Recipes — Vegan

Pistachio and date cookies

These pistachio and date cookies are chewy, nutty and delicious. And are yet another recipe that I found over on Vegan Richa's site. I am now at two for two...

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Potato and almond dip

This Greek influenced dip, called skordalia, is the potato-and-almond flavoured cousin of hummus. Its hint of almond and lemony flavour give it a bright satisfying taste. Ingredients 100 g blanched almonds 400 g...

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Walnut and eggplant stew

This is our take on a Persian dish combining walnuts and eggplants into an earthy and flavourful stew; perfect for these winter months. It can be served on a bed...

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Chocolate ganache cookies

These cookies are absolutely delicious. Rich and chocolatey, and a little crisp on the outside with a soft ganache like filling on the inside. Loosely adapted from a recipe on...

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Chocolate mint cookies, vegan and gluten free

Apparently these minty cookies are reminiscent of Girl Guide mint cookies. The thing is, I didn't quite follow the recipe as laid out by "foodiefromvt". I happen to have had...

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Almond flour brownies, vegan and gluten free

Do we need more recipes with chocolate in them? That's a bit of a rhetorical question. These are absolutely delicious, chewy, moist and chocolatey. Even our "I don't like almond...

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Seared Cabbage with cashew cream and walnut date garnish

Sometimes you run across a recipe that has the holy trifecta: looks good, tastes good and is relatively simple to pull off. This caramelised cabbage from Plant Based & Vegan...

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Curry pasta with macadamia nut cream

Victor has recently learned that he is reactive to histamines. For those of you unfamiliar with histamines they are a compound in our body that is released during allergic reactions....

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Chia pudding with cashew milk

Chia "pudding" is without a doubt one of the simplest things to make. And yet, folks often come into our shop and say, "Hmm, what do I do with chia?"...

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Gourmet nut and fruit crackers

These "gourmet" crackers are incredibly delicious, and it is next to impossible to eat just one. They are also very simple to make, with most of the time spent either...

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Pecan chocolate bars

I absolutely love pecans. Especially our sprouted ones. The sprouting amplifies the flavour in the best way. These pecan chocolate bars are adapted from the Minimalist Baker. Again, like many...

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Peanut butter, almond flour bars with chocolate ganache

I've been on a bit of a kick with bars of late, not the kind that you hang out in on Friday nights with peanut shells on the ground and...

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Nut and seed crackers with chickpea flour

Do we really need another cracker recipe? Maybe, especially when it is made with chickpea flour that adds a whole other flavour profile to them. These (as per usual) come...

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Olive, pistachio and date tapenade

In the vast sea of the interweb there are more tapenade recipes than stones on a beach. We’ve been messing around with various  combinations of ingredients off-and-on at home for...

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Sesame, Tahini Chocolate Cookies

These cookies, which are not too sweet, are great with a cup of tea in the afternoon. They are from an instagram account Foodie.Yuki and had been on my "to...

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Walnut and Mushroom Paté

This paté, which I adapted from a recipe on "It doesn't taste like chicken" is so delicious and is so quick to make. If you are anything like me, you...

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Breakfast Cookies

This recipe, found on The First Mess, (which is a great site for super tasty food) and adapted here, is called a breakfast cookie, maybe because it contains oats? I...

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Strawberry Chocolate Popsicles, dairy free

These popsicles are so delicious, and adaptable. They were a journey to figure out, but once I did, and it all made sense, they come together so quickly. They don't actually...

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Macadamia, cashew and almond granola. Vegan and gluten free

I have mentioned the granola of Teri-Ann before, she offers up so many delicious recipes, this is a bit of a variation of one of her recipes, as I didn't...

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Cashew Chocolate Mylk Shake

Who doesn't love a milkshake, especially an accidental one! I was making some chocolate covered nut balls, which I have done before, but tried something slightly different and it just...

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