Fennel and Caraway Rye Bread
Making bread is the closest thing to actual magic that really exists. A few cheap ingredients, a little bit of movement, and the whole mixture turns into something else entirely – something… Read More
Vegan Steamed Bao Buns
A couple of weekends ago, I had the pleasure of spending most of the day at Paradise Palms here in Edinburgh. As well as amazing cocktails and proper steez, this place serves… Read More
Smoky Aji Chombo Harissa Paste
Harissa paste is a Tunisian chilli paste, although you can also find it in the cuisines of Morocco, Libya and Algeria. Its intense, hot flavour is thanks to hot chilli peppers; usually… Read More
Vegan Basil Pesto
You’d think that the main barrier to a good vegan pesto would be cheese, given that pesto is basically a cheese, herb and nut sauce/spread (originating from Genoa in Northern Italy, don’t… Read More
Easy Vegan Parmesan
There isn’t much about cheese that I miss. Cheese and I have had a rocky relationship since my mum sent me to school with cheese sandwiches for about 3 years in a… Read More
Vegan Sour Cream
I live with a Ukrainian. That Ukrainian is vegan, but that doesn’t mean that he didn’t spend the majority of his life dedicated to sour cream. If you’ve ever sat down for… Read More
How to Sprout Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans)
I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while now, but lately, so many people have been asking me about this that I feel now is the time! I sprout a… Read More
Homemade Vegetable Stock
At the moment, I’m trying to reduce waste in my apartment. This is something I really should have tried before, as I hate throwing any foods away to the extent that I… Read More
How to Cook Dried Beans: An Idiot’s Guide
Everyone knows that dried beans are more cost-effective than their helpfully canned and pre-cooked cousins, but often we side with convenience and stock up on cans, because we can’t be bothered. This… Read More
Home-made Ketchup
I was never really a huge ketchup person when I was a kid, but thanks to my love of all things tomato, in the last year I’ve really taken to enjoying a… Read More
