Super Easy Miso Soup

A few weeks ago I brought one of those cup-a-soup style miso soups and although it was nice it left me wanting the real thing. So after a bit of Internet research I found some of the ingredients on Goodness Direct and set about making some homemade miso. I think most miso soups have other ingredients, but to be honest this recipe is very, very easy and still tastes like real...

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Georgie's Blackberry Jam

I've always thought that jam would be really hard to make and therefore have never bothered trying! But this week I went to visit my friend Georgie, and after some serious blackberry picking we decided to give it a try. It's so easy! This recipe is simple with only 2 ingredients and according to Georgie's mum the blackberries naturally have pectin in their skin which makes...

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Vegetable and Ale Pie and Grove Farm

When Mike and I were on our strawberry picking mission, I found this PYO which had loads of different fruits and veg, needless to say I desperately wanted to go there. Especially as you get to dig your own potatoes, although it turns out that I’m not actually very good at that! So yeah Mike and I set off with the intention of picking enough stuff to make lunch and got strawberries,...

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Kirsch Soaked Cherry Cake

Any way, it was my mum's birthday this week so I was called upon to make her a birthday cake. I was trying to think of what flavour she would like and remembered that she's quite partial to a kirsch soaked cherry every now and again. So I decided to put some of those into a chocolately cake. You need to make the kirsch soaked cherries the day before to ensure they are nice...

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Great Taste Market - Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes isn't exactly what you'd call a foodie paradise, there's a few farmers markets here and there but nothing too exciting. So I was more than happy to see that there was a food market happening in the center, it's nestled in the destination dining section which is the perfect spot right in the middle of the new(ish) restaurants. I think it may be coming a monthly...

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Veggie Tapas

Spain isn't best known for it's vegetarian food and I should know as I was given meat in 'vegetarian' dishes twice in one year on two seperate holidays! But there are a few veggie tapas dishes that you can make at home to bring a touch of the holiday home. So here are three of my favourites:All dishes serve 1: Oilves and ‘Manchego’ cheeseI only really decided I liked olives...

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Fish-less Finger Pie

(Happy fish-less fingers)The fabulous Peach Trees and Bumblebees site launched last week, if you haven't already checked it out get your self over there! It's full of fantastic recipes from various foodies, and if you have a recipe you're dying to share you can submit it as well. One of my favourite recipes from the site has to be the fish finger pie, it's the perfect student...

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Caramelised Banana Muffin Bites

As promised here's the recipe for the caramelised banana muffin bites. This recipe makes absolutely loads of tiny muffins if you're making them in petit four cases, but if you want to make normal sized ones then it makes 12 (I only made tiny ones because I thought it would be a bit rubbish if I took a few massive ones to the vegan pot luck). They are very chocolatey with...

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Vegan Pot Luck III

(Muffiny mess)Sorry again about my lack of blogging! I had a very busy week last week and worked all weekend, so I haven't had time to post about the fantastic vegan pot luck I went to with Emma last wednesday. Despite being an hour and 20 minutes late there was still loads for us to try, and the selection of food, the atmosphere and the people were truly amazing. It was hosted...

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Nacho Fondue

I spend way too much time thinking about nachos and just food in general. So last night while I was lying in bed dreaming about the perfect cheese covered tortillas, I had an idea. What's the best cheese for nachos, obviously Monterey Jack (it's vegetarian horah). So what could possibly be better than a Monterey Jack fondue to dip your tortilla chips in! I'll tell you what,...

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Vegetarian Abroad

Sorry for the lack of posting for the last week, no I haven't been in some food induced coma... I've been on holiday stuffing myself full of spanish delights such as olives, paella and ali oli. I didn't manage to take any photo's of the food I ate out there as I was too busy eating it so here's picture of an ice cream. (I wanted two deserts this night but my mean boyfriend...

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