Mushroom and Celery Salad is one of my mum’s recipes. We used to eat this during picnics on the banks of Windermere every Sunday during the summer. Gluten-free vegan and so, so moreish! Mushroom and Celery Salad brings back memories of swimming all day in the lake and getting so cold we turned blue – […]
Salads Sides and Foundations
Pickled Nasturtium Seeds
Pickled Nasturtium Seeds are a great thing to do in summer and they’re so quick. I love nasturtiums, they are so easy to grow, look beautiful and taste great. This year we had so many flowers running amok in our garden and it was lovely to see lots of people taking photos of the vivid […]
Pan Fried Asparagus with Olive Oil and Lemon
Pan Fried Asparagus with Olive Oil and Lemon is wonderful. Simple, tasty, gluten-free and vegan. In-season asparagus is amazing. It really is not worth buying asparagus that is not in season. The UK asparagus season is relatively short (May and June) so make the most of it. Asparagus shines when it is treated well and […]
Panelle with Spinach, Carrot, Caper and Lemon Salad
Panelle with Spinach, Carrot, Caper and Lemon Salad is fabulous gluten-free vegan light lunch or side. The panelle is super easy and soooo delicious. Panelle is a traditional Sicilian ‘pancake’. Served as street food there are as many recipes and ways of serving as there are grandmothers! There are similar chickpea pancakes (e.g. socca in […]
Fennel, Radish and Orange Salad
Gluten-free vegan Fennel, Radish and Orange Salad makes great use of small, delicate and slightly sweet fennel bulbs and all their aniseed flavour. Fennel is an underused salad ingredient. It is light and crunchy and has an amazing aniseed flavour that works so well with mustardy radishes and citrus sweet oranges. With the juice from […]
Jersey Royal Potatoes with Mint
Jersey Royal Potatoes with Mint means that summer is here: a joyous gluten-free, vegan side dish I look forward to every summer. Jersey Royals only have a short season so I always make the most of them. Jersey Royals are a waxy potato with a really distinctive, unique, unmistakable taste. That means they are not […]
Broccoli, Kale and Pea Salad
This bright green, healthy salad is not like any other salad. Broccoli, Kale and Pea Salad is not boring!!! So light and fresh and at the same time, substantial enough to be the foundation of a good meal. Naturally gluten-free and vegan, I adore it early in the year when broccoli and kale are in […]
Buckwheat Pancakes
Buckwheat Pancakes are naturally gluten-free and vegan. They’re also very easy to make which makes them perfect for easy breakfasts, long lunches or filling dinners (and your gluten free vegan Pancake Day). These Buckwheat Pancakes are so simple and delicious you will wonder why you didn’t make them sooner. Gluten-free and vegan Buckwheat Pancakes are […]