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Vegan California Walnut Soda Bread

Vegan California Walnut Soda Bread A delicious vegan California walnut soda bread that goes well with both sweet and savoury meals. An easy and versatile recipe that you can enjoy for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Baking is such a hot topic at the moment since the kickstart of this year's Great British Bake Off. I've always been a huge fan of baking (as well as eating baked treats!), but over the summer I found myself unintentionally leaning towards non-baked recipes and desserts. The heat put me off from wanting to turn the oven on, but now that Autumn is officially here (yay!) and bake off fever is in the air, all I want to do is bake bake bake! :D It's such a good time to [...]

Vegan Avocado Pesto Grilled Cheese

Vegan Avocado Pesto Grilled Cheese A grilled cheese sandwich with a twist. The twist being this vegan avocado pesto grilled cheese toastie is SO MUCH BETTER than a plain cheese toastie. Add avocado to any sandwich and instantly it's ten times better! Especially when paired with pesto and cheese.  Since reducing my dairy intake, I haven't really missed cheese all that much. The one thing I hear most from people who cut out dairy from their diet or go vegan is how much they miss cheese. I've never experienced that; however, I do crave a bit of cheese every now and then and this vegan avocado pesto grilled cheese is the ultimate way to satisfy such a craving. As I mentioned in my previous [...]

Almond Butter Raspberry Toastie

Almond Butter Raspberry Toastie Like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but with almond butter, raspberry jam and toasted. This almond butter raspberry toastie is my idea of the perfect winter breakfast treat. And now that the summer break is over and I'm diving into my final year of college, I need all the comfort I can get. Although I LOVE peanut butter, given the choice I would always go for almond butter instead. I love that it has a milder taste that's not too overpowering, especially when there's other flavours in the recipe that you would like to shine through. I think almond butter goes so much better with jam, that's why I skipped the peanut butter and made an almond butter (jelly) raspberry toastie [...]

2018-10-01T09:25:28+01:00September 29, 2018|Breakfasts, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, snack, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|0 Comments

Vegan & Gluten-free Afternoon Tea

Vegan & Gluten-free Afternoon Tea If you're looking for a vegan & gluten-free afternoon tea, you've come to the right place! One of my favourite things ever is going to afternoon tea. There is something so special about sharing sandwiches, scones and little, bite sized desserts with loved ones. The husband and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary with a spot of afternoon tea. If you know me, you'll know I love nothing more than cakes and sweet treats. I used to be known for glancing at the dessert menu before looking at anything else when at a restaurant. I just have such a sweet tooth. I also love bread and anything baked, so you can imagine why I love afternoon tea so [...]

Protein Cookie Dough Cups (Vegan & Gluten-free)

Protein Cookie Dough Cups (Vegan & Gluten-free) My current cookie dough obsession continues! I recently posted these cookie dough bars and they seemed to go down a treat with you guys, so I decided to go back to the kitchen and whip up another cookie dough creation for you. This time with added protein :D  I try to make sure I consume enough protein throughout the day, which can sometimes be a struggle when trying to avoid meat and animal products. I ALWAYS add protein powder to my breakfast, whether that be in my smoothies, nicecream, overnight oats, porridge or chia pudding. I get the most awful blood sugar crashes between breakfast and lunch and need protein to help keep my blood sugar levels steady. Vegan [...]

Blueberry Scones (Vegan & Gluten-free)

Blueberry Scones (Vegan & Gluten-free) I've only made a scone recipe once before when I first started my blog and was fairly new to baking and recipe creating. I don't know why it's taken me so many years to finally make another one. It's not like scones are one of the most quintessential British bakes ever or anything like that! :P So I thought it was about time I went into my kitchen and made another scone recipe, but this time vegan, gluten-free and packed with blueberries! Because blueberries! I've teamed up with Seasonal Berries to demonstrate how versatile their Chilean blueberries can be and how you can incorporate them into sweet, delicious and moreish treats. Bursting with antioxidants, vitamins [...]

Cookie Dough Brownie Bars

Cookie Dough Brownie Bars A few years ago and before embarking on my health journey, I never thought healthier desserts existed. How can you have a dessert that's also somewhat good for you? It just couldn't be done, unless it was mainly fruit. Now I know the word 'health' and 'healthy' have different definitions to different people depending on their stand point. Just to give an example, I've come across people who don't even consider fruit healthy and avoid them at all cost because they're 'too high in sugar'. That notion still baffles me. When I say 'healthier' treats I mean treats that are lower in sugar and saturated fat but at the same higher in things like fibre. Treats that contain more 'whole' ingredients [...]

Tofu Spaghetti in a Tomato Sauce (Vegan & Gluten-free)

Tofu Spaghetti in a Tomato Sauce (Vegan & Gluten-free) My love for tofu knows no limits. I think it's such a versatile ingredient and a great one to include in any diet, but especially in a vegetarian/plant-based diet. It's a great source of good quality protein and an easy way to get a good chunk of your recommended calcium, omega-3 and iron daily intake. Also, it tastes sooo good! When seasoned correctly of course. Tofu is seen as such a boring, uninspiring and flavourless ingredient. It's especially boring for a meat eater. Why eat tofu when you can eat chicken, right? But to be fair, my first few experiences of eating tofu were't that great either. Whenever I've had it at [...]

4-Ingredient Salted Caramel Fudge (Vegan & Gluten-free)

4-Ingredient Salted Caramel Fudge Do you feel you overdosed on chocolate over the Easter holiday? No? Me neither, but can you really overdose on chocolate?? Well the answer is yes but it doesn't count during Easter :P  Actually, I haven't had any Easter chocolate or any kind of Easter treats this year. I've been recipe developing meaning I had way too many of my own treats to work my way through that I didn't see the need to go out and buy an Easter egg and my family know not to get me treats for that exact same reason. Which worked out fine! It just means my chocolate cravings are as strong as ever, and that's why I'm posting this chocolate [...]

Coconut Edamame Noodle Soup (Vegan & Gluten-free)

Coconut Edamame Noodle Soup (Vegan & Gluten-free) A delicious, warming and comforting bowl of noodle soup packed with protein and vegetables.  Whoever thought of adding noodles to soup is a genius! Two comforting meals merged together can only result in something even more amazing!  This Coconut Edamame Noodle Soup is all I've been craving the past couple of days. It really looked like spring was finally in the air and the cold days of winter were behind us, but it seems I spoke too soon! Yesterday and today have felt rather chilli and I have to admit I did resort to turning the heating back on, which I hoped I wouldn't have to do again until next winter. To make [...]

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