Vegetarian sausage and mash with onion gravy – recipe
On a cold day not many things beat sausage and mash with onion gravy. This version just happens to be vegetarian. We tried 2 kinds of vegetarian sausage. A Cauldron Foods Lincolnshire and a Linda McCartney sausage. They were both pretty…
Mushroom, butternut squash and spinach risotto
Mushroom, butternut squash and spinach risotto was an accidental thing. Tea was supposed to be a mushroom stroganoff, sadly some of the mushrooms had turned so, there were not enough left to feed two. Mr asked, do we have risotto…
Vegetarian Meal planning Monday 01/01/17
New Years Day A new year and a new start, we are going to try and be vegetarian for January. I know a lot of people are doing veganuary.. but one we have a lot of cheese in the…
Yorkshire baked chicken (YBC)
I do like a big old bucket of fried chicken every now and then, but we do not have a fried chicken shop near enough to get a delivery or to grab a takeaway to eat at home. This is…
Black Beluga Lentil Dal – Recipe
To me dal is a comfort food, something I crave when the weather is dreadful or I am cold or tired, it is easy to make, filling and delicious. Lentils are so versatile and dal is one of my favourite dishes to…
Real Foods – product review
I was offered the chance to try a product of my choosing from the fantastic (and huge-over 12000 lines) range of products offered by Real Foods. You can find them here. Real Foods are an Edinburgh based supplier of vegetarian,…
Wagamama – Printworks – Manchester
When an invite arrived in my inbox to go and try the new menu at Wagamama I jumped at the chance as I always enjoy the food. I decided on the Printworks branch as it is really well placed, just…
Sausage hotpot – recipe
This is not a traditional hotpot, this is my interpretation of one, so maybe a Yorkshire hotpot. This is a really good dish for a chilly day, it is filling and warming and can easily be adapted to whatever is…
Meal Planning Monday – Quick and easy week
To say I am tired is an understatement, I have no energy, sleep has been terrible for a few days and I’ve had a lot of ‘stuff’ to get done. So this weeks meal plans are all about minimal effort…
Meal Plans – March
As it is a bank holiday weekend, I am a little early with my meal plans. I’ve decided to indulge myself this weekend and cook up some of our favourite things. So here are the meal plans for this week.…