A glass of the good stuff

I try to have a smoothie everyday. I find it is a good way of getting the pure raw goodness of fruit and veg into my body. I use different fruit and veg depending on what I have available and depending on what I fancy on the day. Here is my smoothie I had yesterday...1orange,1apple,1ripe banana, large handful or spinach and an even larger handful of kale (the king of veg in my opinion)

I chopped the banana,cored the apple and sliced it,peeled and remove the seeds from the orange (did this over the blender to catch all the juice) put them in the blender and blended :)

then I added my veg, stopping half way to push the veg down with my spatular to make sure all was getting blended,

adding 1/2pint of water (add more if you want )

and there you have it...my delicious and heathy green smoothie mmmmmm

food glorious food

One of my passion's is food! I love cooking it, baking it and most of all eating it! As a vegan I try a variety of different food's and always try to 'veganize' any favorite dishes for my non vegan family members.
So I thought I would share with you some of my family's favourite meals and mine.
The first time I ever made a quiche without using eggs,I was so excited and impressed with myself (i had never even heard of a quiche that wasnt made using eggs) that I text all my family and friends and told practically everyone I could including some old dear waiting for the bus! :-) So here is the result, I hope you enjoy it as much as we do....

TOFU QUICHE:
                          For the pastry mix 225g of plain flour with a pinch of salt and rub in 100g dairy free marg such a Pure.Use a knife and cut and stir whilst adding about 2 tbls of very cold water to form a stiff dough,add a little more if you feel it is too dry.Turn dough on to a floured surface and knead lightly, roll out in to a circle and put in a quiche dish.
                          Lightly fry vegetables of your choice,I used 4 mushrooms,1 small onion and 1/4 of a red pepper in a small amount of olive oil,for about 5mins or until cooked to your taste.
                          In a blender put a block of firm tofu (I use Couldron original tofu 396g) with 1/2 tsp turmeric,1 tsp mixed dried herbs, 1/4 to 1/2 tsp salt, pepper to taste and 1/4 pint of  soya milk. Blend until smooth. You want a 'sloppy' mix not a mix to thick so if you think it is too thick add a little more soya milk and blend again.Add your cooked vegetables to the mixture and pour into pastry and bake for about 30 mins or until a knife inserted comes out clean at oven temp 425d/ 220c/ gas mark 7. eat hot or cold and enjoy :-)

dinner time

The sun is out again so I decided that while it was today IS the day I would clean the window's and do the washing :-) After all that hard work:) I deserved to have my 'lunch on the lawn'....

 wholemeal bread with Redwoods cheating ham...

 went into the fridge and the only salad stuff I had left was lettuce,cress and tomatoes, so thats what I had....

and rice with roasted veg. I roasted onions, mushrooms,slices of tinned potatoes and peppers in olive oil and butter seasoned with salt,pepper and mixed herbs.mixed them in with cooked rice and butter beans..yummy

all together now x

ray of sunshine

After a long drawn out winter, a tiny ray of sunshine always makes you have a skip in your step :-)
So what do I do when the tiny bit of first sunshine comes out.....wash my windows so I can see them sparkle? hang my washing out for the first time this year to have them smell of spring?

no no no.....me and hubby go out on our bike! :)

We went to York.......the windows and washing can wait till another day!!!   :)