Recipes

Lemon & Lavender Cake Serves 8 • Wheat, gluten and can be dairy-free Sponge 225g/8oz lactose-free/goat’s butter or dairy-free sunflower spread 100g/3½oz lavender sugar (blend a handful of lavender flowers in the liquidizer or food processor with caster/superfine sugar until very fine and speckled with lavender) 125g/scant 3/4 cup caster …

Roast Leg of Lamb with Pungent Mustard  The best lamb in Belgium comes from coastal areas, where the lambs and sheep graze in the salt marshes and their meats pick up a slightly salty taste of the sea. I remember visiting one of the small villages around the North Sea …

GNOCCHI WITH BROCCOLI, SAGE AND PINE NUTS Wheat, gluten and can be dairy-free Gnocchi is cheap and easy to make and this is the best recipe that I have found in the past 20 years. The only planning needed is the time to bake the potatoes. Don’t try to make …

Who doesn’t love Nutella? The best thing about this recipe is that it’s from our book, Vegan Chocoholic so it’s suitable for a variety of different diets!

National BBQ Week! Vegan Spare Ribs w/BBQ Glaze                                   Available in Paperback now!

THE ULTIMATE TOMATO SANDWICH When I first floated the idea of writing a book about tomatoes my editor was unmoved. A tomato, she said, is a tomato. They aren’t like potatoes, she went on. Is there really a book in it? Then, one day, after her usual outing with the …

Potted Crab in Kilner Jars   I love food that is presented individually so I am thrilled to serve the crab in a set of miniature Kilner (glass) jars but if you can only find a bigger one that is fine too, everyone can dip in and share. If you …

        Spaghetti all’aglio e olio 400 g spaghetti 200 ml extra virgin olive oil 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 red chilli, finely chopped large handful of flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped sea salt Serves 4 This is one of the most basic sauces in the Italian …

Creamiest Vanilla Porridge with Berry Compôte There’s porridge and posh porridge and this recipe falls into the latter category. It’s made with Quark rather than just milk and is served with a super berry compôte, the marriage of the two producing a sublime breakfast bowl.   125 g / 4 …

If you need some inspiration for some stay @ home Mother’s Day celebrations then look no further than our Taste of Belgium recipe for Steamed Mussels (coming out in paperback in May!)           BELGIAN STEAMED MUSSELS Moules marinière is a delicious dish all on its own, save for …