Cauliflower Kısır

An old favourite and one of the first things we made during my Turkish Vegan Cooking Workshops was Kisir (aka bulgur-wheat salad) (🇹🇷 version below) The time has come to make this specialty “gluten-free” and “low-carb diet” friendly. How? Well, we will replace the Bulgur (cracked wheat) with cauliflower. The original recipe is a specialty…

Vegan Chilli & Avocado

Taking an old favourite and making it vegan was not too difficult in this case.  For me the star of any chilli con carne is the red kidney beans, so taking out the meat element didn’t really change the taste for me.  With the added heat from chilli peppers I think this Chilli Sin Carne is…

Artichoke & Lemon Soup

#bxllockdown Day 58 Hero Week / Artichoke / Recipe 3 Artichokes are a very versitile taste and it is so easy to pass it up as leek in a soup to your kids, who may otherwise turn their noses up to this “weird” looking vegetable. Artichoke soup with lemons is a relatively French recipe, in…

Artichoke Tapenade

#bxllockdown Day 56 Hero Week / Artichoke / Recipe 2 This is a favourite of ours and also a repost from last year.. Lets rediscover this gorgeous and healthy recipe. High in fibre artichokes are one of the best things to eat if you are feeling peckish. It cuts my hunger pangs almost immediately. This…

Artichoke Hearts with Fava Beans

#bxllockdown Day 55 Hero Week / Artichokes / Recipe 1 This is a recipe I (re)discovered at a friend’s place few years ago.  although there were only a handful of us, there was a mountain of food on the table. This is the one that stuck with me. Perhaps, because I love artichokes or the…

Roasted Pumpkin with Walnuts 

#bxllockdown Day 49 Hero Week / Desserts/ Recipe 2 The natural sweetness and luscious flavour of this scrumptious pumpkin dessert is what will have you craving it. It is very popular and a staple on festive days. Pumpkin is baked in its very own juice with sugar and the result is an exquisite dessert with…

Vegan Rice Pudding with Pomegranate

#bxllockdown Day 48Hero Week / Desserts/ Recipe 1 Kicking off Desserts week with Vegan Rice Pudding recipe (if don’t like vegan you can use full fat milk and a cup of cream) Vegan rice pudding is a thick and creamy sweet pudding made with almond and coconut milk. You don’t have to be vegan to enjoy…

Spring Rice with Asparagus

#BXLLOCKDOWN DAY 42 “HERO” WEEK / ASPARAGUS / RECIPE 2 Rice is a perfect option for weeknight cooking. You can eat it plain, or add your favourite vegetables to bring the flavour to another level. The best part is it’s ready in just 25 minutes. The trick to perfect rice is water to rice ratio…

Anzac Biscuits

Anzac stands for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) established in World War I. Being half Australian, and half Turkish, this day is special to me in more ways than one. Anzac tradition is about the brotherhood and courage of the Australian and New Zealand soldier’s campaign in World War I, in the Gallipoli…

Spinach, Fennel & Mango Salad

#BXLLOCKDOWN DAY 35 “HERO” WEEK/ SPINACH / RECIPE 2 Spinach is the “hero” of this week’s dishes. Whenever I have some spinach at home get try to make a few family favourites. This salad is one of those, even though my son doesn’t like mango, he eats this without complaint. It couldn’t be simple to…