June 2010
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Loving Hut →
We went to Loving Hut in Camden, London today and it was so good! It’s a great philosophy bringing vegan food to people at low cost (pay what you can at this one) and the food was so yum!
February 2010
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“Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come.
- Victor Hugo”
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Tomato Lentil Stew
Ingredients 1 cup dry red split lentils 1 onion chopped 3 cloves garlic finely chopped 2 potatoes cubed 2 carrots cubed 1/2 cup frozen peas (optional) 1 cup chopped mushrooms 1 teaspoon chili flakes 1 teaspoon dried oregano 3 bay leaves 2 tablespoons tomato paste 2 cans organic chopped tomatoes in juice Boiling water salt & pepper to taste Oil Directions Heat oil in a frying pan and cook...
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Chocolate Passion-fruit Cake with Chocolate chunks
The additional chocolate chunks in this recipe are by request of Cy who apparently just can’t get enough chocolate in his vegan cake!
This is such a quick and easy recipe and it’s SUCH a yummy cake with the passion-fruit and extra chocolate. It only uses one large bowl and a cup so it’s really quick to clean up and takes under 10 minutes to prepare.
Ingredients 1 & 1/4...
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Southern Fried Tofu Burgers
These burgers are so good and the southern spice mix to coat the tofu is from a great little recipe book called Hot Damn and Hell Yeah by Ryan Splint. Find it here and on Amazon UK and US http://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/86/
The pineapple might seem odd if you don’t hail from the southern hemisphere but it’s really nice so give it a go!
Ingredients 4 Wholewheat burger...
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Crumpets with Agave & Cinnamon
This is a super simple snack that is great for satisfying a donut craving. It’s vegan and much healthier too!
Ingredients 2 crumpets Vegan margarine Agave nectar Ground cinnamon Directions Toast your crumpets Smother with margarine (or leave it out if you want to be extra healthy!) Sprinkle a light dusting of cinnamon and drizzle agave on top Yum!
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Soy Agave Broccoli with Quinoa
This is a great lunch dish or light dinner and serving it over quinoa bumps up your protein. Add other veges to taste and you could add tofu or tempeh when you cook the garlic and onion if you want to make it more of a main dish.
Ingredients Small head of broccoli – chopped Small onion – sliced 1 cup of mushrooms – sliced 1 carrot – sliced 1 or 2 cloves of garlic – finely chopped 1 Tablespoon...
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Agave Nectar
Introducing….. Agave Nectar - a brilliant substitute for sugar and honey in baking, cooking and beverages!
It comes from the Mexican Agave plant and the consistency of all the types I’ve tried has been like runny honey.
We recently bought it to put on porridge and since then I’ve used it in baking and cooking with great results. In baking it easily replaces honey and in...
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I know it may seem odd to be writing about tomatoes… something so simple and already well loved, but to me they are a new friend. I’ve always been ok with cooked tomatoes, chutneys and definitely a bit of tomato sauce, but until recently I absolutely hated fresh tomatoes. They were slimy and bland and seemed to ruin everything they got near, be it sandwich or salad.
Then I...
January 2010
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“You have learned something. That always feels at first as if you had lost...”
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Ginger Cake
A gorgeous, dark ginger cake I found on www.uncaged.co.uk
I did have to bake mine for a bit longer than 1 and 1/2 hours, more like 2 hours, but it was well worth it!
Ingredients ½ cup sunflower oil ½ cup dark muscovado sugar ¾ cup golden syrup 2 and ¼ cups plain 4 tsp ginger 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda ½ cup soy milk 1 Tbs vinegar Directions Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Blend together...
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About These Recipes
Most of these recipes are incredibly simple and show just how easy it is to make delicious, healthy vegan food. I use some tofu, vegan margarine, soy milk and tempeh, but do try to avoid using too many meat and dairy replacement foods.
Some recipes I’ve found and adapted, some I’ve made up and some I’ve discovered and just want to pass on. I’ll link back to the source of...
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Banana Bran Muffins
Ingredients 1/2 cup raisins or cranberries 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup bran 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons flax seed 6 tablespoons water 2 medium bananas, mashed 1/4 cup alternative milk 2/3 cup agave syrup 2 tablespoons canola oil Instructions Preheat oven to 200º celcius. In a small bowl, cover the cup raisins or cranberries with plenty of...
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http://www.diaryofavegan.com/ →
A vegan blog I love. Full of interesting and well researched posts.
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Butter Cream Icing - tips
Butter cream icing is delicious on cakes and cupcakes, but using vegan margarine can sometimes give it a slightly weird flavour. If you flavour the icing using another strong flavour like coffee, lemon juice or passion-fruit pulp you can mask the slight margarine flavour and have a delicious, creamy frosting for your cakes.
Mix together icing suger, margarine and either a shot of coffee, the...
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Chocolate Coffee Cake
Ingredients
1/3 cup of cocoa powder 1 and a ½ cups of flour 1 cup of sugar ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup of coffee 2 teaspoons vanilla essence ½ cup of oil 2 tablespoons of vinegar Directions Mix cocoa, flour, sugar, salt and baking soda Mix coffee, vanilla, oil and vinegar in a separate bowl Mix both mixtures together and stir to combine Pour into a greased cake tin and bake at...
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Vanilla Berry Cake
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1 1/3 cups sugar 1/2 cup vegan margarine 3 cups flour 1 Tablespoon. baking powder 3/4 teaspoon. salt 2 cups soy milk, rice milk, or other non-dairy milk 1 Tablespoon. vanilla 1 cup berries (any kind but tart ones are best - blueberries, red currants…) Directions Lightly oil a 9x13-inch pan and set aside Cream sugar and “butter” together until light and fluffy...
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Apple Crumble
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2 or 3 medium Green Apples ½ cup soft brown sugar 1 cup flour 2 tablespoons vegan margarine 1 teaspoon cinnamon Directions Stir sugar, flour, cinnamon and margarine together until it’s roughly mixed Peel and core apples and cut into small cubes Put apples in a pot and just cover with boiling water Bring to the boil and simmer until apples are soft Spread apples in the bottom of a...
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Tempeh Peanut Sauce
Use tofu if you can’t find Tempeh but Tempeh is much better for you!
Serves 2 Ingredients 1 onion finely sliced 2 cloves garlic 1 teaspoon of dried chili 2 or 3 tablespoons of soy sauce 1 teaspoon of powder ginger 1 heaped teaspoon of brown sugar 4 heaped tablespoons of crunchy peanut butter 1 tablespoon of sesame oil 2 cups mixed vegetables (carrots, broccoli, green beans, mung beans, mushrooms...
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Chili and Sweet Basil Noodles with Tempeh
Serves 2
Ingredients 1 onion finely chopped 2 cloves garlic 2 tablespoons of sesame oil 2 or 3 tablespoons of soy sauce 1 or 2 teaspoons of dried chili 1 teaspoon of brown sugar ½ cup of Thai sweet basil roughly chopped 1 cup Tempeh cut into small squares 2 cups of vegetables chopped (carrots, broccoli, green beans, mung beans, mushrooms or whatever you fancy) Soba or rice noodles to serve 2 Oil...
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Potato Cake with Chili and Thai Sweet Basil
Ingredients
Serves 2 4 small or 3 medium potatoes 3/4 cup finely sliced spring onion 2/3 cloves garlic minced 1 heaped teaspoon chili flakes or 1 fresh chili finely chopped 1 cup roughly chopped Thai sweet basil Oil to cook with Directions Wash but don’t peel potatoes, precook until they’re just soft Cool potatoes and then grate into a large bowl Combine everything except the garlic...
