I did a bit of shopping this week, some of it online, and was able to find a few vegan snack bargains. I suppose being able to indulge is a luxury that a lot of people miss when they go vegan, because snacks and sweets either don't taste very good, or are too hard to… Continue reading Friday Basket: Vegan Chocolate
So I recently discovered that Pret A Manger sells these amazing praline cookies. They're soft and chewy, and when you bite into them there's a chocolate/hazelnut filling. Unfortunately they're not vegan, so after buying a few I decided the only way to get my fix of filled cookies is to make my own. This is… Continue reading Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
Since my first mango lassi recipe I've discovered mango pulp to amend it, and this discovery has done so much for my general baking. Mango pulp is addictive, and is (in my experience) the best way to use mango in a recipe that requires it. After making a mango cheesecake, I had loads of the… Continue reading Vegan Mango Pulp Cookies
Every year my husband and I watch Great British Bake Off. It's fantastic entertainment and a great way to get new recipe ideas. I also watch Masterchef (with the occasional glance towards the US version, even if it is a little too dramatic) for the same reason. Rarely do the contestants make vegan or vegetarian… Continue reading Vegan Chai Tea Cake Recipe
I've been expanding my dessert menu to offer more than vegan cheesecakes simply because cheesecakes aren't always practical. Especially now with the hot weather, they defrost very easily and have to be chilled. On Thursday I made some orange and mango melt-in-the-middle muffins, which are still in the testing stage. However out of this trial… Continue reading Friday Basket: Quick and Easy Vanilla Muffins (Vegan)
Hi again, It's been about two weeks since I've uploaded on here which is dreadful! So many recipes, so little time. I began a 12-week intensive massage therapy course with Champneys Beauty College and my schedule overlaps on my blog-uploading days. So for now, so that I can manage, I'm changing the old schedule (Sunday,… Continue reading Mango Passionfruit Cheesecake Day!/Life Update/Some Advice
Not much need for an introduction here. Scones are quick and easy to make, and you can have them for breakfast or as part of an afternoon tea. One thing to bear in mind when baking scones is to avoid over-manipulating the wet mixture before it goes in the oven. Just mix to combine the… Continue reading Vegan Raspberry Scones
It is equally amazing and frustrating to find out that a food item which is a regular purchase, can actually be made at home for a fraction of the price. Normally, flapjacks cost about £1 each, or sometimes you can get a box of flapjack bites on offer at various supermarkets for £1 or so.… Continue reading Friday Basket: Vegan Apple Flapjack Recipe
Hi! I wasn't able to upload yesterday as I went to out to eat at Sagar Veg, an Indian vegetarian/vegan restaurant in central London. It was a great meal, but I found myself struggling in temptation when the waiter asked what drink I would like. Mango lassi has always been my weakness. It's a milkshake… Continue reading Vegan Mango Lassi
For this week's Friday Basket I'm sharing this amazing chewy cookie recipe. It's actually a modified version of this recipe from Daily Rebecca. Interestingly, I'd been searching for cookie recipes over several years, and each one either linked to, or was in some way modified from Daily Rebecca, so I guess her recipe is pretty influential… Continue reading Chewy Orange and Date Cookies! Vegan!
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