Ever Tried Black Garlic?

You know you’ve got a cooking problem when you see some new random ingredient in the supermarket and you just have to have it! I came across this the other day whilst looking for fennel seeds (keep an eye out for an excellent soup recipe coming soon) and I just couldn’t resist. It’s garlic that’s [...]

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Kiki’s Birthday Battenberg

Been wanting to do one of these for ages. There’s not many cakes I miss, but the Battenberg is one of my favourites, and ripe for a bit of veganisation. And since it’s my birthday I thought why the hell not! It was fairly easy to do in the end. I just made a batch [...]

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Vegan MoFo : Tofu Cheesecake pt 2

Just a quickie for Vegan MoFo (the Vegan Month of Food). This is a slice of a double quantity cheesecake I made from the recipe I did the other week. It was, quite simply, doubly delicious, and all for the same amount of effort! I had to cook it for 40-45 mins rather than the [...]

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Chocolate Almond Crunchies

Here’s a nice simple sweet snack to make that’s well tasty. And I dare you to not lick out the bowl when you’re done. 150g dark cooking chocolate (I used Dr Oetkers Continental Plain Chocolate) 50-75g of cornflakes 1/3 of a cup of almond flakes 1/2 tsp almond essence ( makes 8 ) Break up [...]

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30 Days of Kiki : day 21

day 21- a picture of something that makes you happy nuff said!

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Coconut and Oatmeal Cookies

It’s taken me a little while to get these right. It was difficult to find the right consistency for the dough. But I think I’ve got it working now. Makes 18. 125g vegan margarine (at room temperature) 125g unrefined cane sugar egg replacer to equal 1 egg 150g plain flour 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda [...]

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Saag Aloo

A surprisingly quick and simple recipe that I think you’ll enjoy. 4 potatoes, chopped 2-3 handfuls of spinach, washed 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves of garlic, crushed 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated/chopped 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander 1/2 tsp turmeric 1/2 tsp red chillies, chopped 2 cardamom pods, crushed 1/4 tsp salt [...]

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Cottage Pie

This is a tasty little winter warmer (I know, it’s the middle of summer!) that’s great served up with some greens. Also damn good for you, what with all the veggies and lentils. An all round treat. 1 onion, chopped 2 carrots, peeled and sliced 3 mushrooms, sliced 50g peas (approx 2 tbsp) 1/2 cup [...]

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Kiki’s Sweet and Spicy Quinoa Salad

This is a surprisingly sweet and tasty little concoction, inspired by the recipe for Piyadassi Purnahana from the excellent book Buddhist Peace Recipes. If you haven’t got it check it out. Not all the recipes are vegan, but the ones that are are fantastic, and the rest you can adapt fairly easily. 1 yellow/orange bell [...]

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