Vegetarian fat cakes for birds
Update February 2016: I used to use Trex solid vegetable fat to make these fat cakes, but I now use coconut oil exclusively. Two reasons for this: coconut oil is higher in saturated fat, which…
Veggie pepper steak with roasted potatoes
On Saturday, we had a Valentine’s Day breakfast of pancakes with strawberry sauce. I used frozen home-grown strawberries to make the sauce and it was yummy, although it simmered a bit too long and the…
Roasted cauliflower & sprouts (and crispy kale)
There’s something about roasting brassicas like kale, cauliflower and brussels sprouts that makes them really, really yummy. Kale goes crispy all over, kind of a super-healthy version of crisps (potato chips), whilst cauliflower and sprouts…
Vegan breakfast patties & home fries
After being inspired by denny‘s morphing of my vegan meatball recipe into Miss Meatballs, as well as Happy Clucks Clucks “Chicken” Strips, I decided to transform said meatball recipe into vegan breakfast patties. The process…
Snow! (and lunch at M&S)
We finally had snow on Monday. It was very pretty when the snow was falling, big fat fluffy flakes covering the ground and everything else. Mr Thrifty had a couple days booked off, so we…
Free audiobook: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
We love free stuff here at the Thrifty household. (Then again, who doesn’t love free stuff?) I came across a free audiobook from Thought Audio of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.…
Homemade almond milk
Monique over at The Happy Vegenarian! posted some interesting info on hemp seeds the other day, including how to make hemp milk. She requested my recipe for nut milk, which is really easy to do,…
Full English (vegan) breakfast
When I moved to this side of the pond, I was introduced to the Full English breakfast, vegan style. A full English breakfast is typically sausages, bacon, hash browns, eggs, baked beans, mushrooms, tomatoes and…
Savoury veggie burgers
I’ve been making these delicioso burgers for a few years. It’s the first veggie burger I made that I really liked… in fact, it’s still my favourite burger! Veggie burgers, especially ones made from vegetables,…
Golden tofu scramble
Before yesterday morning, I’d last made tofu scramble quite a few years ago. At that time, I remember it being decidedly… meh… okay but not really something I was in a hurry to make again.…