December 2010
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Gingerbread with blue cheese and roasted pear
‘Tis the season to eat lots of delicious food, which I most certainly have been doing over the past few weeks. My first Christmas as a vegetarian left me quite satisfied, and dinner last night included my first nut roast attempt (which was quite tasty, and I’ll post the recipe later on), a divine spinach and feta pie, courtesy of the talented Lucy Luxton, and loads of fantastic salads...
Dec 26th
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Split pea soup with chipotle yoghurt
It’s most definitely soup season. I’ve started making a big pot on Sundays and having it for a few meals during the week before freezing the rest. I adapted this recipe from a vegan version by Tal Ronnen in his book The Conscious Cook. As it thickened over after a few days I decided to serve it over a bed of basmati rice (pictured here), but otherwise you can just add a bit of water to...
Dec 14th
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Paneer kebabs with spicy red cabbage
With the leftover paneer cheese I had after making this recipe, I decided to search for a kebab number. I came across one here from the BBC, and teamed it with some spicy red cabbage and steamed basmati rice.  Serves 4 For the kebabs: 500g x paneer cheese, cut into cubes 1 x red onion, cut...
Dec 5th
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Chocolate pudding!
I played around with this recipe when on the FODMAP diet, and would still make it like this even if I’m not following the eating plan - it’s delicious! It’s dairy-free, made with spelt flour instead of wheat, and truly is comfort food on a cold night. No photo this time… it was gobbled up far too quickly! Serves 6 1 1/4 cups x spelt flour 1 tsp x baking powder 3...
Dec 1st