Recipes

It's likely that half of the 24million pumpkins carved for Halloween this year won't be eaten!!

And only 42% even realise that the flesh of pumpkins can be eaten!

Now that is scary!  🎃 👻

So this is my doing my tiny little bit to help raise awareness of not only the fact that you CAN eat the pumpkin flesh (and seeds), but that it's also pretty darn good for you, and delicious too!

Check out this weeks pumpkin risotto recipe!

As the nights start closing in and let's face it, staying in and getting cosy is pretty much our only option right now, desserts are calling my name!

Bread and butter pudding is such an unsung hero in my opinion and actually super easy to veganise.

Crispy baked teriyaki tofu | If you're on the fence with tofu and think it's a bit flavourless and wet, then you have to try this recipe! I have to admit i used to think that too, but having experimented with lots of tofu recipes I've decided there is so much more to tofu than meets the eye. And this recipe is a great way to get on board with tofu and realise just how delicious it can be!

This Mexican feast is an absolute delight and full of plant-based goodness.
Sweet potato fritters, re-fried beans and guacamole - three components that are sure to become staples of any Mexican dish!

Believe it or not, i'm a really lazy cook when it comes to my own meal times. Unless i've prepped in advance and can just pull my lunch out of the fridge and freshen it up with some leaves or shove it in the microwave then I will have eaten my body weight in crackers and hummus before I actually decide what going to eat!

If this sounds like you, then you need to try this salad because it's such a good prep in advance week day lunch!

This veggie satay recipe is great for batch cooking as its taste and texture only improves, it freezes well, but also it only takes 30 mins to make so it is possible to whip up on a week night too. ⏱️

Fish being such a love of mine i thought it'd try a bit of experimenting with fishy alternatives. I've tried jackfruit tuna and i've got to be honest I'm not a huge fan. However seaweed, now this is a winner! 

This is such a fab recipe for meal prep because it's essentially three separate components that all keep well in the fridge individually for up to three days. You can combine them to make this delicious salad, but the individual components also work really well as healthy snacks too!

I won't start my day without a bowl of oats in some way shape or form; porridge, granola, bircher, in a smoothie. It wasn't until earlier this year that I discovered baked oats and boy am I glad i did!

If you don’t already batch cook then here are some great reasons why you should give it a go:

• It will save you time – you’re not simply condensing your cooking time, you’re being smarter with what you cook and repurposing different parts for meals.
• It reduces food waste – because you portion and store smarter you will waste less.
• Therefore, it saves you money.
• It reduces stress, whether that's because you have a plan for what you’re going to eat during the week, its just the comfort of knowing there’s always something in the freezer.
• Because you’re planning your meals in advance it tends to be much healthier, particularly than convenience food that you might fall back on when you're in a hurry.
• There’s always food in the house, and better than that, there’s always meals in the house, so the whole household is happier.
• It saves the planet, especially if we’re talking plant-based batch cooking – less food waste, less packaging, less meat, less dairy.

I’m all about looking for the silver linings of this crazy corona bomb that we’re living through.  I think one of those silver linings is the fact that so many more of us now have the time, or are making the time, to cook from scratch, and even better finding great pleasure and comfort in it.

If you're anything like me you've probably had those moments when you're massively craving chocolate or something sweet. I hate to admit it, but ordinarily i'd probably just run to the shop to pick up some chocolate, but when that's no longer an option we've got to get creative!