Chocolate & Banana Milkshake

Chocolate Soya Milk + Vanilla Soya Ice Cream + Bananas + A blender = HEAVEN

Chilli

Measuring and weighing and following recipes hasn't seemed to work for me so far, I must be missing the chef gene. My best dishes seem to be the ones where I just wing it. Measurements get me all hot and bothered. 

To make my chilli, I do a fair bit of guesstimating and just fling it all in (after frying the veggies) let it bubble for a good hour or so, and hope for the best. Works for me!

1 tin of baked beans in tomato sauce

2 tins of chopped tomatoes

Some sliced green pepper

Some sliced red pepper

Some cloves of garlic

Bit of chilli powder

Some fresh chillies; amount depending on how spicy I'm feeling at the time

Loads of onions

Some mushrooms

Some TVP

And whatever herbs, spices and nices that happen to tickle my fancy that I find in the cupboard

Sometimes I'll put a tin of kidney beans in too

I love it with basmati rice and a fresh baguette and Vitalite (sunflower spread). Dan eats it with tortilla wraps and all the trimmings (jalapenos, vegan mayo, lettuce, salsa etc.). 

Rather tasty I must say!

Raw? Gimme More!

I've always been rather afraid of this whole raw foods lark. I'm not adventurous with food, and I like me some  grease. Fry it, roast it, saute it, it's all good with me. But raw? Blergh. So when Dan was sent to buy me a chocolate bar and came back with some raw nonsense I wasn't best pleased. 

I had a cautious little nibble. And then gobbled the rest. It was like angels dancing on my tongue. If this is what raw foods taste like then consider me firmly on the band wagon my friends! I HATE raisins and have never dared to eat a date, but what a clever combination, it tastes like a moisty crumbly creamy chewy chocolatey orangey brownie with delicious little nutty crunchy bits in. Genius!