Creamy Caesar Salad

Serves 4.

1 large Romaine (Cos) lettuce, chopped roughly or torn into bite size pieces. Use 8 leaves.

5-6 tbsp plant mayonnaise

1tsp Umeboshi vinegar for the salad

1 tsp rice vinegar or white vinegar for the Aioli

1 wedge of lemon juice for the aioli

Olive oil

12 slices of stale white bread for the croutons, cut crusts off

2-3 cloves of fresh garlic,crushed

1/4 tsp of vegan mushroom oyster sauce or…

The 12 tastes are useful to build a vegan pantry repertoire based on taste. They are: Bitter A.K.A. some lettuce leaves for salad, Sweet A.K.A. vegan cream and Sour A.K.A. balsamic and the vinegars, Astringent A.K.A. citrus, Spicy A.K.A. the spices, Salty A.K.A. miso, Hot A.K.A paprika powder, cayenne powder and chilli powder, Plum A.K.A. Japanese plum sauce, umeboshi plum, vegan plum wine etc, Pungent A.K.A. quinoa, mustard etc Tart A.K.A. tamarind, green tart apples, the Aromatic Herbs…

It's name is Pave – One Square Potato

You will need a sharp knife or a mandoline.

Find the largest potato you can find and wash it. I use a large Y-peeler to peel the potato and sit it on a cutting board. The objective is to make a square so cut all four corners then once you have a square shape cut finely into layers one at a time, not unlike hasselback style. Pave cuts the square side. I managed 9 layers from one large potato. Pull the layers together, one after another,  and…

Foodies Love Food. Name 10 plus Ways the 'Foodie' Tag Benefits a Vegan

1. It can provide a broader canvas to work from.

2. It might create larger supermarket shelf space and some vegans believe this is where the future lies.

3. Everyday of our life, and our families lives, we eat to survive 3 times a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner. We can't live without food or water. It pays to be a vegan foodie.

4. Foodies grow more food.

5. Foodies form lasting…

For Us. For extra length. Allspice-Pimiento. To make your paella even better add in 1/2 cup of sliced pimiento stuffed green olives. Spanish peppers are called Padron peppers. I like Bullhorn peppers for paella dishes too.  A pinch of Cayenne pepper can be added for extra heat. Allspice berry is the Spanish name for pimento. Chillies are hot peppers, red peppers and green peppers. They belong to the Capsicum species and F. Solanaceae. F means Family. Pimenton is paprika. Pimienta is Pepper…

Chinese Fried Rice vegan-style

Serves 3

1 ½ C brown rice, cooked rice

3 Tomatoes, medium

1 bunch of baby scallions, washed, trimmed and cut on the diagonal

1 fresh red chilli, cut on the diagonal

I can of baby corn, drained

2-3 cloves garlic, sliced

1 tsp garlic paste

1 tsp of ginger paste

1 tsp chilli paste

1 tsp cumin seeds

½ tsp onion powder

1 tsp onion seeds

Salt and pepper, to…

This is a 5-day vegan meal plan as devised by myself.

Day 1.

Breakfast: 2 slices of wholemeal toast and a vegan spread which is Nooch (nutritional yeast)

Snack: 1 medium mango, 4 strawberries

Lunch: 1 large salad with lemon and olive oil dressing. One skillet flatbread with Spanish black olives and dried crushed chillies

Snack: 1 large bunch of grapes

Dinner: Air-ovened 3 blistered baby capsicums (red, orange and yellow) in olive oil stuffed with…

Here is a salsa for you. This one has cumin in it. Makes 2 cups. 

2 C Tomatoes

1/2 C Cucumbers, diced 

1/2 C Red Onion, diced

1 teaspoon Garlic, minced

1 green Capsicum,chopped 

1 teaspoon of ground cumin

1 splash of rice vinegar

Freshly chopped coriander

 Lime juice and zest

1/2 teaspoon cayenne or Tabasco sauce

Salt to taste.

Mix the tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, green pepper, cumin and garlic together.…

Tropical Papaya and Avocado Salsa

Ingredients for two:

1 whole Papaya, washed, peel, deseed, cut lengthways, melon-ball or curl

2 ripe Avocado, peel, melon-ball or curl

Habernero hot sauce

2 tsp grated Ginger

1/2 Red Onion, diced

1 tsp castor sugar or your choice of sweetener

A splash of rice vinegar or wine vinegar

1/4 fresh Coriander, chopped finely

1 tsp Onion seeds

1 small pinch of Cayenne powder

1 small…

4 Roast Red Spanish Peppers and Beetroot Salsa – the Red Salsa

6 ‘witches hat down’ Spanish peppers

6 baby Beets, whole, cooked and cut in half. 

Serrano pepper

1 Red Spanish Onion, diced

Olive oil or Grapeseed oil

A splash of rice vinegar

½ tsp Cayenne powder

½ tsp Red Pepper powder

Salt and pepper to taste

½ bunch of fresh coriander, chopped to garnish

With a roasting pan air-oven 220C the 6 ‘witches hat down’…

A Posset of Flowering Courgettes with a faux Tune Mousse

A light batter consists of 2 cups of plain flour, 1 level tsp egg replacer,  1 level tsp Arrowroot powder and enough filtered water to make a light runny batter, add a pinch of salt. Whisk until the batter is smooth.

