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Spiced chickpeas
My mother used to cook this in the 1980s, long before vegan was a thing in Ireland. I still love it and it's so warming on a dark winter's evening. It also works well with red kidney beans, white...
Healthier millionaire’s shortbread (no-bake caramel squares)
I LOVE this. Had to adapt a recipe I found online that didn't quite work (everything squashed when you bit into the chocolate layer because it was too thick). Every one of my tasters had to have...
Decadent turmeric chocolate mousse
This is decadent, fruity, crunchy and juicy with a mere hint of spiciness. I’ve been meaning to make this for years, ever since I clipped the recipe by Fadime Tiakaya from a newspaper. Because...
Leftover chicken/turkey and broccoli curry
Leftover chicken/turkey and broccoli curry 1 large onion peeled and sliced finely250 g leftover cooked chicken off the bone, shredded1 can (400g) chopped tomatoes2 large cloves garlic, crushed1...
Salmon curry with mustard seeds
This salmon cooked in sauce is DELICIOUS. If you want make the cook-in sauce in advance to save faff if you’re having people around. The original recipe by Madhur Jaffrey involves marinating the...
One-ingredient buckwheat sourdough bread (GF)
I’ve never made sourdough bread before. I've always thought minding a sourdough “starter” or "mother" seems like a big faff and I'm a more lackadaisical cook. I never found a good recipe – until...
Christmas Pudding Truffles (no-cook!)
Want to have a few Christmas-with-a-twist treats? These have those seasonal flavours. Try them - they're lovely as well as being super-easy to make. Thankyou to Parry Marsh, whose recipe this...
Gorgeous mild-spiced lentil soup
Now Autumn's here and with it some crazy storms I've rediscovered this high protein immune-supporting soup that's a bowl full of sunshine. To make it into a complete meal add a cupful of cooked...
Gretl’s gingerbread cookies biscuits (SC Diet)
Naturally gluten-free and grain-free, I really like these. This recipe is from Raman Prasad’s Specific Carbohydrate Diet Cookbook. The SC diet can be magical for getting people with inflammatory...
Best ever potato salad (Greek style)
This is my all-time favourite potato salad. A far cry from the claggy, low-grade ones made with health-sabotaging refined oil. Amazingly, cold potatoes have very different health-giving...
