Pizza!

Yes that's right, you can even eat pizza, without being windy and regretful after. I haven't actually found vegan cheese yet, but I'd love to try that, because I must admit, cheese is the only thing I really miss. I used to eat loads of it, along with lots of milk, and wonder why I had bloated stomach cramps every day of my life. I don't miss the dairy kind of milk at all, in fact I really dislike the taste now. It's soya or nut milk all the way for me now! Anyway, back to the pizza - this one has artichoke heart pieces, green pepper, mushrooms, olives, corn and pineapple. My brother tells me instead of tomato paste, a mix of mashed sweet potato and hummous makes for a delicious pizza base. 

Home made vegan friendly pizza in poncy instagram hipster shot

My favourite vegetable soup

I love this vegetable soup. I'm so glad I found it. It's really basic, but tastes out of this world. It contains vegetable broth, potatoes, carrots and barley. Boil it, serve it, slurp it. You'll feel great afterwards. 

Vegetable soup - home made, vegan friendly

Cannellini bean salad-ish

My fiance makes a more traditional Cypriot style cannellini bean salad, but because it was bitterly cold, we made a hot version, with carrot and celery. I love this as it's a great mixture of textures and tastes, and is light and fresh, but filling at the same time. For the salad version, we have it with coriander and freshly squeezed lemon. Team this with some fresh bread and dip it into the oils and juices.

Cannellini beans FTW

Succulent vegetables

Depending on your mood, you can have an array of juicy vegetables, or combine them with heavier textures (roast potatoes, rice, bean burger etc.). How could you not feel good munching down on this lot. Mmm mmm.

Juicy veggies

Bean burger war

It's not all been a breeze. We've attempted homemade bean burgers 3 times now, and this one was the best of a bad bunch. I'd say it will take a few experiments and maybe some better equipment and time to get these right. We now buy these already made, and they take 10-15 minutes in the oven. Much easier!

Burnt and slightly raw in the middle bean burger

Asparagus Soup

This was my first attempt at making a slightly unusual soup from scratch. I usually buy ready made soups, like the Covent Garden ones as they seem to be fresher than the canned variety. However, there is something really lovely about preparing a meal from scratch, knowing exactly what went into it. 
I would say this was a partial success, but my partner wasn't keen as the texture wasn't as thick as he probably would have liked. Oh, and he doesn't really like asparagus. Oh well.

Vegan friendly asparagus soup

Roasted Vegetables

At the beginning, it was fair to say we felt a bit lost. We knew what we could eat, but neither of us really had any cooking flair, so we stuck to basics. We thought we would really notice the absence of the roast beef or roast chicken, but actually, we didn't. A plate full of lovely roasted vegetables is filling and tasty and satisfying, and I for one, felt a hell of a lot better afterwards.

Yummy roasted veggies