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Carrot and coriander soup

How many times have you bought something at the shop because it seems easier than making it at home? Since going vegan, I have had to be much more picky about what I buy and usually find that I enjoy making meals where I know exactly what has gone into it. I have bought carrot […]

Simple celery soup

I’m still in soup mode (did you try my potato and leek one?). Chris and I had both bought some celery which got me thinking of celery soup from a can that I’d enjoyed years ago. Time to get creative… Serves 2-3 depending on appetite! 500g celery 1 onion 1 large potato 1 stock cube […]

Vegan sponge cake using aquafaba

Aquafaba is the liquid from a can of chickpeas. It doesn’t look attractive (a bit like wee if I’m honest!) but I have successfully used it as a replacement for egg to make vegan meringue and mousse. This time I used it to make this spectacular cake! Ingredients 120ml approx aquafaba (the liquid from 1 […]

Vegan potato and leek soup

For some reason this month (in spite of the heatwave!) I have been obsessed with soup! I had a few different ones on holiday, and back home I really fancied potato and leek but all of the ones in the supermarkets had milk in to make them creamy. I wondered if if was possible to […]

One pan veggie pasta

One thing that I have never tried before is cooking pasta IN the sauce. Time to try it! Actually I have become obsessed with this and made it several times a week over the last month. You can make this as simple or complicated as you want (I’ve even done it just with tinned tomatoes […]