All posts tagged: mustard

Savoy Cabbage, Bacon + White Bean Soup with Apple and Mustard

I’m currently recovering from a cheeky little dose of Coronavirus. This soup was something I made myself somewhere in the early stages of death and promised to make again when I was well enough to write it down and here I am, temperature returned to normal and energy levels slowly regenerating, delivering on my word. You’ll notice that it’s a lesser spotted not-vegetarian recipe. I was sick and I wanted to eat bacon. Moments such as these are the very reason I never actually call myself a vegetarian. If you have beer and you’re so inclined, add half a can at the same time as the stock. I haven’t included it in the recipe cause I didn’t happen to have any in when I was actually writing down measurements but I did last time I made it and 10/10 would go again. 3-4 servings 1/2 a head savoy cabbage, shredded1 onion, chopped finely1 apple, sliced6 rashers streaky smoked bacon, sliced1 tsp dijon mustard1.2L chicken stock1 can cannelini beans 1 – In your biggest, heaviest saucepan, …

Vegan Rainbow Marinade Salad

If you’re a regular, you’ll know I recently announced that I am venturing in to six weeks of veganism after watching Vegucated. It’s a challenge that I’m wholeheartedly embracing not only for my body (and the animals of course) but also my brain, nothing could kick me vigorously in to learning more about plant based foods than making them the only thing I can eat. So in all my recipes for the next six weeks I’ll be including new things I’ve learned about ingredients and their health benefits, alongside killer tips for doing vegan. Speaking of, I have some questions for devout veganists, scroll right to the bottom of this post to go all Hermione on me. Quinoa is my new favourite thing, I think I discovered it on Oh She Glows, the blog that introduced me to the very concept of food blogging. Kind of boring alone, but unbeatable with a glug of good olive oil, a generous amount of garlic and a squeeze of lemon juice. I liked it before, but its about …