Waffles with Attitude {easily vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free}
One of the joys of visiting America is breakfast. Or rather, going out for breakfast. Every city, town, speck on the map, boasts a place that opens at silly o’clock for the first meal of the day. The...
View ArticleA Foraged Savory Vegetable Cake for a Vegetarian Easter
This is simply one of the nicest cakes I’ve made – sweet or savory. And it is not just the taste, wonderful though it is. When I was doodling ideas for this Easter recipe in my little black book I had...
View ArticleFruity Summer Bruschetta
I can’t believe it is almost the end of August. I’m not ready to let it go. One of the reasons is that here in Scotland we are experiencing a late burst of summer, after a rather underwhelming (okay,...
View ArticleFig & Walnut Polenta Cake Recipe
This time of year – despite the falling temperatures and falling leaves – is a favourite time for me as a homecook, and glutton. And figs are one reason why. Beautiful, black bursa figs – with their...
View ArticleBircher-Style Granola with Berry-Cherry Compote
Before the brambles completely go, I thought I would slip this under the seasonal food wire. No sweet breakfast in autumn can be truly complete without something darkly juicy mixed in. And freshly...
View ArticleCreamy Roast Red Onion and Sweet Pumpkin Pasta (vegan)
Enjoy this fuss-free, family-friendly vegan pasta dish for a midweek supper, or at the weekend with a glass of wine. Full of nutritious beta-carotene and quercetin, this healthy, creamy mac and cheese...
View ArticlePasta with Caramelised Onions, Feta and Walnuts Recipe + Know Your (Leftover)...
A little taste of Turkey lurks in this deceptively simple, but deeply-flavoured vegetarian pasta dish. Make more onions than you need and add the remainder into dishes for days to come. The aroma of...
View ArticleMiddle Eastern Rainbow Chard Pie
It is more “Scottish monsoon” than “flaming June” around here so you will forgive me, I hope, for ignoring salads and plumping for pie. A summer-into-fall (!) luscious chard, portabello mushroom and...
View ArticleCranberry Swirl Marmalade Carrot Cake
Marmalade Carrot Cake with tangy swirls of burst cranberries is the perfect “just-in-case” cake to have on standby during the festive season. A cut-up and keep kind of cake for family and friends. Not...
View ArticleCauliflower and Porcini Mushroom Wellington – my Christmas centerpiece recipe
Cauliflower and Porcini Mushroom Wellington is the ultimate vegetarian centrepiece dinner recipe. Easy to prepare, and goes with all of the usual Christmas dinner trimmings. ** Holidays are special...
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