Mains

Fava beans two ways

Ful Medames – traditional Egyptian fava beans and lentils These dishes made with the richly flavoured and traditional Middle Eastern Fava bean show the versatility of beans. Start by soaking two cups of dry Fava beans overnight. I then divide the batch into two. I deliberately didn’t shell the skins […]

Salad is the main dish! Quinoa & kale

This has a lot of ingredients but is perfect for a main meal salad and leftovers keep for several days. If you don’t fancy kale, you could substitute english spinach, just make sure there is plenty of green ribbon in the dish.

One-pot chickpea curry

If you build up a repertoire of one-pot dishes, where the left-overs can be repurposed for lunch, you are being a very smart cook. This delicious beginner curry incorporates curry powder rather than a longer list of spices so you don’t need to store as many packets. It makes a simple nourishing lunch you can warm up later with a piece of flat bread.

Creamy zucchini noodles with smoked tofu

Attila Hildmann, 33, has Turkish roots, was born in Berlin, and raised by German parents. He is an aspiring physicist and a self-taught cook who took a very unusual path to becoming a vegan chef. INGREDIENTS FOR TWO PEOPLE 100g of almond butter 1/2 bunch parsley 150g smoked tofu or […]

Humble tofu transformed

I often tell friends that mushrooms are my back stop for breakfast, lunch AND dinner. But I have recently discovered marinated tofu and it sure is a lot more appealing than the vaccum packaging suggests. My current fave is macro wholefoods markets organic marinated tofu which comes in Thai, Malaysian […]

Nutty parmesan

Courtesy of Artisan Vegan Cheese: From Everyday to Gourmet by Miyoko Schinner Makes about 1 ½ cups Ingredients: 1 cup pine nuts, almonds, or walnuts (see note) 1 cup nutritional yeast flakes ½ teaspoon salt Method: Put all ingredients in a food processor and process until they are thoroughly combined […]

Brown rice bountifully

Friends Thao Nguyen and Karen Cheng have a successful business based on many decades of traditional Vietnamese cooking.

Thao’s grandparents came from a small town called Nam Dinh in northern Vietnam where Pho noodles originated. Their Pho soup was made famous at the family restaurant. Using their recipe, Thao and Karen launched their noodle brand Star Anise.

New style cauliflower mash

This tasty replacement for traditional mashed potatoes is from the Great Life Cook Book. Ingredients  1 large yellow onion, diced small 3 cups millet, rinsed well 1 large head cauliflower 1 tsp sea salt 9 cups water Method In a large pot, saute the onions in 2 tbsp of water […]

Vegan stuffed squash

Elegant Wild Rice Carnival Squash

Reclaim the family dinner or entertain all your friends with this party-size recipe from The Great Life Cook Book.  12 small to medium carnival squash 2 cups long grain brown rice 1/2 cup wild rice 5 cups water 2 pinches sea salt 2 medium onions, diced 1 1/2 tsp sesame […]