Vegan food is good for you and tasty, but it can be hellish to try to grab a balanced meal, or indeed anything that’s going to serve as a meal at all on the go, especially when your options are limited to food courts and coffee shops, as sadly they sometimes are. Let’s face it, [...]
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Guacamole
Guacamole is delicious, healthy and quick, and it can be used on tacos, burritos or as a side with your rice and beans. Take guacamole along to parties and everyone will think you’re awesome. Let the yum begin! Ingredients 2 ripe avocados 1/4 – 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper, for spice (alternatively you could use [...]
Calabacitas Guisadas (Mexican Zucchini)
Known in Spanish as Calabacitas Guisadas, this recipe is a Mexican style stewed Zucchini with vegetables. This dish is a great vegan / vegetarian side to round out your Mexican meal, it goes great with Mexican rice and beans, and works really well in tacos, burritos and fajitas. Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 medium [...]
Couscous Salad
Looking for something economical to take to your next potluck? This yummy Greek-influenced salad, could be just the thing. It’s a very economical recipe that you can make for about $10, and it’s vegetarian!
How to cook chick peas (garbanzo beans)
Chick peas, or garbanzo beans as they are otherwise called, are a very economical food to buy in bulk and provide a great source of protein. Plus, they can be used in a variety of ways, from hummus to bean salad to curry. They are easy to prepare but doing so takes about half a [...]
Preparing Couscous
Couscous is the ultimate bachelor food because it’s so easy to make!
Quick Dahl (aka Dal)
One of my favourite vegan dishes has got to be dal (or dahl, or sometimes incorrectly spelled as dhal) and you don’t have to be Neil from the Young Ones to enjoy this because it’s really tasty and easy to make, to boot.
How to soak beans
Beans are one of the most economical foods around, they’re cheap to buy and keep almost indefinitely under the right (dry) conditions. I keep mine in the cupboard in old pasta sauce mason jars. Beans triple in size during the soaking process so you should use three cups of water for each cup of beans. [...]
Mexican Spice Blend
So easy! I don’t know why people buy those packets with the weird ingredients in them. 1 tsp paprika 2 tsp cumin 1 tsp cayenne pepper 1 tsp oregano 2 tsp garlic powder Combine in a bowl and you’re done! You can make this spice blend in larger quantities and store it in an airtight [...]
Homemade Chili
I have had a hankering for chili for a while now so this morning I decided the time had come to make this favourite. It’s a really easy recipe and if you prepare the ingredients the night before you can throw it all in the slow cooker in the morning and you’ll have slow cooked [...]
