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vegan dinners

Thursday Night Pasta

January 30, 2018 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

It’s tradition in most Jewish households to have a big family dinner on a Friday night. It’s kind of like our version of a Sunday roast! It’s wonderful; we get together with all the family and have amazing food. But of course it means preparation which usually begins on Thursday night – at least that’s…

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Vegan Thai Tom Kha Soup

January 5, 2018 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Ever since we went to Thailand five years ago, I’ve been making this soup. I wasn’t yet vegetarian when we were there so I used to make it with chicken, but amended it to be vegan (using tofu) more recently. I don’t know what it is about this soup, but when we were in Thailand I…

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Pearl Barley, Sweet Potato & Caramelised Red Onion Bowl

October 3, 2017 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Following on from my Barley Soup post a few days ago, here is what I made with some barley I had left over. This is quite a simple dish and doesn’t require many ingredients but is a nutritious, filling, vegan meal. In the Barley Soup post I spoke about the benefits of barley, for example…

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Epic Vegetarian Portobello Burgers

July 17, 2017 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Do these vegetarian or vegan portobello burgers look amazing or what?? I mean, who needs meat! They are vegetarian but you can make them vegan by forgoing the halloumi. As you know, we don’t really do dairy in this house but we do have the odd bit of halloumi cheese every so often, especially in…

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Best Ever Vegan Lasagne

June 15, 2017 by theorganicspoon 2 Comments

If there is one thing I miss, it’s lasagne! Just the juicy creaminess of it; it’s such a satisfying, comforting meal! I’ve had some vegetarian lasagnes but they use a lot of dairy so how happy was I when I discovered a vegan bechamel sauce on offer at Ocado! It’s from Conserve Della Nonna and…

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Mung Daal (Moong Dahl)

June 5, 2017 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

I got tips for this recipe from a few Indian friends (everyone seems to make it slightly differently), then put my own stance on it, but only a little bit because why change something that works? So thanks to Deepa, Roshni and Abigail! Mung beans have been part of traditional Ayurvedic diets for thousands of…

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Sweet Potato & Spinach Slow Cooker Curry

January 6, 2017 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Mid-week meals are all about ease and convenience, without it being convenience food as such. Everything we have at home is fresh and cooked from scratch but that doesn’t mean it needs to take hours to cook; with a slow-cooker you just shove it all in and come back to it when you want to…

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Broccoli & Pea Buckwheat Pasta

June 16, 2015 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Easy dinners, easy dinners. It’s all about easy dinners that you can just throw together quickly. Usually the meals that are considered ‘easy’ or ‘convenient’ are not particularly healthy so I’m always trying to invent new ones to add to the website so I can go back to them when I am short of time….

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Vegan Dinner Plate

February 22, 2015 by theorganicspoon 2 Comments

Just look how yummy life can be as a vegan! I’m not going to write a long post here, it doesn’t need it! Just going to get straight on to the recipes… For the sweet potato mash: Peel a sweet potato and boil. Once ready, mash it in a bowl with some almond milk, salt,…

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Pasta with Sweet Potato and Sage Sauce

February 16, 2015 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Raine and I seem to be so in sync with each other that even though we’re on other sides of the planet, we both made a variation of the same dinner tonight! So she has posted her Butternut & Sage Pasta and here is mine, made with sweet potatoes instead… People always ask me what…

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