An Asian-Mexican mix

Tonight’s dinner was definitely a mixture of cuisines that wouldn’t ordinarily go together. Whether I would put them together again, I don’t know. Anyway I had a baked sweet potato (seriously, no substitute for a real jacket spud, no matter what health enthusiasts may say), refried beans and teriyaki Quorn.  Here goes: Wash a small…

Gluten free pancakes

Cottage cheese (as well as quark) has become a new obsession of mine. I wanted to find a way to have a really good brunch which was also high in protein. I found this – cottage cheese and oat pancakes http://www.bodyism.com/recipe-bodyism-pancakes/ I adapted the recipe thus 50g oats 100g cottage cheese 2 eggs tablespoon of maple…

Vegan cornbread

One of the pleasures of being off work is that I can think more carefully about food. I wanted to try making some cornbread – not only did I have some last week I loved, but it also means I can use my cast iron skillet. I adapted this from Veganomicon hence the US measurements….

Vegan chocolate mousse

It’s been a while. I have been eating mostly salad so there’s not much to report. I’ve been reading a lot about vegan chocolate mousse, so here’s my recipe, cobbled together from various online sources (serves two or one hungry): One avocado scooped out and put into blender Good splash of agave syrup (could be…