Prepare the flowering tops of the Courgette by washing and trimming each individually. Dip one at a time into the prepared batter. To avoid any dripping use the back of the clotted spoon with the courgette on…

Potato Song

1 large Potato, scrubbed and peeled, as big as you can

10-12 drops or a splash of Hickory (dependent on the manufacturer brand strength)

Serano chilli pepper

2 rashers of streaky plant bacon per serve

2 handfuls of green Beans, top and tailed

4 medium Country or Portabello Mushrooms, washed and trim the stork

4 cloves Garlic, crushed

Plant butter

2-3 tbsp Grapeseed or Olive Oil for roasting

Salt and lemon…

Cactus Jack: 7 Char-grilled Vegetables in 7 Days

Day 1: Strips of red pepper (2 large Bell peppers) marinated in Spanish spices (paprika, chilli powder, chipotle) and paint on the olive oil. Blister for 10-15 minutes, air-fried. Salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

Day 2. 1 large potato, cut finely. Air-fry in a crust of garlic granules firstly then dip the other side in nutritional yeast for the last 5 minutes of grilling. It takes 10-15 minutes air-ovened at 220C. Garnish with…

The question has been asked: What have you done for other individuals today? Well, I have searched my recipe card index and found a few vegan recipes I am reclaiming as my own. They are: Dry-roasted buckwheat with Made- with-Plants crispy bacon, avocado and roasted balsamic tomatoes with majoram and Quinoa with roasted garlic, eggplant and Greek Vegaloumi. I'll be cooking them shortly for my friends. Lunch consisted of a warm Lebanese Levant wrap with Spanish spices, garlic, and plant-based…

Stuffed Green Capsicums

Serves Four. 

4 Green Capsicum

Olive or Grapeseed oil

1 Red Onion, diced

1 fresh long Green Cayenne, chopped

1 fresh long Red Chilli, chopped

4 cloves fresh Garlic, crushed. Use a garlic press.

1 and a half cups Textured Soy Protein

1 tsp ginger paste

1 tsp red chilli paste

1 tsp garlic paste

1 bunch Tenderstem Broccoli, florets whole and stem chopped

4 air-oven cooked ears of…

Stuffed Zucchini Serves 4

Preheat air-oven to 200C.

Take 4 large Zucchini. Prepare by washing the Zucchini and taking out any dark spots on the surface of the Zucchini. Trim by topping and tailing then cut each Zucchini in half widthways. Using a vegetable knife gut the insides. Discard the insides. You can use an apple-corer for this.  This has created the cavity to stuff your Zucchini.

Prepare the vegetable stuffing. Choose any seasonal vegetables that can be diced…

1 Stuffing, 3 Recipes: Gochujang lentils, rice and vegetables. Stuffed Capsicums ‘Greek Style'. Courgette or Japanese Eggplant Boats.

Recipe 1: Gochujang Tenderstem Broccoli, Brown Lentils and Basmati Brown Rice

1 bunch Tenderstem Broccoli and stem, rinsed

4 medium Tomatoes, chopped

1 medium Red Onion, minced

Fresh Garlic, 2 cloves grated

Fresh root Ginger, 1tsp

1 fresh Red Chilli, cut on the diagonal

1 can of brown lentils with…

Pimento-stuffed Herby Olives, Baby Scallions and Tomato Salsa

2 large tomatoes per person

1 bunch of baby Scallions, 5 per person, finely chopped like you would chives or left ás is’ after top and tailing them

3 slices long red fresh Chilli, cut on the diagonal

2 cloves of grated fresh Garlic, crushed

¼ bunch of Coriander, finely chopped up

A splash of Rice vinegar

½ teaspoon of Chipotle powder or Paprika for a smoky effect

1 small…

Hot Sauce Salsa with Marinated Baby Artichokes, Tomatoes and Avocado Smash

6-12 marinated baby Artichoke hearts in oil and a bay leaf

Serves 2

Hot Sauce; your choice

½ Red Onion, diced

2 cloves fresh Garlic, crushed

2 large Tomatoes, diced

2 Avocados, chunky style (it turns into a smash with the folding in process)

½ juice and zest of a Lime

1 teaspoon of rice vinegar

½ bunch of flat-leaf parsley, finely…

1.Tacos, vegan allsorts of plant-based tacos served with sweet potato fries.

2. Enchilada

3. Mexi Chilli Bowl

4. Mexican Street Corn with lime, chilli sauce and cilantro
5. Macho Nachos and Nachos Fruit Salad with dusting powder
6. All the mojos
7. Vegetables with Mexican Molcajete sauce
8. a la Mexicana casserole with ezpozate and Mexican oregano
9. Almond Tortilla with Spanish rice, avocado and trimmings,…