This dish can be made any time of the the year but in high summer aubergines are ready in the UK, most likely grown in a polytunnel: support your local producer! This ‘Long Finger’ variety comes from Down Farm, near Winkleigh, just up the road from Viveka Gardens. Organic growers Liv and Henry grow top …
I’m not certain this is the complete holy grail of vegan brownie (soooo many options), but it’s certainly very popular on retreats here. I like the slightly grainy chia, but you could use ground flax seed which would be smoother as a binder. Flax contains a lot of omega-3 (great!) but I can never quite …
Old-fashioned? Unusual? Yummy, though. I don’t know what inspired a wondering/yearning for seed cake but a bit of research and a couple of experiments yielded this. Plus a bit of jiggery pokery to source the key ingredients, caraway seed (closely related to cumin, but don’t use cumin!) and diced mixed peel. Absolutley brilliant with a …
Super simple but packed with Mediterranean sunshine and Italian tastes. In February, when it’s citrus season from Sicily, I really love this with ‘blush’ or as they used to be called ‘blood’ oranges, because the flesh is mottled or completely dark red and somehow less acid than your big orange oranges. But as oranges store …
Green lentils are a quick and non-soak easy way to get your pulses in. They take about 40 minutes to cook*. But in this soup I feel the star is herbes de provence. You can substitute other herbs (see below) but the key here is a kind of bitterness, great for gut health and digestion, …
This is a delicious cake to slice and have with a cuppa. The mid morning break for the apple pressing team was lovely. The apple sauce is the binding agent and it works to a T. Ingredients (a loaf tin 10 x 25 cm, 10-12 slices) 150 g applesauce (cook down 3 or so Bramley apples …
Tangy, sweet and earthy with protein added via salty, herby, slightly chewy chickpeas. Well, the Thursday Night Practice Class loved it. Fenugreek is quite a pongy spice, but it just seemed right for this combo, and not overdoing the spice element. It can usually be found in the supermarket, but it can also be …
I’ve cooked these and posted about them on facebook and EVERYONE comments, ‘my mum used to make these’ (which makes me think perhaps that the people I know are rather old because many grown ups that would be grandmother age). Anyway, being mum is part of what happens here quite a lot. Bramleys uniquely fluff …
This is a simple but super nutritious and tasty pudding. A pudding of a pudding but quite a grown up taste. Chia is full of minerals and protein, plus is cleansing for the gut. Cacao is rich in magnesium and bitter for the gut. Maple syrup, well, sugar by another name and aromatic. Serve with …