Healthier Nutella Alternative

Healthier Nutella Alternative

Healthier Nutella Alternative Do you like Nutella? It’s gorgeous stuff, kids can be addicted to it, it seems to go with everything and can be eaten straight out of the jar with a spoon. And probably often is! But… and there’s always a but isn’t there, the nutritional...
Green Pea Hummus Lasagna

Green Pea Hummus Lasagna

I have been exploring swapping out the ragu layer of a lasagna for many other different things. The first was made using a really good lentil ragu which I thought would work well as a lasagna. It was very successful and inspired me to think of lots of other...
Vegan Savoury Loaf Cake

Vegan Savoury Loaf Cake

Vegan Savoury Loaf Cake Following on from the last post about a savoury loaf cake, I experimented today and came up with this vegan version. My silicone mini loaf tins arrived today. I said yesterday that I wouldn’t use all 12, but that’s exactly what I did do today!...
Bacon, Olive and Cheese Loaf Cake

Bacon, Olive and Cheese Loaf Cake

Bacon, Olive and Cheese Loaf Cake The U3A cookery group came round today. We have such fun, exploring recipes, stirring, tasting, baking and talking about flavours, options and possibilities. Not to mention the large amount of laughter and gossiping that goes on! This...
Tomato Lasagna

Tomato Lasagna

Tomato Lasagna Another entry for the library of lasagne – a tomato one. This is one I made a while ago and posted on Facebook, but didn’t write a proper post   Tomato Lasagna Serves 4. Priced at Asda March 2019 Ragu layer 1 large onion, finely chopped, 75p/kg,...
Almond ‘Nutella’ Tart

Almond ‘Nutella’ Tart

Almond ‘Nutella’ Tart It is a dark and dank day today and I did what I often do when at a bit of a loose end, I had bit of a play in the kitchen. I made some almond ‘Nutella’ then started thinking about uses, as I do, and thought, bet it would work well in...
Mushroom Ragu Lasagna

Mushroom Ragu Lasagna

Mushroom Ragu Lasagna I recently made a really good lentil ragu which I thought would work well as a lasagna. It did and it was very good indeed. This led me to think of other vegetable based mixes that I could substitute for the lentil ragu layer.  The first one is a...
Lentil Ragu Lasagna

Lentil Ragu Lasagna

Lentil Ragu Lasagna I recently made a really good lentil ragu. The flavour was strong enough that I thought it may well make a good lasagna. This is the result and it was very good indeed! It will freeze well, so is something you can batch make. Lentil Ragu Lasagna...