This is one of my favorite starters. I just love the juicy and flavoursome deliciousness of grilled portobello mushrooms!
Side Dishes
Vegan and gluten-free side dishes with lots of easy and delicious recipes.
Vanilla Custard Sauce (Vegan, Gluten-free)
There are so many recipes where a splash of vanilla custard sauce adds immensely to its flavour, e.g. my berry jelly. My recipe for vegan and gluten-free vanilla custard sauce is based on fresh home made nut milk. You could also use soy or other plant-based milk, but then you would have to adjust the […]
(Potentially) World’s Best Tofu Bolognese (Vegan, Gluten-free)
This yummy tofu bolognese sauce is so good, that in all these years I have been making it, I have not had a single meat eater reject it. Tofu doesn’t really have a good reputation among carnivores, but if you prepare it right, it has POTENTIAL!
TVP & Kidney-Bean Burger Patties
I really learnt to love burgers in New Zealand. Pretty much any cafe has a vegan variation on offer (and if it is not on the card they whiz one up for you). The special thing about burgers here: they add all sorts of healthy and yummy stuff, e.g. crated beetroot, fried portobello mushrooms, crated […]
Super Easy Asparagus Hollandaise Sauce (Vegan, Gluten-free, Oil-free)
With spring rolling in, the first asparagus are for sale in the shops. Yay! In Europe I was used to having white Asparagus only. Here in New Zealand you can only get the green version of it. It’s just as delicious though 🙂
Creamy Broccoli Sauce (Vegan, Gluten-free)
This winter broccoli and other brassica are very affordable in New Zealand. I keep buying them and try to come up with new ways of integrating them into my diet.