An easy guide for how to cook couscous perfectly every time. It only takes 5 minutes to make this versatile, healthy side dish! ...
Simple Vegetarian Recipes
17 Iron-Rich Vegetarian Meals (+ how much iron do we actually need?)
Here's a collection of iron-rich vegetarian meals, to ensure your vegetarian or vegan diet is giving you all the nutrients your body needs. Plus, how much iron do we actually need to eat anyway? ...
One Pot Rice and Vegetable Casserole
This rice and vegetable casserole is the perfect one pot dinner, packed with veggies, rice and beans - such a hearty vegetable bake that's comforting and full of goodness. If you love a good one pot dinner that you can just mix up and chuck in the oven, this one pot rice and vegetable casserole is perfect. It's packed with different veggies, along with rice and beans, and ...
Ultimate Halloumi Sandwich
My ultimate halloumi sandwich, with flavours and textures that complement each other perfectly to make the most satisfying vegetarian lunch! By now, you probably all know about my unconditional love for halloumi cheese. I usually serve it as part of a hot meal, but it's also incredible in a sandwich - especially if you make the effort to add some other tasty bits in too. ...
Cheese and Tomato Potato Bake
This crispy cheese and tomato potato bake is super easy to make. It's layered up with mature cheddar cheese, thinly sliced potatoes, and a rich tomato sauce - the perfect side dish. This cheese and tomato potato bake is one of those recipes that's a winner on all levels. It's easy to make, it's kid-friendly and a real crowd-pleaser, it's cheesy and full of flavour, and it ...
17 High Protein Vegetarian Meals (+how much protein do we need anyway?)
Everything you need to know about protein intake as a vegetarian, including a collection of 17 high protein vegetarian meals! As soon as you tell someone you're a vegetarian, they seem to become very concerned about your protein intake. Sure, protein is hugely important for our bodies, but there's a bit of a misconception that protein only comes from meat and fish - which, ...
TikTok Tortilla Hack (with 10 New Filling Ideas!)
This layered tortilla hack has been going viral on TikTok, as it's such an easy way to make a delicious lunch with any number of different fillings. Here's my version (plus 10 alternative filling ideas!). If you've been on TikTok lately, you might have seen this layered tortilla hack going viral, with the hashtag #tortillatrend. Although I'm not an avid TikTok fan, I do ...
45+ Healthy Vegetarian Dinners (That Aren't Salads!)
A huge collection of healthy vegetarian dinner recipes that are all tasty, hearty, and full of goodness - no unsatisfying salads in sight. After eating several times my weight in chocolate over the Christmas period, I always try to eat a bit better in January (at the very least, I save the chocolate until after midday...). If you're the same, hopefully you'll find ...
Cheesy Slow Cooker Lentils
These cheesy slow cooker lentils are almost zero effort to make, they're tasty served in a million different ways, and you can use whatever veg you have on hand! I love using my slow cooker as it requires minimum effort (like, practically zero), to produce healthy, hearty food that I'm genuinely excited about eating. These cheesy slow cooker lentils are the perfect example ...
BBQ Chickpea Pizza
This BBQ chickpea pizza is perfect if you want a vegetarian pizza that's a bit different, and absolutely full of smoky BBQ flavour. I'm of the opinion that pretty much anything is better when served on pizza. If you love chickpeas slathered in BBQ sauce, adding pizza to the equation can only possibly be a good thing - so here's a BBQ chickpea pizza! ...
Creamed Kalettes
These luxurious creamed kalettes are the perfect side dish for your Christmas dinner or Sunday roast - made with a Brussels sprout + kale hybrid! Have you ever tried kalettes? Or even heard of them?! They're a hybrid of Brussels sprouts and kale, and they're fab - little frilly sprouts that can be used in all sorts of ways. Since it's the time of year when everything is ...
