This vegan “clam” sauce uses few ingredients and it’s an all around impressive dish along with being nutritious and easy to make. You’ll need mushrooms, garlic, parsley, nutritional yeast, seaweed, and chilli and you’ll need to choose the pasta shape you’ll want to combine it with: spaghetti, linguine, bucatini or even go for a short…
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Vegan Panettone Review 2024
Since I began this series in 2019, the UK market has seen panettone go from only six brands to over 16 today. This year, another terrific Panettone Gang assembled for the second public event of this nature: the annual vegan panettone tasting charity event with all proceeds going to Baraka Community Partnerships We feasted on…
Vegan Panettone Review 2023
I began writing a vegan panettone review in 2019 with six vegan panettoni. This year there are 16 on the market in the UK and I knew I had to do it differently Welcome to what might have been the very first public vegan panettone tasting in London About a dozen people (henceforth I’ll refer…
Neapolitan Classics: Struffoli, vegan and air fried
This Neapolitan Classic is a holiday favourite. Struffoli are little fried dumplings covered in honey, hazel nuts and festive sprinkles. They’re a typically Neapolitan sweet, also found all over southern Italy, and generally made around Christmas and New Year. In Naples, their texture will be crunchy. In some places and especially among the descendants of…
Vegan 101: My Favourite Vegan Cookbooks and Vegan Food Blogs
A few readers of our book, Think Like a Vegan, sent us messages asking about vegan cookbooks and vegan food blogs to help them learn about vegan food. I’ve written a few of these types of lists over the years. It’s time to pull them together properly.
Vegan Panettone Review 2020
A review of four vegan panettoni, three of which are new products. Plus, links to other available vegan panettoni in case you want even more choices.
Best Vegan Panettone for 2019
When we realised there were six vegan panettoni on the market this year, we knew we had to try them all. Here we will give you our opinion on the best vegan panettone for this winter holiday season. Panettone is a traditional Italian Christmas cake. It originated in Milano sometime in the 18th century. Since…
Neapolitan Classics: Provola Affumicata (smokey provola cheese)
Provola affumicata is a typical smoked cheese from the Campania region and it is the classic cheese that we use in the dish pasta e patate (pasta and potatoes). This is very easy to make, stretchy, melty and requires no cooking. It does, however, require soaking. So your active time to make this will be…
Neapolitan Classics: Pasta e Ceci (Chickpeas)
Super easy, delicious and cooked in one pot, this is a beloved and classic Neapolitan dish.
No Oil Creamy Spring Bow Ties
What? A creamy sauce made without oils? Yes, it can be done … and you have seen the basic method on this blog before (remember The Easiest and Creamiest Mac & Cheese and the broccoli mac & cheese). This dish sacrifices nothing in terms of flavour. It packs a tangy punch, it is creamy and full of…