Feel the Pulse

Pulses really are the answer to world peace.  True fact. My love affair with pulses started about 10 years ago when I was eating very little meat and on the verge of coming out of the closet as a vegetarian.  We now eat pulses virtually every day.  I put lentils in everything… and beans in…

Mushroom Lentil Slice

This is a really versatile recipe, it can be eaten as a hot main dish, with rice or potatoes and some veg, or it can be eaten cold with any sort of salads.  Or even popped in a lunch box as a tasty finger food.  Because of this versatility, it is also a good recipe…

Paprika Stew with Dumplings

This is a failsafe basic dinner.  I wasn’t going to blog it because I thought it’d be too simple and dare I say ‘boring’ to be of any interest to anyone, but just because we eat this virtually every week during the winter, doesn’t mean to say that everyone does; and it would be rude…

Spinach Dhal

This is the cheapest of cheap meals.  So basic, nutritious, filling and tasty, hitting all the great vegetarian food groups – the sort of wholesome stuff that’s keeping whole vegetarian continents thriving – Dhal. The staple of a good indian take away, this dish is a weekday timesaver – prepared the night before in the…

Emergency Soup.

This is my basic, staple, store cupboard soup.  It’s very rare that I don’t have these ingredients in the house somewhere – or at least some appropriate substitutes. This soup mainly comes out in the autumn and stays with us throughout the winter, partly because it’s warming and slightly spicy, and partly because it makes…