Reggae reggae [veggie] ribs & tater tots!
Today, November 5th, is Guy Fawkes Night, which originated as a celebration of the failure of Mr Fawkes, a Catholic, to carry through to fruition his plan to assassinate the Protestant king of England with…
Today, November 5th, is Guy Fawkes Night, which originated as a celebration of the failure of Mr Fawkes, a Catholic, to carry through to fruition his plan to assassinate the Protestant king of England with…
Chunks of pan-fried tofu, potatoes, mushrooms, peas, carrots & leeks in a creamy finger-licking sauce, all topped with crispy puff pastry… Little bit o’ comfort food heaven. Recipe to follow, if anyone should request! This…
Stew is one of those meals that’s satisfying and hearty… just not very exciting. It also isn’t something I make very often, but today Mr Thrifty was hankering after stew, and I obliged him. The…
This is a delicious and easy chili for the slow cooker. It’s not quite a throw-it-all-in-and-turn-on-the-slow-cooker recipe, but close. The onion & garlic is sauteed first to give the chili extra flavour, and the cumin…
It’s that time of the year again… when vegan chefs world-wide share their creativity in the kitchen. Yes, November 2010 is Vegan MoFo! (Vegan Month of Food, for those who are wondering.) Count me in!…
I usually like my pasta with some kind of tomato-based sauce, but when I saw this recipe for Avocado pesto pasta from vegan chef Chloe, I just had to try it. (And yes, I know…
This is a handy chart for calculating how much produce can be grown in a given space using a bed system. It’s from the book Solar Gardening: Growing vegetables year-round the American intensive way by…
ASDA has come out with a new range of vegetarian just-add-water mixes. The range includes burgers, sausages, falafel and nut roast. When I first spied them in the store, I perused the ingredients list and…
The other day I decided to experiment with a couple of faux meaty things. I made “white seitan” from the book Viva Vegan (recipe can be found here; I made 1/4 of the recipe). I…
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…