The Infamous Slutty Brownie

Loads of people have sent me these brownies telling me to make them. The genius creator The Londoner claimed that they are the best brownies ever (my friend Laura backed up this claim after making them) and to be honest the look delicious so of course I had to see what all the fuss was about. The original recipe calls for box mixes (the lovely Betty Crocker of course!), but...

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Beer Battered Halloumi

I don't know about other veggies, but sometimes I miss having something deep fried with chips on the side (this may be where the fatty heffa nickname comes from). And after trying the butter milk soaked halloumi at Terre a Terre I wanted to see if I could try it myself with beer batter (mmmm). Of course this is no where near as good as their butter milk soaked recipe,...

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Thai Coconut Soup

A combination of things made me want to make this soup. 1. I got caught in horrible torrential rain and wanted something really warming. 2. I found something similar in the shops but it had fish in it (lame). 3. I love soup. I based the vegetables on one of my favourite dishes from Wagamama, the Yasai Itame (minus the mushrooms, bleugh) and used lemongrass and chili for a...

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Grove Farm Take 2

Grove farm has become my new favourite place, I don't know why I get so much joy out of digging up vegetables with masses of oldies, but I do! So my PIC Mike and I went back last week and picked, dug and pulled some more goodies. This time we didn't really know what we wanted, but ended up with red onions, french beans, rhubarb, raspberries, leeks and parsnips. This is what...

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Caramelised Onion and Goats Cheese Tart

I love caramelised onions and goats cheese, it is a match made in foodie heaven. So when it's added to a big lump of puff pastry it is the ideal summer comfort food for me! I make this recipe all the time because it's so quick, easy and absolutely delicious. Serves 4 2 red onions sliced 1 tsp olive oil 1 tsp brown sugar 2 tsp balsamic vinegar 2 tsp water 1/2 pack vegetarian...

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Beaver Quiche and Ice Cream Balls

My friend Emma came over last night so we decided to cook up a vegan feast for dinner, after some internet research we decided to make a quiche, some ice cream balls from the Your Vegan Mom blog and ginger beer from the Vegan Swedes. We called the quiche 'Beaver Quiche' as that's what my partially deaf brother thought we were saying (haha). And this is how we made it: serves...

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Ginger and Chili Tofu with Purple Sprouting Broccoli

After making miso soup I had loads of tofu and noodles left so the obvious thing to make was some sort of tofu stir-fry. I am also completely addicted to purple sprouting broccoli at the moment, I have pretty much eaten it every night for the last two weeks! So that’s how this simple tofu recipe came about, don't be put off by the long ingredients list, it's very simple to...

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Chocolate and Chipotle Black Bean Chili

One of the things I missed out on at the Chocolate Festival was the amazing veggie chocolate chili from Teabag Chihuahua. I know it was lovely from having it last year, but as we were about to go and eat in Las Iguanas I thought it would probably be a bad idea to have some. So I decided I would attempt to make some when I got home and that's what I did tonight. I think the...

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Slutty Brownie: Cake Edition

I think I mentioned a year ago that my boyfriend doesn't really like cake, which makes it a bit challenging trying to come up with something to make him on his Birthday. Last year I made him this cookie cake, so this year I needed to come up with something bigger and better. My thought process went like this, he likes brownies, he likes cookies, he likes slutty brownies......

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National Vegetarian Week

Did you know Hef's Kitchen is 2 years old? If I was one of those people who remembered dates and was organised and stuff, I may have done a post on it's Birthday, but I'm not. So instead I'm going to pick my 7 favourite recipes from the last 2 years and post 1 every day for National Vegetarian Week (21st-27th May). I wasn't quite sure what picture to use for this post, so...

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Earl Grey Victoria Sponge

I love the Queen, I love her beautiful smiley face, I love her incredibly bright fashion sense and I love the fact she embodies everything British. So when I was asked to come up with a recipe that I would make for the Queen's Jubilee by Appliances Online, I wanted to make something that would embody this amazing woman. So I got thinking, what is more British than a Victoria...

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De Waaghals, Amsterdam

Sometimes it's hard finding good vegetarian food when you're away, the last time we went to Amsterdam I'm pretty sure we just ate pizza for the whole weekend (not that I'm complaining, I could eat pizza forever). So even though we decided to book this trip a few days before we actually went, I did some research to try and find good veggie restaurant to try. The only...

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Mildreds, Soho

I'm on holiday, woohoo. Not an actual abroad holiday, I'm just not working. But being on 'holiday' has made this week a very indulgent one, I've brought new clothes, done my room up a bit and of course I had to fit a good meal in. So off I went to London to meet vegan Emma, who had suggested going to Mildreds. I've read a few very good reviews before so I immediately said...

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Banana Jelly

You may remember that in my giant chili sweet potato skins post I was gushing a bit about my love for Morrisons. Well... That love has just gotten a whole lot stronger, because a few days ago I found something a bit exciting. Vegetarian jelly!!! And not only is it animal free, it also comes in banana flavour... AMAZING. So I thought it would be my blogging duty to let...

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