Pizza ! Vegan, Egg free, veggies only, very scrummy

Finally I’ve tweaked this recipe enough for it to stand up against its egg white competitors. Of course egg whites have very little cal and no carb, but this base

Veggie hash browns, aka burger, patty, pattie, fritter :)

A quickie, I’ve been making and eating these for a while now, so thought I had best get the recipe up before they become old news in my mind and

Chunky take on Cauliflower soup … Creamy vegetable chowder :)

Weather has turned here today, cold, wet and grey. Love my soup, so thought I would try a chunky vegetable chowder. Traditional one has potato, flour, butter and bacon as

Hearty mushroom stroganoff with pappardelle, great mid week dinner

Just before the first buds of spring, I had to get in my version of mushroom stroganoff. The pappardelle pasta is a good texture but needs a hearty chunky sauce

Welcome spring ! Pad Thai with roasted “nuts” … Time to lighten up

Lip smacking tasty Pad Thai for lunch today. Have felt like it for ages, but had to think how to recreate all the different flavours and textures. The verdict was

Creamy tomato & carrot soup … one pot quick go-to !

Absolutely love this soup, my lovely mother-in-law made a version of this many years ago with potato and it has stayed as a family favourite. I have simply substituted the

Good old deep fried Dim Sim reinvented !

Well after a rather busy and stressful move, Opti Cook is back in the kitchen ! I’ve been trying this one for a while now, finally got a good combo

The kids are alright … with Hearty “meatballs” in a rich tomato sauce

A Monday night quickie, “meatballs” in a rich tomato sauce. Son loves meatballs, I don’t as I’ve been vegetarian for as long as I can remember, thought I’d try a

Ottoman Cabbage Rolls, winner for all the fam-bam & so very filling

Felt like something filling, had a half cabbage in the fridge. Thought of cabbage rolls but after all that Russian cabbage soup, just wanted some different flavour .. welcome a

Another quickie … Best mash recipe, with one simple added step … and some spicy tid-bits = Aloo Bharta

Look, I’m such a sucker for a mash. Especially though shall remain nameless ending an “ato” mash. Also a sucker for flavour. So combined those two suckers together and made