Vegan Mushroom and Lentil Wellington

If you're looking for some last minute inspiration for what to have for your Christmas day meal this year, this Vegan Mushroom and Lentil Wellington, alongside plenty of roasted veggies, vegan stuffing and lots of gravy is just the thing!

Christmas Reindeer Shortbread Biscuits (Vegan)

A few years ago I had some friends over for a movie night at Christmas time and my friend brought me some shortbread made to look like reindeer, with chocolate covered pretzel antlers and cute little red noses. I knew I needed to have a go at them and make myself some cute Christmas reindeer shortbread biscuits!

Vegan Gingerbread

To me, there's nothing that gets me in the festive mood more than making some gingerbread and having some Christmas music playing as I roll, cut and decorate! This is a really easy recipe for Vegan Gingerbread that is perfect to get kids involved in baking this Christmas, and something that the whole family can enjoy! 

Chocolate Cake with Vegan Chocolate Ganache

This cake is the proof that being vegan doesn't mean you having to miss out on anything - and that includes a good chocolate ganache! This recipe is super simple with no "fancy" ingredients (that's what we like!) and it makes the perfect celebration cake! Ridiculously easy to make and the ganache only calls for two ingredients, you really need to try this yourself to believe how good it is!

Avocado Basil Pesto (Nut Free + Vegan)

Having pesto on pasta is something I've never been able to enjoy, due to all commercial pestos containing either cashew or pine nuts, both of which I am allergic to. Now throw into the mix that most pestos aren't vegan due to the inclusion of parmesan cheese and I'm at a loss when I want to enjoy a simple pasta-pesto mix. But, there is a really easy solution to that and it's this recipe for Avocado Basil Pesto, which is nut free AND vegan!

Simple Vegan Sushi

I've been promising to put this recipe up on my blog for a looong time now. If you follow me on Instagram you may have seen me posting pictures of sushi I have been making and enjoying for my dinners and lunches, and lots of people asked me to post the method I use to make it - well here we finally are! A recipe for simple vegan sushi which is super easy to follow and once you get the hang of rolling the sushi is something I can promise you'll be making over and over again.

Vegan Orange Biscuits

Now that we're getting into Autumn I thought it was time to start on the more seasonal flavours, such as cinnamon, ginger and orange! That's where this idea for these Orange Biscuits came from. If you love oranges and buttery biscuits with a sweet icing then these are the biscuits for you. These biscuits are refreshing and add a bit of seasonal cheer - a perfect tea-time treat!

Homemade Oat Milk

Here's my recipe for creamy Homemade Oat Milk with just 2 ingredients that you can make in just 10 minutes! It's super simple with just 3 ingredients and a great alternative to shop bought dairy free milks, as there's less waste and it works out much cheaper!

Vegan Gluten Free Pancakes (Three Ingredients)

Continuing on with my adventures in gluten free cooking, I've successfully made vegan, gluten free pancakes! This is a super easy recipe that makes light and fluffy pancakes and they make the perfect Sunday morning breakfast treat. My mornings normally consist of porridge or toast, so when I get the chance I love to splurge and make myself something more indulgent like this. 

Gluten Free Brownies (Vegan + Nut Free)

If you've been reading my blog recently, you'll see I've been trying out eating a low/no gluten diet. Whilst I haven't been strictly no gluten, I have enjoyed trying out ways to reduce my gluten intake whilst still making tasty treats. Brownies are something I really enjoy making and was keen to try out making a gluten free version of. The Gluten Free Brownies are still super tasty, and are made using ingredients that you can easily access in most good supermarkets - always a bonus!

One Pot Chilli with Quinoa (Vegan + Gluten Free)

Following on from my healthier eating/meal prepping/cutting down gluten adventure, here is another recipe that I've been loving making when I was something that doesn't require a lot of washing up, uses up ingredients you probably have in already/are easily accessible (I'm not about those fancy ingredients) and results in a healthy meal that everyone will enjoy.

Gluten Free + Vegan Chocolate Cake (Nut Free)

This was a big, new, scary challenge for me. Past attempts at making anything gluten free have not gone well for me - I'm talking dry, falling apart cakes that just did not taste great. Last week I was invited to attend a birthday party for my sister-in-law and her fiancé and I offered to make a cake for them. This was a big take-on for me, as I needed to make it vegan and gluten free to be able to suit everyone's dietary needs at the party. Well, I'm glad to say it turned out pretty well and everyone said it was super tasty!! This recipe for a gluten free and vegan chocolate cake doesn't require any fancy ingredients that you can't find at most good supermarkets, always a bonus!

