresh lime and ginger, we love this. Add some homemade guacamole and this is an easy showstopper! The slaw is a recipe from River Cottage and the quesadillas are from BBC Good Food. Make it plastic-free by making your…
Ramen curry with crispy baked tofu
This dish has revolutionised tofu for me. Before now, I’ve never been too fussed about it, but in this one recipe from Well Vegan I’m completely converted. Marinade the tofu in soy, lime juice and ginger, then coat with breadcrumbs and bake. They’ve completely blown my mind with their crispy decadence, and we hope they’ll…
Caught in milky headlights
If you’re starting to cook or bake without using dairy products, it can be overwhelming to trawl through the myriad of plant-based alternatives on offer. When it comes to milk, most supermarkets now stock numerous brands of soy, almond, oat, coconut, and rice milks. If, like us, you chose to replace dairy products for environmental…
Mushroom and walnut tart
Flaky walnut pastry filled with a mushroom, leek and cashew tapenade and topped with fried mushrooms and rosemary, this is a hearty and wholesome feast. The recipe is adapted from Yotam Ottolenghi‘s and, like his, the pastry is quite crumbly – don’t worry, it tastes amazing! Serves 4. Ingredients: Walnut pastry – 50g roasted walnut…
Daily bread
You can’t beat a freshly home baked loaf, and this is so simple you can make it every day. You’ll feel like you’re winning at life, and not a plastic bag in sight. Makes 3 baguettes. Ingredients: 500g strong bread flour (white or a 50:50 mix with wholemeal); 2 tsp dried yeast; 1 tsp sugar;…
Carrot, coriander and lentil patties
We’ve served up these aromatic beauties with a spicy salsa, sweet potato wedges and some corn on the cob. Yum yum yum! Lots of fresh and ground coriander is a winner for us in these patties, but you can use a herb/spice mix of your choice, just have a play with the flavours that you…
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