Easy Red Lentil Daal

This recipe for an easy red lentil daal is something to have in your repertoire of quick but tasty recipes that are guaranteed to provide the food fuel you need and also satisfy your tastebuds! Once you get to know the recipe you don't really need to weigh out ingredients, instead you can "eyeball it" and add as many lentils and spices as you see necessary. But for when your starting out, this is a useful recipe to follow to get you used to making it. You can enjoy the daal with some rice, chapati, naan bread or alongside another vegan curry - or however you fancy it! 

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!

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. 

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.

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!

Rice Paper Wraps

I started a new job last week, and with it being New Year as well I wanted to try new things and get into a better habit of eating healthy (mostly..). This led to me brainstorming things which I could take for lunch that didn't necessarily need heating up (the microwave queue can be terrible!) and weren't too smelly. I remembered these spring rolls which I made a few months ago and had completely forgotten about!