Vegan Chocolate Buttercream

Tofu + Vegetable Stir Fry (Vegan + Gluten Free)

I've been making an effort to eat healthier and part of that meant starting to meal prep. Probably 95% of the time, I have leftovers from the night before for lunch the next day, but sometimes when we can't be bothered to cook a proper meal in the evening it leaves me without a lunch the next day. I decided that to avoid this, I would meal prep for the week on a Sunday, so that I had five lunches sat waiting for me in the fridge.

No Bake Cacao + Goji Berry Energy Bars (Vegan, Gluten Free + Nut Free)

I've been trying to go through my diet and take out anything that isn't healthy, or at least a healthier option. That meant that rather than snacking on my beloved Fry's Chocolate Creme bars, I turned to cereal bars. I looked out for ones which are vegan, nut free and gluten free (we'll come to that) and there are a surprisingly large amount of options out there! BUT they are not cheap. You're ending up paying at least £2 (unless you get them on offer) for three bars, which is a little too expensive for my liking. I decided I should have a go at making them myself, which also meant I could really see all the ingredients in them too. So here we are, my recipe for no bake cacao and goji berry energy bars, that are vegan, gluten free and nut free!

Vegan Blueberry Donuts

I seem to always have a stock of frozen fruit in. I'm always making smoothies or brownies with them, and I went through a phase (who remembers?) of making donuts on the regular, so I figured why not have a go at combining the two?! That is how I landed on these vegan blueberry donuts - soft fluffy dough with a fruit surprise, what's not to love?!

Vegan Teriyaki Tofu with Veggies

I've tried to be a little more creative with the meals I eat, so I had a scroll through my Pinterest feed for inspiration to see if any of the many recipes I've saved catches my eye. I saw one for Tofu Teriyaki and remembered a time when I used to eat meat and loved the teriyaki chicken my Dad used to make me, so knew I was on to a winner! I had a browse of the ingredients I had in and put together this little recipe for a delicious vegan teriyaki tofu with veggies - an excellent dinner treat!

Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I think oatmeal cookies get a bad rep, especially with raisins in. They're perceived as the boring choice, almost always the last pack of bakery cookies you see in the supermarket after all the "fun" chocolatey ones have gone. Well, I think they deserve another shot, so here's my recipe for vegan oatmeal raisin cookies, which I hope you enjoy!

Black Forest Brownies ~ Vegan ~

So this recipe idea might seem a little familiar, if it does, you've probably seen my recipe for Raspberry Brownies. I'll admit this is pretty much the same recipe, with a few tweaks of the ingredients and the use of some different fruits. It may be a little cheeky just tweaking one of my own recipes, but to be honest if a recipe works why not play around with it! There's always room for improvement, and in the wonderful world of brownies why not see if you can make something utterly delicious?!

Vegan Double Chocolate Chip Swirl Cookies

What's better than cookies? Two cookies. In one. That's right, here's a simple recipe for some pretty impressive looking double chocolate chip swirl cookies. They are SO simple in fact, just make two cookie doughs and roll them together! 

Vegan Coffee Cake

I haven't posted in a while, and for that I must apologise. I know excuses are useless, so all I can do is promise I will try better in the future! Here is a good recipe to come back to, a gorgeously tasty coffee cake that makes a decadent afternoon treat (or anytime of the day treat!).

Vegan Apple Pie

There's nothing more comforting that a nice big slice of apple pie. Especially if you have it with a scoop of ice cream or a dollop of custard. This pie has a from-scratch buttery crust with a sweet apple filling - and I can promise you it will not disappoint!

Vegan Raspberry Brownies

I feel like I should just rename this page "Susiechef and Chocolate" because it's basically 95% chocolate recipes! I don't see any problem in that though, so I'll keep doing me 😃 I'll come clean and say I haven't eaten a raspberry in years. I really really reaaaally do not like them - they're just a bit sour for me! And I loved these brownies. I reckon if you cover anything in chocolate it's good!

Vegan Cookie Dough Brownies (Brookies)

I've seen these floating around the internet for a few years, and decided I should try making them for myself. By these, I mean the most epic concoction ever created in the kitchen. Brownies topped with Cookies. YES. The glorious brownie, already a champion in it's own right, topped with the beautiful cookie, in all its chocolatey goodness. 

