Everyday vegetarian recipes, inspiration and food planning
I made this for dinner last night and wondered whether I was being a bit boring. No! I’d forgotten how tasty this recipe is. Simple and satisfying with plenty of protein from the nuts and egg. You can use your imagination with the vegetables and it can be a good way of using up small … Read moreCashew Nut and Vegetable Egg Fried Rice
It’s hard to believe that I haven’t published a new recipe on here since July last year! I haven’t forgotten about Cheese & Chickpeas at all: I’ve still been cooking and adding recipes in draft posts and taking pictures but I have been more focused on other projects. At the grand age of 48 I … Read moreBuckwheat And Aubergine Bake
Quinoa has been a very fashionable grain for a few years now but it’s taken me a while to really embrace it. It’s a great ingredient to include in a vegetarian or vegan diet because it’s one of the few plant sources of ‘complete’ protein, that is protein that contains all of the essential amino … Read moreSpicy Roast Cauliflower And Aubergine Quinoa
This Asian noodle salad is very easy to make but has everything that I love about South-East Asian food: The salad is fresh and crunchy and the dressing has that great combination of salty, sweet, hot and sour. It is based on a recipe for Crunchy Sweet-and-sour Salad from the World Food Cafe Cookbook by … Read moreAsian Noodle Salad
If you’ve read my blog from the beginning you’ll know that I love a self-catering holiday in the UK. It’s not that I don’t enjoy travelling and seeing the world but I do like to pack up the car and set off with my partner and dogs for a week away from it all in … Read moreA Mediterranean Medley (In Wales)
I don’t usually name my recipes after me but calling this “Lucy’s” vegetarian paella is my acknowledgement that this is in no way an authentic recipe and is my interpretation of a paella-like dish. It was inspired by a recent visit to Spain and the home of paella, Valencia. Towards the end of April I … Read moreLucy’s Vegetarian Paella
I don’t know where this roasted butternut squash pasta recipe originated from. I was fairly sure it was an early Jamie Oliver one but I can’t find it in any of his books so maybe not. Anyway, I’ve been cooking it for about 15 years so I’m sure it’s evolved from the original recipe over … Read moreFeta And Roasted Butternut Squash Pasta
I call this jungle curry because that was the name of the recipe I adapted it from in the fantastic “World Food Cafe” cookbook by Chris & Carolyn Caldicott. However, I have made so many changes, including switching the red curry paste to green curry paste, that I make no claim for this resembling a … Read moreGreen Jungle Curry
I love these soupy noodle dishes. They’re so quick to make once you’ve done the chopping and really tasty. I shared a recipe for Thai-inspired Red Curry Noodles a couple of weeks ago. Today’s noodle hot pot recipe, inspired by one in the Wagamama book, “Ways With Noodles” by Hugo Arnold, is a similar combination … Read moreFar Eastern Noodle Hot Pot
In the past I have made a more traditional pea and paneer curry (mattar paneer) with a drier tomato-based sauce but since I discovered this pea and paneer masala recipe we haven’t looked back! It’s a great recipe because you prepare the curry sauce first and then add the other ingredients towards the end. This … Read morePea And Paneer Masala