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January 17, 2021

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Sundried tomato, basil & feta bean burgers

My mum used to make a version of these burgers when I was a kid, with cheddar cheese, chilli powder and parsley, and I remember..

January 10, 2021

Everyday Granola

This granola recipe evolved from this one, which is really lovely, but a bit sweeter and more luxurious than I would choose to eat every..

January 9, 2021

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Braised Beans with Onions

This is a recipe I’ve been playing with for a few months now, and whilst it’s completely delicious, and now on regular rotation in our..

January 8, 2021

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Roasted Tomato and Mascarpone Sauce

This sauce could not be simpler, but it packs so much flavour, I can’t stop making it. It takes a while (about 4 hours) but..

January 8, 2021

Chunky Lentil and Orzo Soup

This is a soup I keep coming back to lately, as it’s the ideal January soup in my mind; really warming and comforting for these..

December 15, 2020

Vegetarian Christmas Pie

Christmas is a hard time of year for a vegetarian who doesn’t like mushrooms. So many festive veggie offerings are centred around mushrooms, and whilst..

December 10, 2020

Butternut squash orzotto

This is a seriously rich and comforting winter dish, and one which comes together quickly, so ideal for a weeknight. Rather than being made with..

December 7, 2020

Spinach, pea & edamame soup

This is the warming soup equivalent of a green smoothie, filled with nutritious veg, and very little else. Peas are quite starchy which helps to..

November 13, 2020

Chocolate-Coconut Muffins

This is a recipe I slightly hesitate to post, not because it isn’t delicious, but because despite testing it countless times, and lots of tweaking,..

November 2, 2020

Vegan Pasta Dough

The majority of southern Italian pastas are water-based and therefore vegan, as is most dried pasta you can buy in supermarkets, so there are already..

November 2, 2020

Papa al pomodoro ravioli

Papa al pomodoro is a Tuscan peasant dish, designed to use up stale bread. It’s essentially a tomato sauce/soup, into which stale bread is added,..

November 1, 2020

Vegan red pesto

This is an adaptation of my sundried tomato and walnut pesto, which uses nutritional yeast instead of cheese. Despite not being vegan myself, I find..

October 27, 2020

Roasted butternut & feta caramelle with Aleppo chilli butter

I couldn’t let October slide by without a squash pasta, and with Halloween just around the corner, caramelle seemed like the obvious choice. I love..

October 12, 2020

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Hot and sour paneer curry

I’m really partial to paneer, and especially to the paneer curry I developed for my book – it’s creamy and comforting, and really delicious, and..

September 19, 2020

My salsa verde

Most cuisines have some version of a herb sauce – salsa verde, mojo verde, gremolata, chimichurri, mint sauce etc. Salsa verde usually contains anchovies, but..