Rich, indulgent, fudgy chocolate brownie cookies made naturally gluten-free. Studded with nuts and chocolate chips, they’re a fabulous Pesach treat. Do you have Pesach recipes that come back year after year? This is one of mine! I first made these a few years ago. I was looking for a cookie…
Crisp, golden roasted baby potatoes with tender caramelised onions and delicious earthy mushrooms. Easy to make and so versatile! A fabulous vegan side dish. Do you have recipes that have evolved over decades of cooking? This is one of mine. It’s almost indistinguishable from where it started, but it’s still…
Gooey, rich and full of sumptuous chocolate filling, this vegan babka is surprisingly easy to make, and is an indulgent treat for anyone – vegan or not! When I made my vegan yeasted hamantaschen, I promised to create a recipe for a vegan babka, and here it is. Just look…
Roasted hasselback butternut squash combines simple ingredients and just a few minutes of effort to create a stunning, delicious side dish fit for a special occasion. Don’t you just love a dish that takes minimal effort and ingredients and looks a million dollars? I know I do! Anything that takes…
These vegan poppy-seed hamantaschen feature a fluffy soft yeasted dough, a sweet sugar glaze, and plenty of delicious homemade filling. Perfect for Purim! Sometimes, the original really is the best. I’m all for hamantaschen mash-ups – see my Eccles cake hamantaschen, fortune cookie hamantaschen, or even savoury pizza hamantaschen if…
Delicious Norwegian waffles flavoured with cardamom & vanilla, and free from eggs & dairy. These vegan waffles are a delicious breakfast or afternoon treat. Nordic holiday If you follow along on Facebook you might remember that we had a family holiday in Northern Norway last December, including the beginning of…
Delicious seasonal gingerbread cookies are iced to resemble coins. Let Gingerbread Chanukah gelt be your new festive tradition! If you celebrate Chanukah, chances are you’ve eaten Chanukah gelt. And chances are it was made of chocolate. Foil-wrapped chocolate coins have become a pretty ubiquitous part of our festive celebrations at…
From raw ingredients to delicious fluffy loaves of vegan challah, in only an hour! Enjoy tasty home made Shabbat bread in double-quick time. There’s nothing quite like freshly home-baked challah. The smell of warm, crusty loaves that fills the kitchen, the feeling of accomplishment, and the knowledge that soon you can…
A moist, fruity, lightly-spiced vegan carrot cake recipe that’s easy to whip up in a food processor or by hand. A wonderful treat for tea-time or anytime! While it wouldn’t be Rosh Hashanah without it, we cannot live on honey cake alone, right?! Over the course of YomTov I like…
Squidgy coconut and date flapjacks are a delicious twist on a British tea-time treat, packed with oats and dried fruit, and flavoured with rich date syrup and a pinch of spice. Have you ever given much thought to flapjacks? These traditional British treats, made with oats and syrup, vary from…
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