We’re a vegetarian household so eating vegan for a week every month shouldn’t be that difficult. I already cook with oil, soya milk and gram flour instead of butter, milk and eggs. We eat vast amounts of pulses – what else is the slow cooker for? – and liven things up with stir-fries…
Henderson’s have been an Edinburgh favourite for over 50 years and played a key part in making vegetarian food accepted in Edinburgh. Their new, third restaurant has now opened in Holyrood. The restaurant has a fresh feel, with simple decoration and neutral colours (in line with the recent redecoration of…
I love the challenge of new ingredients. It’s an exciting time. What will they taste like? How will I cook with them? Will I like them? Indigo Herbs have set bloggers a challenge to create recipes from a range of ingredients. When I opened the package, I discovered items I…
There are a couple of café spaces that I particularly love in Edinburgh. They are full of light and even when the day is grey they somehow make you feel that the sun is shining. The design is seemingly simple, colours neutral, the furniture pale and both have high ceilings. Until…
I really like lasagna, but since we’re a vegetarian household, we don’t make a bolognese version. I’ve had veggie ones that I quite liked – my favourite was a tricolore with gorgeous home-made pesto – but often veggie lasagna is synonymous with soggy bits of courgette and mushroom. To overcome…
I like cooking. Not everyone one does. The thing about cooking that sometimes get away from me is planning. And when I haven’t planned well, I tend to waste more: I don’t have the right things, or I don’t cook the things I have. Enter Gousto. If you’re a fan of Dragons’ Den,…
Cauldron asked me if I wanted to take their recipe challenge: making one of their recipes and trying it out. I did! Cauldron have a range of vegetarian products, from tofu, which we eat a lot – the plain in cooking and the marinated tofu pieces are a popular Friday night…
Isn’t it odd that we associate eating seaweed with Asian cuisine? After all, we have actually used it in this country for centuries, in fact since prehistoric times. It’s time to change that. When you need a savoury, salty touch use seaweed! I’ve been trying out some samples from Mara Seaweed…
It was National Vegetarian Week a couple of weeks ago. I didn’t do anything special for it: I live with a vegetarian so I already eat a partially veggie diet and have a good understanding of the challenges of being a strict vegetarian. Edinburgh’s pretty good for vegetarians – although…
50 Days to Celebrate 50 Years in Edinburgh 26 May – 14 July 2013 at various venues This is a food festival with heart and three generations of admiration for Janet Henderson, a pioneering woman who was ahead of her time in regards to healthy eating and food production. The…
