Browsing Category : Beans

Smoky Lentil & Bean Casserole


This is a fantastic dish! I’m proud of myself! 😛 Not that I’m not usually, but this… well, this is great hot or cold, is baby friendly (I’m sure she will eat it if you make it too C.)! and besides being very easy to make, it is a FREE food on Slimming World and Weight Watchers! 😀 Oh, did…

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veggie cassserole in large pot

Moroccan Inspired Casserole


Moroccan Inspired Casserole If you’re celebrating Christmas next week I hope you’re all sorted?! I haven’t actually spoken to anyone yet who ‘is’ ready! Oh and do you know what they were talking about on the radio yesterday?! Christmas Eve Boxes! Yes! Christmas Eve Boxes! If you’re in the USA maybe you understand this? Maybe you can help with the…

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Smoky Veg Bean Chili


Smoky Veg Bean Chili In the Summer, I love the long days, the glorious sunshine, the abundance of fresh salad and fruit, experimenting with ice-cream and times spent lazing on the lawn. In the Summer… I think Summer is my favourite season! 🙂 But now it’s winter I love waking up and hoping there is a frost; that the shed roof is shimmering…

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Vegan Chilli – it’s hot hot hot!!!


Vegan Chilli – it’s hot hot hot!!! It’s quick! 🙂 It’s tasty! 🙂 It’s spicy! 🙂 This started out as a ‘what can I use the last black beans in’ and turned into something SO delicious that BOTH boys ate it without question! 😛 Yes… the meat munchers gobbled this down and I didn’t even hear a ‘what no meat?’…

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Beans! Falafel and ‘Free-From Food’ Travel


Beans! Falafel and ‘Free-From Food’ Travel Happy weekend! 🙂 Those of you who have had half term this week, I hope you enjoyed it to the full (like we did)! 🙂 If you read my last post you will have seen that we are travelling… but where are we?! Here are some clues… Let’s have a look at what ‘Free-From’…

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giant baked beans

Baked Butter Beans. Vegan and gluten friendly!


Baked Butter Beans. Vegan and gluten friendly! Yum! Can I just leave it at that! 😛 🙂 These are flavourful, warming and moreish! DEGF as usual (Dairy. Egg. Gluten. Free.) and perfect for these chilly nights which have suddenly jumped up on us! Oh and before anyone notices… these baked beans aren’t cooked in the oven but on the stovetop!…

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Pie week… DEGF Caramelised onion, potato and bean pies.


Pie week… DEGF Caramelised onion, potato and bean pies (Yes, they really are Dairy, Egg & Gluten free!) I had seriously forgotten how much I liked loved pies! The light but crisp crunch of the pastry breaking away to reveal a delicious mouthful of pure complimentary tastes. The meatiness of all that food in one bite (without the meat!) but…

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Chilli bean lunch pot (DEGF of course)!


Chilli bean lunch pot (DEGF)… Dairy. Egg. Gluten. Free. With the weather in the UK getting colder by the day I decided that some warming food was needed! This can be prepared in advance and quickly heated up for a filling and nutritious lunch. Alternatively cook it for dinner and serve with a jacket potato and a salad (note to…

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