It has been snowing here in Edinburgh, so tonight I’m making a veganised version of this hearty feast:
http://www.lindamccartneyfoods.co.uk/tastiestmeatfree/recipe.php?id=69
It has been snowing here in Edinburgh, so tonight I’m making a veganised version of this hearty feast:
http://www.lindamccartneyfoods.co.uk/tastiestmeatfree/recipe.php?id=69
Method
I served this with a light babyleaf salad.
Method:
I’ve been neglecting this spectacular little blog of mine over recent months due to life, work and domestic stresses. But I’m back and plan to update more often as I still have so many readers (which is terribly humbling!).
Tonight I made a Portobello Mushroom Bake from a recipe in one of my favourite cook books The Garden of Vegan (which you can get here). As the recipe is available from its creator I shan’t plagiarize here but post an, albeit slightly grainy, image of the finished result. Needless to say it was delicious!
This recipe called for ‘Braggs’ which is a soy sauce-like liquid amino. This is available via mail order in the UK but not easy to get hold of in Edinburgh, so I substituted with (vegan) Tamari.
Images from Edinburgh Cakes for Japan event.
Thanks to all who came, donated, ate & were merry we made £2,330 for the Japan Tsunami appeal. Simply stunning!
Cranachan is generally a fancy Scottish breakfast dish, like a posh porridge, but is more commonly served up as a dessert. The recipe here is one that can be used for either, though you may prefer to omit the whisky if you start the day off with it.
As I’m Scottish and Burns Night is just a couple of days away (25th Jan) I thought I’d share recipes I’ve penned for our home-made Burns Supper.
Traditionally a Burns Supper is a bit of an offal fest and a fair number of meat eaters prefer a veggie or vegan option to the traditional Scottish Fayre. I created these recipes with that in mind. The meal consists of:
I served these up as a starter (along with a tangy salad) to a Caribbean-themed meal and adapted the recipe from one that features in Linda Majzlik’s fantastic A Vegan Taste of the Caribbean book, which I recommend highly.
This made 8 – 10 small – medium sized fritters which were delicious. Continue reading
As it has been far too many weeks since I blogged one of my own recipes I must write up the Mexican inspired feast we enjoyed for dinner this evening, which consisted of: