December 2010
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Replacing eggs for yummy vegan baking
My favourite egg replacer for baking is flaxseed (aka linseed):
Instead of an egg:
- 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
- 3 tablespoons water/liquid
- Stir together until thick and gelatinous; alternatively, you can zap the mix in a microwave for 10 seconds, then stir, repeating these steps until it goes somewhat gloopy.
Bananas are excellent for muffins; unless you don’t like the taste of...
August 2010
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Latest adventures in the kitchen...
Cheery (and cherry) Banana Chocolate Muffins. Spicy Sundried Tomato and Black Olive risotto. Might have to rename Incompetent Chef…
The muffins are vegan, gluten-free and soya-free. Instead of “sugar”, there’s blackstrap molasses, agave syrup and cherries. Plus, extra rich 72% dark chocolate with added cocoa nibs.
The risotto is vegan, gluten-free and soya-free. It...
July 2010
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Cheffing at Pogo Café...!
I might need to rename this site now, as yesterday I cheffed at Pogo Café in Hackney for the first time. Cooking meals and people paying for them!
It was great.
Volunteers needed: Come and help out! :)
June 2010
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Vegan, gluten-free cauliflower cheese
Ingredients
Roux
Base
1 onions, slices
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 chilli, chopped
5 leaves fresh basil
Flour
1/2 cup of rice flour
Fat
2 tablespoons vegan sunflower spread (approx)
1/2 cup olive oil (approx)
1/2 cup rice milk (approx)
1/2 cup soya milk (approx) - you could easily substitute this with more of the other fats
Lots of yeast flakes - to taste
Tiny bit...
February 2009
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Spicy Potato and Spinach Curry Thing
Get these things:
800g potatoes (such as Red Rascal), peeled, cut into 4cm pieces
Olive oil
1 large shallot
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 fresh long green chilli
1 tsp garam masala (ed. apparently this is “just a spice; you can get it anywhere”)
1 tsp ground cumin
Tomatoes
150g baby spinach leaves
Crushed walnuts to serve
Now the great thing about this dish, apart from its...
January 2009
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Hot Keeeeeen Waaaaah Risotto
Ocado delivered Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) as a replacement for brown rice a week or so ago, so I had to first figure out what it is and then what to do with it. Turns out it was big with the Incas, who held the crop to be sacred, referred to quinoa as “chisaya mama” or “mother of all grains”, and it was the Inca emperor who would traditionally sow the first seeds of the...
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Over 100 vegan recipes by Gareth, Hipo Hyfryd
Gareth Blake, of Hipo Hyfryd, is lovely (I’ve met them) & makes the most amazing vegan truffles.
I just realised both their recipe books are available free online:
The Voluptuous Vole The Happy Hippo
I guess I’ll have to make some of them now…! :)
WatchI searched for vegan & found this (see above for video)! You need a blender & ice-cream maker though, boo!
Now I want a bread machine so I can make these… Chewy Breadmachine Cinnamon Raisin Bagels
Ooh, and a steamer for this: Spicy Italian Vegetarian Sausage Sounds yummy. (Garbanzo == chickpeas, by the way).
Om nom nom!
Many thanks to andyjohnsonbeta for recommending...
How to roast stuff - an idiots' guide by an idiot...
1. Wash
2. Slice up - similar sizes is a good idea to ensure it cooks at the same time
3. Stick in oven on fairly high heat (two-thirds of the dial hot :) so Gas Mark 6 or 7)
4. Leave in oven
5. Occasionally look at
6. Remove when brown on outside & soft on inside (poke with a fork to check)
Remember…
Use oven gloves
Some things take a lot longer than other things - root...
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Guacamole, chunky homemade yumminess
Cheaper, healthier & tastier than store-bought alternatives
Ingredients
2 x avocado, very squishy 1 x lime - just the juice 1/2 x onion, red - i.e. richly-coloured purple, but you can use any other kind if you prefer 2 x chilli - you will have to guess with this one depending on how hot your chillis are & how much you like hot stuff! I used red 3 x tomatoes, cherry
Instructions
Mash up...