Rather than buy plastic-wrapped snack bars full of refined sugar, milk and palm oil, why not make your own? Ones based on oats are also good for your heart, as they contain lots of fibre (soluble fibre ‘soaks up’ bad cholesterol, and provides filling snacks to help avoid the cake trolley at 11am!) Apricot Oat…
Veggie Eats
Bake Your Own (vegan) Chocolate Brownies
Chocolate brownies are particularly popular in the USA, where you can also enjoy ‘blondies’, which are simply made without the chocolate, to the same recipe (sometimes with brown sugar and/or molasses). Although not health food, the most popular flavour is one made with walnuts, which give important protein and calcium to vegans, so is worth…
Make Your Own (vegan) Cornish Pasties
Cornish pasties are one of England’s favourite foods, and also responsible for around 20% of annual UK food and drink turnover, as nearly every bakery and cafe sells them, especially in Cornwall. Also called ‘oggy’ pasties (hence the name of the fast food chain), this comes from the chant ‘oi, oi, oi’ that the wives…
A Bowl of Comforting (vegan) Custard
Delicious Magazine Custard is a very popular English dessert, whether you’re eating a bowl on its own or using it to top a homemade apple pie. Also the favourite dessert apparently in China. It’s also popular elsewhere (from Italy where people often eat croissants filled with croissants for breakfast in cafes) to worldwide where custard…
Make Your Own Homemade Apple Pie
Apple pie is one of England’s favourite desserts, and also very popular on the other side of the pond. It’s a great dessert to make for us, as it’s ideal to use up windfallen apples, and if you live near a community orchard, you may even be able to get some apples for free. If…