Tag: plant-based
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Sweet potato and Spinach Curry
Curry is a great dish as you can pretty much put anything you like in there and have a spicy, rich meal. I made this curry for the sake of Sunday dinner but when I posted the picture on Instagram someone asked for the recipe. So I guess the recipe must be done which means…
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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Cookies, Biscuits, or whatever other word you want to use. Sometimes you just need a cookie but getting them with no dairy, egg or oil would be a nightmare. Cookies are easy to make which is luck because I lost my oatmeal cookie recipe and had to wing it. No worries, I have now done…
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Cornbread
I didn’t grow up eating cornbread. While living in Texas when my kids were small my youngest, Katie, fell in love with cornbread prompting me to have a go a couple of times. Still wasn’t a big fan and stopped trying to Katie’s chagrin. I only decided to have another go because I was making…
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Musings of a Middle-aged Mum
I want to tell you about a friend’s blog today. The blog is written without name references so I shall just call her Musings. Musings of a Middle-aged Mum is most book reviews and her weight loss journey. The books range from seriously educational to the occasional young adult in genre so there is something…
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Pasta Sauce
Who doesn’t love spaghetti covered in tomato-y goodness? I know I do. In fact this was the meal my daughter specifically asked me to make this week so it must be good. I have been known to buy sauces but they are never quite right and I always need to buy several jars to feed…
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Hines Baked Beans
Yes, I did that play on words. I previously had this recipe on here but have updated it to a whole foods friendly option, tested it out again, and gotten the pictures I wanted to share so here we go again! I originally modified another recipe 9 years ago but as life evolves so has…
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Sourdough Casserole (vegan)
I really enjoyed the Chicken Sourdough Casserole that I wrote about while still eating meat. The sourdough topping was very much not WFPB however so I had a go at fixing this. It was a success. Sourdough Casserole 800g sourdough starter 1 300g packet of silken tofu 2 Tablespoons Nutritional yeast 2 teaspoons baking powder…
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What I Eat in a Day
I am working on a few recipes but I will admit that I am a bit stuck at the moment. I have been watching these what I eat in a day videos so I thought I could do a blog version of it. You will notice I tend to be rather heavy in the fruit.…
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Applesauce
Do you have any idea how easy it is to make applesauce? It is so simple that the first time I made it was in Kindergarten when I was 5 years old. Of course we made it as a class project and didn’t worry about nutrition back then. I distinctly remember sugar being a big…
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Homemade BBQ Sauce
Sure you could buy your sauce from the store. You wouldn’t know everything that is in it and you would be bringing home more plastic waste but you could do that. That shop bought sauce also couldn’t be adjusted to your own taste. I will give you the basic recipe I use here but you…
FIVE BEAN SOUP 