Nature’s Charm is a lovely little company, founded in Thailand. It mostly makes coconut milks and creams (guaranteeing that no monkeys are used to harvest the coconuts). It also offers a nice range of evaporated and condensed oat milks, ideal to pour on your tinned mandarins! The irony is that this company is Thai, yet…
simple affordable recipes for vegan ‘pound cakes’
Pound cakes are quintessentially English. In olden days, they were so-called because women would use up all the kitchen ingredients in equal quantities (a pound of flour, pound of butter, pound of sugar etc). These are very basic cakes that can be decorated, enjoyed as they are with a cup of tea, or they make…
recipes to make your own (vegan) jelly
It’s a myth that jelly squares make your hair and nails strong, but it is true that most brands still use gelatine (animal bones from abattoirs). Who wants that? You can make Japanese-style kanzen (just mix apple juice with agar flakes) or have a go at these plant-based jelly recipes. Serve with vegan ice-cream or…
recipes to make your own (vegan) custard
This 5-ingredient vegan custard recipe (Broke Bank Vegan) is a super-simple recipe to serve with puddings or as part of a vegan trifle. This uses plant milk with cornstarch, along with a little natural sugar, real vanilla and ground turmeric to make it yellow (not too much, or you’ll make ‘curry custard!) Always use real…