Roasted new potatoes with garlic & herbs
This is a delicious way to cook new potatoes. It’s from Jack Bishop’s Complete Italian Vegetarian Cookbook. Soaking the potatoes in cold water helps remove some of the starch so they don’t stick to the…
This is a delicious way to cook new potatoes. It’s from Jack Bishop’s Complete Italian Vegetarian Cookbook. Soaking the potatoes in cold water helps remove some of the starch so they don’t stick to the…
Claire from VeganCooking.com has come out with a vegan dessert cookbook called Are you sure that’s vegan? If they taste half as good as the photos look, they will be awesome! Here’s where the free…
Hmmm, what was that about being less tardy with this post? Oh well. Our order for June: * Light tahini — Essential, three 340g jars for £1.50 each. I have developed quite a taste for…
I’ve finally discovered the secret to great bean burgers. A lot of beans burgers are too soft and mushy, and squish out of the bun when you’re eating them. (Remember: mush burgers aren’t us.) You…
Trying to reduce plastics in packaged food is an enormous challenge. Not only are there obvious plastics such as bottles and tubs, but also “hidden” plastics such as the lining in tin cans and tetrapaks.…
Okay, I know it’s almost June and I’m just posting this now. But I do have my reasons… May was a very busy month down at the allotment! Our order for April: * Organic tomato…
These meatless hamburger steaks are really amazing. The texture is EXACTLY like what I remember hamburger being like, and Mr Thrifty concurs. The taste is most delicious, though the flavour could be tweaked to make…
We joined a food co-op. Yay! Co-ops can be run in different ways. The way ours works is that we pay a small annual fee to join (£5), and are then able to buy anything…
One thing I noticed when I first moved to this side of the pond is that fruit, veg and herbs are massively overpackaged in the supermarkets. A prime example is a pack of four pears,…
I know I’ve been neglecting my blog somewhat, but I’ve been a busy little beaver in the kitchen. I created the most amazing vegan-hamburger-steak-type thing which had just the perfect texture and a savoury and…