Nacho bake

I’ve seen a lot of recipes floating around for nacho bakes recently, but none of them quite hit the mark for me. They were either very light and lean sounding or the complete opposite and loaded with saturated fat. Or course, a recipe that is topped with tortilla chips and cheese is never going to…

Gnocchi with porcini mushrooms, peas and broad beans (vegan)

This is a recipe for serious mushroom-lovers only. It is rich and deep, full of earthy flavour from the intense hit of the dried mushrooms, nicely contrasted with the freshness of peas and broad beans. I used peas and broad beans as these are what I had ready in the garden, but feel free to…

Vegan keema matar

I make a curry at least once a week. In the winter, I tend to favour richer, spicier curries like jalfrezis and bhunas but in the summer, I turn to lighter, fresher curries like dhals and keemas. Recently, I discovered the grain mince from Waitrose and used it to make this keema and it was…