Rustic Vegan Cassoulet with Herby Dumplings
This vegan cassoulet is a super flavourful version of the classic French dish - perfect topped with herby dumplings! Such hearty comfort food. The best thing about this time of year is the fooood. Warm and comforting stews, bakes and casseroles are right up my street, and they're easy to pack with fresh veg, whole grains, and all sorts of other good stuff. This rustic ...
Cheesy Vegetable Pie (with Puff Pastry)
This cheesy vegetable pie is extra luxurious, with heaps of different vegetables, coated in a silky, cheesy sauce. It's so easy to make too! I love recipes that celebrate vegetables in all their glory, and this cheesy vegetable pie does just that. Heaps of different vegetables, with different flavours, textures, colours... Add copious amounts of creamy cheese sauce, and ...
Smoked Tofu Kedgeree
This smoked tofu kedgeree is a vegetarian version of an Anglo-Indian dish from the Victorian era, which is usually made with curried rice, boiled eggs and smoked fish! I imagine kedgeree is a dish that a lot of you won't be familiar with. It's an Anglo-Indian dish, so it's only really known in the UK - but I think that should change! If you're unfamiliar with kedgeree, ...
Easy Falafel Curry
This falafel curry is a brilliant way to serve falafel, coated in a creamy, spicy sauce - it makes such a hearty, filling vegetarian curry! Perfect served over rice or with naan bread for dipping. Falafel might not be an ingredient you often find in curry, but it works so well! The creamy curry sauce coats the falafel beautifully, like little chickpea dumplings. It's ...
Cheesy Risotto Cakes in Tomato Sauce
These cheesy risotto cakes are an easy and tasty way to use up leftover risotto! They're breaded in a crispy, cheesy coating, and served with a simple homemade tomato sauce. Leftover risotto is not a regular feature in my fridge. I always try to cook more risotto than we need, since there are so many delicious things you can do with the leftovers, but somehow we end up ...
Five Guys Cheese Veggie Sandwich
A super easy copycat recipe for the Five Guys cheese veggie sandwich - one of my favourite vegetarian fast food options ever! People are always surprised when I want to go to Five Guys for lunch, as burger places aren't generally known for their vegetarian options. But honestly - the Five Guys cheese veggie sandwich is the best. Seriously (and no, this isn't a sponsored ...
Crispy Tofu Escalopes with Buttery Caper Sauce
These tofu escalopes are breaded in a crispy, cheesy coating, and can be served in so many different ways. Perfect grown up vegetarian chicken nuggets! If you like cooking meals where there's a real 'focal point', to serve alongside whatever side dishes you fancy, these crispy tofu escalopes are a must try! They're breaded in a crispy coating, and are super versatile - ...
Baked Bean Pizza
A homemade version of the classic Heinz baked bean pizza that was discontinued in the early 00s! Proper British kid nostalgia. If you grew up in the UK in the 90s, you might remember the almighty baked bean pizza. Piled up with Heinz baked beans, tomato sauce, and oodles of cheese, it's a British kid's dream. Unfortunately you can't buy a baked bean pizza in the shops any ...
Sweet Potato and Lentil Thai Curry
This is a hearty and comforting sweet potato and lentil Thai curry that's full of flavour and goodness! And it's so easy to make too. A Thai curry has got to be one of the most satisfying dinners there is. It's warming and ever so slightly sweet, not overly spicy, just enough to make you feel comforted. And unlike a lot of comfort food, a Thai curry can be pretty ...
Vegan 'Chicken' Burgers
These vegan 'chicken' burgers are made with TVP for the perfect 'meaty' texture! They're so easy to make, and perfect with your favourite burger sauce. I make veggie burgers quite often, but they're usually bean burgers or lentil burgers, rather than 'meaty' ones. So this time I tried something a bit different, and made these vegan 'chicken' burgers using TVP! Pile them ...
How to Make Perfect Mashed Potatoes
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 ...
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 reader here, you'll probably already know how to cook halloumi - I share halloumi recipes here alllll the time. But if not, read on to find out everything you need to know! I think halloumi might just ...
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. ...