plant-based recipes and mindful living

Snacks & Sides

Lemon Artichoke Hearts and Asparagus

Lemon Artichoke Hearts and Asparagus

I love artichokes. Artichoke Globes that is, not those pesky Jerusalem ones, they’re gross and they make you pass a serious amount of gas…true story! I’ve never actually cooked the Globe ones from scratch before, I have just bought them covered in oil in a […]

Cashew and Sesame Purple Sprouting Broccoli [vegan]

Cashew and Sesame Purple Sprouting Broccoli [vegan]

There is more to vegetables than simply boiling them! Don’t get me wrong, boiled veg has it’s place on a plate sometimes, but this Cashew and Sesame Purple Sprouting Broccoli is one of those dishes that showcases just how an ordinary vegetable can become the […]

Roasted Beetroot and Garlic Houmous

Roasted Beetroot and Garlic Houmous

A super speedy recipe to liven up your houmous. You can’t beet some roasted beetroot AND garlic, and this makes a really sweet flavour combination. Forget your pickled beetroot THIS is where you can truly appreciate the awesomeness of beetroot.  Roasted Beetroot and Garlic Houmous 240g (1 […]

Quinoa & Cacao Energy Bars

Quinoa & Cacao Energy Bars

Sorry we’ve been a bit slack posting new recipes on here as consistently as we were doing – we haven’t disappeared, promise! If you follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram you may have seen that we have launched a YouTube channel, which is very […]

Nettle & Wild Garlic Quiche

Nettle & Wild Garlic Quiche

The weather might be all over the place but the budding leaves and green shoots aren’t fooled, Spring is most definitely here. I get pretty excited when everything starts bursting into life during Spring. The first leaves of Spring always seems extra green and vivid especially […]

Warm Brussels Sprout & Pomegranate Salad

Warm Brussels Sprout & Pomegranate Salad

Two things, brussels sprouts and pomegranates. First the sprouts. Yes, that’s right, sprout season is here which means of course, it’s f-ing Christmas! Which I’m actually really excited about and am totally ready to embrace, even though it’s only November… but I need something, anything to […]

Vegetable Crisps

Vegetable Crisps

This past week I’ve been grumpy. Pretty darn grumpy. I’ve been sugar detoxing. I cut it out. All of it out. I’m talking refined sugar AND natural sugar. It’s been tough, but I have made it through the other side. I don’t know if you’re […]

Nettle & Wild Garlic, Buckwheat Crêpes

Nettle & Wild Garlic, Buckwheat Crêpes

Last month I wrote about the impending hungry gap when I posted a recipe for a tagine using the last of Winter’s root vegetables. We’re now well into April and the hungry gap is definitely upon us. The Winter crops have come to an end […]

Cheese, pâté and crackers

Cheese, pâté and crackers

The one thing that people say to me time and time again when they find out I’m vegan is; “I just couldn’t live without cheese!” Well I probably would have said something along those lines not that long ago. But when I turned vegan I […]

Vegan Sage and Onion Stuffing

Vegan Sage and Onion Stuffing

My favourite part of christmas dinner has always been the pigs in blankets (sausage meat wrapped in bacon), obviously this was before I was vegan. Now that this is no longer a contender in what will be our delicious christmas dinner, I thought I have […]