Vegan Oreo Cake

I made a cake very similar to this over 4 years ago for a friends birthday. At the time I wasn't vegan so obviously it was riddled with non-vegan ingredients. Recently I was having a brainstorm of things that I've made in the past that I wanted to "veganise". This Oreo cake came to mind, as Oreos are one of those "accidentally vegan" foods, and then I'd just need to make a chocolate cake and use the readily available vegan butter and dairy free milks that are everywhere nowadays. 

 

Vegan Jaffa Cakes

If you haven't heard of Jaffa Cakes before, firstly where have you been?! Secondly, they're the source of great debate. Let me explain, they're a cake (or biscuit), topped with marmalade and a layer of chocolate. They're pretty well known in the UK, and I bet nearly every British kid had a snack pack of these placed in their lunch box for school at one point or another. I decided to recreate these but make them vegan, I used dark chocolate and a simple vanilla sponge for the base, with a dollop or marmalade in the middle. 

Cinnamon and Sultana Muffins - Vegan!

Okay so I really do recognise that most of my posts feature chocolate, so to shake things up a bit I thought I'd try posting something without chocolate for once! These cinnamon and sultana muffins provide a nice change to that, and they also provide a tasty snack! I enjoyed them throughout the day at work as a nice "pick me up".

Vegan Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

These soft and chewy vegan double chocolate chip cookies are something you must add to your "to-bake" list. Honestly, I'm surprised I didn't eat the whole batch in one sitting! They're really easy to make, don't take very long to bake and will definitely go down a treat with anyone you choose to share them with!

Vegan Mint Chocolate Chip Donuts

If you've read my blog before, you'll know I am getting really into making donuts (baked donuts that is) since purchasing these silicone donut pans. I love experimenting with new flavours, and seeing as mint and chocolate are up there with my favourite flavour combinations, it would be rude to not make it into a donut!

Vegan Chocolate Banana Muffins

These Vegan Chocolate Banana Bread Muffins are really something else - the combination of chocolate and banana is one I use regularly, although it can take a little bit of skill to master. Not sure if I should call it skill, but rather careful mixing, as the chocolate and banana can make the batter a little heavy and more difficult to bake, don't let this deter you from making it though, I promise it's worth the effort!

Vegan Victoria Sponge Cake

A Victoria sponge is a classic part of British afternoon tea, and something you should definitely have in your repertoire of cakes. This one is vegan, being made without any eggs or dairy, and it's filled with a layer of vegan vanilla buttercream and strawberry jam. 

Vegan Lentil Bolognese

Making bolognese is somewhat of a staple for me, it's one of the easiest recipes to make and no matter what your cooking ability it's a delicious meal you can rustle up in no time at all. However, a traditional bolognese calls for mince and as a vegan I'm not for that! So I figured why not substitute lentils in place of the mince and make it to my usual recipe and see how it turned out, and I was very pleased with the results!

Vegan Blueberry Scones

Scones are the perfect afternoon-tea treat, perfect warm with some vegan butter and a generous helping of jam! These vegan blueberry scones are fluffy and delicious, perfectly paired with some strawberry jam!

Quick & Easy Vegan Porridge

Porridge is a staple breakfast. It is also one of the simplest things you can make with only two ingredients. All you need is some oats and a liquid of your choice. You can then choose to add to it, with toppings like fruit, sauces and seeds. I have posted pictures of my porridge over on my Instagram and people asked for my recipe so here it is - my recipe for Quick and Easy Vegan Porridge! 

Recipe Review: Giant Hummus Mezze Traybake, Bosh!

If you haven't yet heard of Bosh, the London based duo who create epic vegan recipes, where have you been?! Seriously, go check out their Facebook page right now! This recipe for a Giant Hummus Mezze Traybake immediately caught the eye of myself and my boyfriend, and we knew we needed to make it soon!

Lentil Shepherds Pie ~ Vegan ~

Making Lentil Shepherds Pie has been on my "to do" list for a long time now, I had seem them all over Pinterest and knew it was something I would like (hello potatoes) PLUS it seemed like a pretty nutritious meal, with lentils providing the protein and potatoes providing the yum (I blooming love potatoes). 

