Vegan Spanish omelette

On Sunday morning, post drinking and board games with friends, I woke up thinking of the breakfast I wanted.  It was a little unconventional. I wanted something ‘egg-like’ and then tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, avocado, and above all, some sourdough.  The idea for ‘veganising’ this omelette popped into my head, and so I headed downstairs whilst…

Japanese inspired carrot salad

This salad is great alone, with other salads, at a barbecue as an alternative to boring coleslaw, and to make lunch look like more than sandwiches. It’s spicy, tangy, sweet and savoury. All good things. It takes 5 minutes to make.  Ingredients 4 large carrots 2 spring onions 2 tbsp raisins 1 chilli (I used…

Smoked paprika, sweet potato and red lentil soup

The popularity of soup is growing in our house.  They are (on average) very low fat, flexible to what you have available, warming, quick to serve once made (and, quick to make IMO). The place where I had fallen down in the past is not having 2 or 3 main flavours, and confusing the soups…