If you're a beginner cook, a good mashed potato recipe is one of the first things you should learn! The ultimate comfort food. Here's how to make perfect mashed potatoes. Ahhhh... mashed potatoes. Is there any better comfort food on the planet?! Maybe cheesy pasta... but it's a close one, and I think mashed potatoes might just come out on top - especially if they're ...
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20+ Vegetarian Halloumi Recipes
A collection of over 20 vegetarian halloumi recipes, that celebrate the most amazing cheese in the world! Including recipes for curry, wraps, pasta, fritters, burgers, and more - all using halloumi! If you read my previous post, which was all about how to cook halloumi perfectly every time, perhaps you've been inspired to get cooking! I use halloumi all the time, as it's ...
How to Cook Halloumi Perfectly
An easy method for how to cook halloumi perfectly every time! For beautifully soft, squidgy, salty halloumi cheese that can be used in many different ways. If you're a regular blog reader, you'll probably already know how to cook halloumi - I use it in my recipes alllll the time. It might just be my favourite cheese ever - it truly is the king of cheeses. But if you're ...
Garlic and Herb Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes
A totally hands-off method for making slow cooker baked potatoes, coated in a beautiful garlic butter mixture! Such an easy and delicious lunch or dinner. A baked potato is such an underrated dinner! Serve it alongside something else, or just on its own, piled high with cheese, and it's always enjoyable. These slow cooker baked potatoes are even easier than the usual ...
Black Bean and Walnut Tacos
These black bean and walnut tacos are quick and easy to make, with a simple homemade vegetarian taco 'meat' and plenty of extra toppings! Tacos are one of those meals I should make far more often. Cook up pretty much anything, pile it up in a tortilla or taco shell, and you'll always end up with a tasty meal. These black bean and walnut tacos are super tasty, full of ...
Honey BBQ Cauliflower Wings
These honey BBQ cauliflower wings are sticky, smoky and sweet - dig in with your hands and get sauce all over your fingers! A great party appetiser. I've eaten cauliflower wings a few times in various places, and they're always delicious. I can't believe a few years ago I thought I didn't like cauliflower! Once you try it cooked like these honey BBQ cauliflower wings, ...
Sweet Potato Curry
This sweet potato curry is sweet, it's smoky, it's spicy, and it's packed with veg, including plenty of roasted sweet potato. Easy, healthy comfort food! A curry has got to be one of my favourite dinners ever. Any time I need to clear out the last few veg from the fridge, curry is always one of the first meals that pops into my head - and this sweet potato curry is a ...
Enchilada Lentil Casserole
This Tex-Mex lentil casserole is the perfect healthy comfort food - packed with veggies, and full of protein and fibre, but still cheesy and irresistible! I feel like this enchilada lentil casserole is such a 'me' recipe. I love all sorts of lentil bakes, I love anything Tex-Mex, and I love combining things in funny ways to make fun fusion recipes. So why not put all three ...
10 Vegetarian Fridge Clearing Ideas
10 completely different fridge clearing ideas - tasty ways to make a meal from all the last bits in the fridge! Including how-tos and recipe suggestions. I love looking in my fridge after I've just done a big grocery shop - when it's bursting at the seams with fresh veg, various types of cheese, quiches, fresh pasta, yogurt... so many possibilities, so many delicious meals ...
Spinach and Goat's Cheese Self-Crusting Quiche
This self-crusting quiche has no pastry, but still heaps and heaps of flavour! It forms its own crust thanks to a special extra ingredient. This spinach and goat's cheese self-crusting quiche is so much tastier than I ever dreamed it would be! Unlike most quiches, there's no pastry - instead, a bit of flour in the mixture helps it to create its own crispy crust, and it's ...
Slow Cooker Ratatouille
This slow cooker ratatouille is insanely rich and flavourful, and works beautifully as a standalone stew, or on pasta. Plus, it's made with 100% vegetables! 100% vegetables! That's what's in this slow cooker ratatouille - just pure veg. Well, plus a pinch of herbs and some salt and pepper, so I suppose technically it's more like 99% vegetables... but still, that's ...
15 Minute Tomato and Mascarpone Pasta
A quick and easy pasta recipe, made with fresh tomatoes and ultra creamy mascarpone cheese. An irresistible dinner, on the table in 15 minutes! Tomato and mascarpone has got to be one of my favourite pasta sauces in the world. Not only is it super quick to make, it only needs a few ingredients - and, of course, it tastes amazing! If you're a fan of tomato sauce, but ...
Creamy Green Bean Potato Salad
This creamy green bean potato salad is crunchy and full of flavour, packed with fresh vegetables, and lightly coated in a tasty garlic mayonnaise dressing. We've had some glorious weather lately! Of course, there's been the odd torrential downpour and thunderstorm too (otherwise how would we know we were in the UK?!), but there have been enough sunny days that it feels ...