Fluffy Vegan Blueberry Pancakes

Pancakes are a firm favourite of mine. It's super quick to whisk together a mixture then fry some up, and it makes breakfast 100 times more interesting. These are super fluffy vegan blueberry pancakes, American style (aka thick) rather than French style crepes. In my personal opinion, fluffy pancakes knock crepes out of the park, as you can really stack them up and add plenty of toppings.

Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake

I don't even know where to start with this cake. 

Just look at that icing.

This is quite possibly one of the yummiest cakes I have ever made and I am so pleased to be able to share it with you all.

Vegan Tempeh "Bacon"

If you follow me on instagram you'll probably have seen me making this vegan tempeh "bacon", with me promising to post a recipe for it - well I've finally written it up (and taken the fancy photos) so without further ado, here is my super easy recipe for Vegan Tempeh "Bacon"!

10 Kitchen Tools Every Baker Needs

I've been baking for most of my life, pretty much since I could stand up and mix a cake, I've been helping my parents out with their baking (also meant I got to lick the bowl 😋), so I figured why not write a list of kitchen tools that every baker needs! 

As someone who's got their fair share of experience baking (but by no means am I an expert!) I thought that as my blog is pretty much built around baking, with occasional savoury recipes, I had a good knowledge of what you need in you kitchen to get your bake on, and what really isn't that necessary. This is not an extensive list of everything you need in your kitchen, rather it is what you need to get started in baking. 

Easy Vegan Rocky Road

I would make Rocky Road all the time as a non-vegan, but turning vegan meant I couldn't use the same ingredients I was used to so it slipped to the end of my baking list and I focused more on mastering vegan cakes. Recently I decided enough was enough, and brainstormed what I could put into a vegan rocky road. 

Vegan Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

I'm going to come straight out and say it, I don't like making carrot cakes. 

Every time I've tried in the past, it's always been so tedious to get the carrots grated (yes I do own a food processor), and no matter what I try, the cream cheese frosting always fails. Miserably fails. I'm talking it fails so much it makes me grumpy. 

Lunch at Junk It Up - Vegan Fast Food, Newcastle upon Tyne

I'm going to be totally honest here, as a vegan, I've been getting a little tired of the only vegan offerings out there being burgers or pizzas... they can move over because we have a new contender, vegan fried "chicken"! Seriously, I don't think anything can come close to the satisfaction you get when biting into a piece of crispy (fake) chicken, and it is something I'll admit I've missed a little since turning vegan. 

Easy Homemade Vegan Ramen

This is a recipe for an easy homemade vegan ramen, which requires very few ingredients, depending on how fancy you want to make it! I really enjoy using onions, mushrooms, carrot and gyoza in my ramen, however you could use tofu, bok choy, fresh chillis... the list is endless!

Vegan Lotus Biscoff Cake

Mothers Day was a few weeks ago (at least the on we celebrate here in the UK was) and instead of doing the traditional buying chocolate or flowers I thought I'd make my Mum a cake with two of her favourite things; chocolate and Lotus Biscoff Spread. 

Chocolate Beetroot Cake (Vegan)

I made this Chocolate Beetroot Cake for my parents' 30th Wedding Anniversary, and it went down a treat! This was the first time I had attempted making a vegan cake since turning vegan and thank goodness it worked!

Vegan Apple Crumble Muffins

These Apple Crumble Muffins are fluffy, tasty, easy to make and an all-round winner really! I have a love for muffins, they're warming and a suitable portion size that you can pop one in your lunch box or sneak one throughout the day without ruining your appetite - dreamy stuff! I also have a love for apple crumble (even though I haven't written up my recipe for it on this blog yet whoops I will get on that right away), so it made sense that I incorporate the two and make these Apple Crumble Muffins!

Easy Vegan Shortbread

Being able to make these buttery, crunch and delicious Vegan Shortbread biscuits with definitely make you happy - why you ask? Because they're perfectly snack sized, and if you're anything like myself, you'll find yourself grazing on these biscuits, eating "just one more" until suddenly there's only two biscuits left (a regular occurrence for me tbh).

Vegan Chocolate and Banana Bread

This chocolate and banana cake is something I used to make all the time a few years ago. Since then I've cut out dairy and eggs, so I've had to improvise a bit in order to still make such a rich and tasty cake.

Vegan Orange and White Chocolate Donuts

As you can probably tell from all my donut related posts recently, I've been really enjoying using my new donut pans! These donuts are wonderfully tasty, with the zesty orange and the smooth white chocolate complementing each other beautifully.