Crispy smashed potatoes. In my eyes, there is probably no more beautiful sentence in the English language. Top them with pesto? Even better. Belinda Carlisle was correct, heaven is a place on earth. Over the years, I’ve learnt a couple of tricks to achieving a super crispy potato. Namely, choosing the right variety. There are…
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Vegan, gluten free banana bread (FODMAP friendly, refined sugar free)
We all know the universal symbol of banana bread: a freezer entirely overrun with darkened, overripe bananas. I counted at least 9 in my freezer the other day, so I decided it was well and truly time to bake, and to bake vegan, gluten free banana bread. I’ve previously shared a recipe for a brown…
Read MoreChewy peanut butter bars with a chocolate coating (vegan, gluten free, FODMAP friendly, refined sugar free)
I am well renowned for the quantity of peanut butter I consume. If it weren’t somewhat grotesque and slightly concerning, it would actually be pretty impressive. So why not fuel my own addiction, I figured, by making chewy peanut butter bars slathered in dark chocolate? Kind of like a nougat-less Snickers (because I watched Gourmet…
Read MoreBest ever vegan potato salad with radicchio, olives, fresh herbs and a zingy mayo dressing
I’ve done the best ever thing a lot recently. However, A) I always mean it and B) this is the best ever vegan potato salad, in my biased opinion. Unlike a regular potato salad, this version involves flavouring the potatoes while they cook, and again with the punchy, vibrant vegan mayonnaise dressing. The best ever…
Read MoreVegan chocolate chip cookies that are gluten free and FODMAP friendly (using vegan butter)
After realising that my favourite version of the recent brownie was in fact the vegan variety, I have had a vegan baking epiphany. There’s something so triumphant about creating cookies that seemingly shouldn’t be able to exist. AKA: vegan chocolate chip cookies, that are also gluten free, nut free and FODMAP friendly. No egg substitutes,…
Read MoreVegan, FODMAP friendly ‘meatballs’
Did I not say I was going to ride this vegan tofu train until the end of time? Last week I made a vegetarian polpette bake. The polpette bake took inspiration from the vegan bolognese recipe, which spawned the vegan lasagne. Although the vegetarian polpette are a delight, I realised they had not followed suite on…
Read MoreSalt and pepper tofu and tomato salad with herbs and sweet tamarind makrut dressing
If you’ve followed my Instagram for any length of time, you’ll know I can’t get enough of salt and pepper tofu. I have made various iterations of the delicacy. Such iterations include this Vegan Vietnamese salad with salt and pepper tofu and kinda nuoc mam. They also include this salt and pepper tofu salad…
Read MoreFODMAP friendly vegan laksa with zucchini noodles and salt and pepper tofu puffs
FODMAP friendly vegan laksa. From the outset, let’s make it clear that this laksa is probably more ‘laksa’ than laksa. Because it is both FODMAP friendly and vegetarian (thereby inadvertently vegan) it is missing some components considered key. Namely, shallots, garlic, shrimp paste, fish sauce, generally some sort of seafood, and often a fried shallot…
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