Shephards Pie – HCLF VEGAN

  Ingredients 300g (about 2 cups) arborio rice 300g Blackbeans (soaked + drained) ½ cup baby bella/ portobello mushrooms 1 cup chestnut mushrooms (I added some shiitake too cos I love them so much) 3 celery stalks 3 carrots 1 … Continue reading

How to replace Ketchup and Fatty Dressings at a Dinner Party – HCLF VEGAN STYLE

This is just my usual dinner but from these pictures I wanted you to be able to see that going to a barbecue as a vegan is not a recipe for disaster. To be the lean beans that humans were meant … Continue reading

2 MIN tomato sauce (ketchup)

This, my friends, is absolutely like ketchup, but even better. Ingredients 2 roasted red bell peppers (the long ones) 2 cups chopped tomatoes 1/2 cup tomato purée (oil and salt free) 6 oil + salt free sundried tomato halves 5 … Continue reading

The best Spaghetti Bolognese ever – HCLF VEGAN

Ingredients Organic brown rice spaghetti. 1 can organic, salt free chopped tomatoes (NO preservatives. Just tomatoes in tomato juice.) 5 vine ripened tomatoes, very ripe 2 red bell/ long peppers 2 cups filtered water 5 tsp nutritional yeast 1/2 cup … Continue reading

How to make the best nicecream EVER!

EQUIPMENT So first of all, you better know that it’s worth investing in a high speed, top quality blender. I personally have the Vitamix which is top notch – definitely recommend it. Also, if you’re going to be a high … Continue reading

Pesto Pasta – gluten free AND hclf vegan!

This recipe is ingenious. It does contain some fat, but I’ve been careful to keep it as close to the 80:10:10 ratio as possible without sacrificing flavour or texture. It’s runny enough to spread over your spaghetti but thick enough … Continue reading

Sweet Potato Butternut Squash Soup with Chewy Sweet Potato Biscuits

Slightly sweet & Nutty. Creamy. Comforting. Winter soup. Ingredients For the soup 1 large/ 2 medium sweet potatoes, washed and chopped. 1 medium butternut squash, washed and chopped. 1 large carrot, washed and chopped. 2 large celery stalks, washed and chopped. 4 … Continue reading

Parsnip & Carrot Soup with Parsnip-mash Biscuits

Now this, folks, is the ultimate winter soup. Deliciously creamy. Hints of sweetness. Potatoey flavour. Aromatic. Warming. Comforting. Not too heavy. Hits the spot. And as for the savoury cookies… Ugh! What a decadent creation. Chewy and crispy on the outside. … Continue reading

Smashed potatoes and ‘cheese’

  Ingredients Baby white potatoes Raw vegan onion, garlic & herb butter (optional) Salt and pepper to taste Parsley Plum tomatoes 2 Tbsp organic tahini 2 Tbsp organic dijon mustard 5 Tbsp nutritional yeast 1 cup filtered water 2 Tbsp … Continue reading

Mushroom Stroganoff

If you like creamy textures… If you love autumn flavours… If you love the distinct taste of shiitake mushrooms melting in your mouth with caramelised onion, sweet garlic, and creamy autumn-spiced coconut sauce, you are going to love my version … Continue reading