Veggie Burrito Bowls
These veggie burrito bowls are the perfect easy Tex-Mex dinner - especially when they're piled up with your favourite toppings! Can anything beat a bit of Tex-Mex? Give me anything with beans, rice, veggies and cheese, in any combination, and I'm more than happy. These veggie burrito bowls are the perfect example - they're nothing fancy, just everything piled up in one ...
Roasted Cauliflower Mash
This roasted cauliflower mash is ultra creamy, buttery, garlicky, herby, and all round irresistible - not to mention it's a brilliant way to get some extra protein into your meal! Have you ever tried cauliflower mash? With some added beans for protein, it makes a fantastic, versatile side dish. If you think you don't like cauliflower... read on! ...
Full English Breakfast Burritos
These full English breakfast burritos are the ultimate weekend brunch - all the best bits of a vegetarian full English, wrapped up in a crispy tortilla! You've heard of a full English breakfast. You've heard of a breakfast burrito. But have you ever put the two together? I'm amazed I haven't tried it sooner, because it actually works beautifully - these full English ...
Cheesy Veggie Fritters
These cheesy veggie fritters are the perfect easy vegetarian lunch, with plenty of vegetables and crispy cheese! A great fridge clearer. Ahh, veggie fritters. My loves. They're great for an easy lunch, and a fun way to use up the veg in the fridge. Oh, and not forgetting - they're delicious. Especially these cheesy veggie fritters, because what better way is there to make ...
20 Minute Vegetable Stroganoff
This vegetable stroganoff is a great fridge-clearer, packed with all sorts of veggies in a rich and creamy stroganoff sauce. It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of mushroom stroganoff. I've shared all sorts of stroganoff recipes on here in the past - 15 minute mushroom stroganoff, slow cooker mushroom stroganoff, mushroom stroganoff pie, even mushroom stroganoff ...
Sticky Teriyaki Tofu
This sticky teriyaki tofu is my favourite tofu recipe ever - so easy to make, but such an incredible flavour! This dish will convert any tofu hater. If you think you're a tofu hater... think again. This sticky teriyaki tofu will convert you, I promise! It's beautifully firm and chewy, in an insanely good homemade teriyaki sauce, made with just a few simple ingredients. ...
How to Make Traditional British Pimm's
This is exactly how we make our traditional British Pimm's in the UK! It's a super simple mixed drink with plenty of fruit - preferably served in the sunshine! If you've ever been to the UK in the summertime, you've probably seen people drinking Pimm's. As soon as the sun comes out, we all flock outside with a big pitcher full of the stuff - and this traditional British ...
Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus
This sun-dried tomato hummus takes just minutes to make, with only a few ingredients, and it tastes so much better than shop-bought hummus! You could never call me a food snob - I'm just as happy with a frozen pizza as I am with something fancy (though I do insist on the pizza actually being cooked first, so I suppose I'm a snob about that). But when it comes to hummus, ...
Black Bean and Halloumi Chilli
This black bean and halloumi chilli is so easy to make, and is packed with flavour, and little squidgy nuggets of halloumi cheese! Okay, I know I'm a little bit obsessed with halloumi cheese, and you're probably sick of hearing about it, but it's totally justified - and this black bean and halloumi chilli shows just how amazing halloumi is. It adds such a lovely salty ...
Ultra Creamy Roasted Broccoli Soup
This cheesy roasted broccoli soup is thick and ultra creamy, with plenty of roasted broccoli and cheddar cheese. The perfect feel-good soup! I make a lot of soup - it’s a brilliant way to transform whatever random vegetables you have lingering in the fridge into a satisfying, tasty meal. This roasted broccoli soup is the perfect example - just one head of broccoli can ...
How To Fry Gnocchi (and why you should want to!)
A simple guide to how to fry gnocchi, to make light and fluffy dumplings with crispy edges. They're so much better than boiled! If you've only ever had boiled gnocchi, you must learn how to fry gnocchi. It ends up like an entirely different food! No more dense, stodgy dumplings - fried gnocchi is crispy on the outside, and light and fluffy in the middle. Plus it's really ...
Cheesy Lentil Pasta
This cheesy lentil pasta is the perfect hearty comfort food - made in just 20 minutes, with 6 store cupboard ingredients! Plus it's kid friendly and full of goodness. I know I always share easy recipes, but this cheesy lentil pasta recipe is suuuper simple, even for me - I figure that's what we could all do with right now. There's enough on our minds without having to ...
Vegetarian Doner Kebab (with halloumi cheese!)
A vegetarian doner kebab made with grilled halloumi, garlic mayonnaise and chips - the ultimate fake away! I love making vegetarian versions of popular meaty dishes - I've done vegan beef bourguignon, vegan katsu curry, vegan koftas, vegan pulled pork... there's no reason why we vegetarians can't enjoy exactly the same foods as our meat-eating friends (well, maybe not ...
