25 Apr 2012

veggie toad in the hole

using veggie sausages and vegetarian gravy. serves 2-3
ingredients;
6 vegetarian sausages (try quorn, cauldron or supermarket own),
1 egg, plain flour, oat milk, english mustard, salt and pepper.
serve with peas, carrots and beetroot and vegetarian gravy.

what do do;
1. heat oven on 220 degrees
2. put cooking oil in baking tin and heat in oven
3. mix in a bowl- 1 egg, 150ml milk, 150g of flour, splodge of mustard, salt and pepper
4. whisk until smooth
5. remove hot tin from oven, drop in sausages, pour batter mix all over, cook for 25-30 mins
6. serve with your veg and gravy
7. EAT

tips;
- non dairy milk works great for batter, try oat milk, rice milk or soya milk.
- save the water after steaming/boiling your veg to make your gravy (extra bonus goodness!)
- obviously you can serve with whatever veg you prefer

16 Apr 2012

simple avocado and beetroot (vegan)

How easy can a tasty, nutritious meal be?
Ingredients;
quinoa
bulgar wheat
avocado
baby beetroot

what to do;
1. boil some water in a pan, add a bit of veg stock cube according to taste and quantity.
2. turn heat down to medium then add quinoa and bulgar wheat, mix together and cook for about 10 mins until soft but still firm
3. heap onto plate
4. arrange sliced avocado and beetroot using your creative artistry
5. EAT

11 Apr 2012

easy veg pasta bake


ingredients;
pasta shells (any type you like)
chopped tomatoes (2 tins)
tomato puree
2 peppers- 1 red, 1 green
1 onion
mixed herbs (dried or fresh)
cheese
cherry tomatoes

what to do;
1. stick the oven on about 200, part boil the pasta for 2 mins
2. fill a baking dish with the pasta covering the bottom
3. chop the peppers and onion and throw them in too
4. pour over the chopped tomatoes and a splodge of puree to thicken a bit
5. sprinkle in herbs - as much as you like and a little bit of salt and pepper
6. mix about a bit - make sure all pasta covered
7. top with grated cheese and plonk some cherry tomatoes on the top

8. in the oven for about 25 mins or until cheese is melted and cherry tomatoes have wrinkled up a bit
9. EAT IT

alternatives;
1. leave cheese out for vegan or lower calorie option.
2. add or swap pretty much any veg you like