About this blog

I have been meaning to write up all the recipes I make regularly and get them printed in a little book,  but so far haven't got round to it. This blog is a way of getting myself organised and writing them down and was inspired by my friend's blog (http://theveganswife.blogspot.com/) . 

The recipes are from lots of different sources, recipe books, magazine, packets of ingredients and my attempts at recreating things I have eaten in restaurants, at parties or at friends' houses. Sometimes I may not give enough detail on quantities, that is because I don't always measure things out, sometimes you don't need to, you just get a feel of how much needs to go in! There are a few posts that are simply links to recipes on other websites, some I still have not got round to making yet. Although I enjoy experimenting with new recipes I do tend to make some things quite often and other things once in a blue moon....

All the recipes are vegetarian, but they also don't contain mushrooms to which my husband is allergic. I have an intolerance to yeast and I am also slightly intolerant to dairy products, so I use soya milk instead of cows milk in my cooking, and use cheese replacement products sometimes. I compensate for bread with scones, of which I have made/created lots of varieties. 

I'm afraid I have used an array of measurement units... one day I may go through and make them all metric. I discovered that British ounces and American ounces are different! I use British ones. 

Another thing worth mentioning, I feel like I have spent the last few years photographing everything I cook and every meal I eat out. It turns out I was wrong! So I have some catching up to do on the photo side and I may put up recipes with no photos sometimes until I've made the dish again and can add a photo to the post. 

When I started the blog I made a list (see below) of all the things I usually cook, I intended to get all the recipes on here as soon as possible, that was my challenge to myself! But then I forgot about the list and just started adding things as I made them whether they were on the list or not. One day I will sit down and check my progress against the list. 

I am aware that finding recipies on the blog isn't very convenient, I intend to do something about that soon. 


Although I started the blog for myself I am very pleased that lots of people have been visitng it, thank you :-) I hope that at the very least you have been inspired to adapt recipes to suit your dietary needs. If you have any comments or suggestion please get in touch.

The recipes: 

Salads, Dips & Sides

Taboulah

Beetroot, Green Beans & Rocket

Pomegranate, Mango & Avocado

Cucumber & tomato

Aubergine & yogurt

Babaganouge

Homous bi-thina

Chickpeas

Broadbeans

Breads

Potato cakes

Corn bread

Zattar bread

Waffles

Scotch pancakes

Pastries

Mince pies

Date Pastries

Ice cream

Banana ice cream

Dessert

Fake apple crumble

Scones

Sultana, raisin, dried cranberry, poppy seeds, oats, Zaatar, sesame seed, plain, cheese & mustard, cheese and marmite, cheese and pesto, cheese and chili, Treacle

Cakes

Chocolate

Lemon & poppy seed

Vanilla

Mains

Falafel

Fake Pizza

Very Full Tart

Onion Tart

Spinach Tart

Mixed Veg Lasagna

Butternut Squash, Spinach & Stilton Lasagna

Mousaka

Shepherds Pie

Stuffed Vine Leaves

Quinoa, Tofu & Broccoli

Mexican

Chili

Maqlouba