27 Vegetarian Lentil Recipes
A bumper collection of vegetarian lentil recipes, including pasta, burgers, curries, and lots more! If you read my previous post about how to cook lentils, you're hopefully excited to get going on cooking up some amazing vegetarian lentil recipes! So here's plenty of inspiration for you. ...
Veggie Chow Mein
Veggie chow mein is a quick and easy Chinese noodle dish that can be fried up in just 15 minutes, and is a great fridge clearer! Veggie chow mein is one of my go-to Chinese dishes to make - it's super quick, it's super easy, and it's always delicious. You can't beat this big bowlful of noodles with veggies, smoked tofu and salty sauce. I usually get my chow mein from a ...
Carrot and Cheddar Bites
These cheesy little carrot and cheddar bites are the perfect finger food for a vegetarian party buffet - or just a mid-afternoon snack! Sometimes it's nice to cook something fancy, to make you feel super grown up and posh. Other times... party food is where it's at. Eating like a toddler at a birthday party can be so satisfying - a few of these carrot and cheddar bites ...
Cheesy Lentil and Veggie Slice
This cheesy lentil and veggie slice is absolutely packed with flavour, and it can be made with store cupboard ingredients, using whatever veggies you have in the house! This cheesy lentil and veggie slice is far more tasty than it has any right to be. Cheese, eggs, lentils, and a variety of vegetables - all very simple, everyday ingredients, but they come together to make ...
Walnut and Bean Bolognese
This walnut and bean bolognese is an easy veggie version of spaghetti bolognese, made only with store cupboard ingredients! A good spaghetti bolognese has got to be one of my favourite dinners - such a classic that never fails to make me feel warm and cosy. This walnut and bean bolognese is an easy vegetarian version that's super satisfying and full of flavour. ...
Creamy Chickpea Bake
This creamy chickpea bake is the ultimate comfort food, with chickpeas and roasted vegetables in a creamy, garlicky sauce, topped with melted cheese. I know I say this on probably a weekly basis, but: this creamy chickpea bake may just be my new favourite dinner (at least until next week). Chickpeas and plenty of roasted vegetables, in a creamy, garlicky sauce, topped ...
Vegetarian Batch Cooking (recipes & tips)
If you're looking to stock up your freezer with homemade vegetarian batch cooking, this is the place to start - read on for lots of recipes and tips! Following on from my round-up of vegetarian store cupboard recipes, which will hopefully be helpful to anyone who's unable to get out to the shops at the moment, I thought I'd offer some tips for vegetarian batch cooking. ...
Roasted Vegetable Mexican Torta
This roasted vegetable Mexican torta is an irresistible sandwich, stuffed full of roasted veggies, cheese, refried beans and avocado - an amazing combination! It's easy to feel uninspired by vegetarian sandwiches. Shops and cafés all seem to sell the same few options - cheese, egg mayonnaise, maybe some chutney if you're lucky... But it doesn't need to be that way! Get ...
20 Vegetarian Store Cupboard Recipes
Stuck at home? Trying to save money? Just can't be bothered to go to the shops? These vegetarian store cupboard recipes are just what you need - they can all be made using ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen! You might have noticed that there's a virus about (if you haven't, where do you live, and can I come to stay?), and lots of us are choosing to avoid ...
Spicy Roasted Chickpea Wraps
These spicy roasted chickpea wraps are full of crispy chickpeas, crunchy salad, and garlicky sauce - an easy, tasty vegetarian lunch idea! Chickpeas are so underrated. Throw them in a simple curry, make an amazing sandwich filling, blitz them up to make vegetarian mince... there's no end to how you can use the humble chickpea. Here's one of my favourite ways to use ...
Vegan Katsu Curry
This vegan katsu curry is a tasty version of the popular Japanese dish, made with crispy breaded tofu and an aromatic curry sauce. I love a good vegetarian curry, but this vegan katsu curry is a bit different to the curries I usually make. With crispy breaded tofu and a creamy, aromatic sauce, all served with fluffy white rice... it's got a bit of everything. ...
How to Make Traditional British Pancakes
A simple method for making traditional British pancakes - perfect every time! Plus, plenty of ideas for sweet and savoury pancake toppings. Happy Pancake Day! I make these traditional British pancakes on Pancake Day every year, and every single time, I remember how incredible they are, and vow to make them more often... and then, obviously, I never do. So if you're reading ...
60 Vegetarian Black Bean Recipes
If you like black beans, you'll love this bumper collection of more than 60 vegetarian black bean recipes - including casseroles, stews, burritos, burgers, salads, and lots more! I love making these little recipe round-ups. Sometimes I can get into a rut of always using certain ingredients in the same way, so it's always fun to realise quite how many different ways ...
Homemade Vegetarian Baked Beans
Baked beans are a British staple! Try these homemade vegetarian baked beans for a gourmet version - made in just 15 minutes. We Brits are known for eating stuff on toast. There's nothing that can't be improved by serving it on a slice of crispy, buttery toasted bread! Mushrooms on toast, cheese on toast, and of course, best of all - baked beans on toast. For a really ...