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Notes about Recipes in this book

• Carrot pancakes with hummus and a feta salad

  • SugarFree_Vegan on June 15, 2014

    Page 14 in UK edition - delicious recipe, the houmous is to die for, I also used a tiny spray of oil for the pancakes to make them super healthy. We had this with the Cardamom Flatbreads on page 116 (also delish!). We didn't have any special sprouted seeds so I used a bag of mixed British grown organic leaves instead.

• Spiced red lentil, orange and ginger soup

  • stepharama1 on February 19, 2025

    This has a wonderfully sunny flavor from the oranges. I needed to add more heat to counteract the sweetness. This is a very nice change from the typical lentil soups.

• Fennel, cardamom and coconut soup

  • Richardbagnall on February 23, 2020

    Totally delicious. Can use butternut squash instead of sweet potato.

• Potato gnocchi

  • helenevans on August 10, 2014

    Easy recipe but very tasty and fresh. Would highly recommend. Gnocchi so much better than shop bought ones

• Parsnip risotto

  • kaberett on November 15, 2025

    I was feeling mildly aggrieved about how much work this was until I realised that it's in the chapter Sensational Mains, which mollified me rather. And it IS astonishingly parsnippy, and it WOULD be less so if you skipped any of the components. I'm very glad to have eaten it, especially with the thyme pesto (which really does go very well indeed, do do that), but am in no particular hurry to make it again. This did us six servings, not the four the book reckons.

• Spiced swiss chard with butter beans and couscous

  • Astrid5555 on November 01, 2012

    Lovely combination with the red dhal from page 114. Next time I will leave out the saffron though (I am not a big fan) and add more chilli to make it spicier.

• Capri lemon pasta with peas, fava beans and asparagus

  • Astrid5555 on May 19, 2015

    A little time consuming when using fresh peas and broad beans, which I did, nonetheless very delicious! Quite rich from the mascarpone and heavy cream in the sauce, which was probably why husband licked the plate.

• Cardamom flatbread

  • SugarFree_Vegan on June 15, 2014

    Pg 116 in UK edition. I made this with half and half white and wholemeal flour and I'm afraid only gave them a quick couple of minutes kneading (10 in recipe) without any detriment to the breads. Yummy, we had them with the Carrot Pancakes with Roasted Carrot Houmous and Feta Salad (pg 14), a gorgeous and healthy meal.

• Five-spiced plum and red wine sorbet

  • Astrid5555 on September 02, 2012

    Substituted grape juice for red wine to make it kid-friendly. Very easy to make, since it is egg- and dairy-free and the Chinese five-spice powder added an interesting touch. Best plum ice cream ever!

• Cinnamon spice plum cake

  • Astrid5555 on September 16, 2013

    Very easy yet delicious plum cake for afternoon tea. Will repeat!

  • alexthepink on August 11, 2019

    Delicious and very easy. The sort of cake that's perfect warm with cream. What a find!

  • anniecc on September 04, 2024

    Good recipe. I found I needed slightly more liquid, perhaps my eggs were on the small side. My tin was also a bit bigger than the one specified so I knocked 5 minutes off the baking time, which was just right.

• Thyme pesto

  • kaberett on November 15, 2025

    Very tasty, and really does go amazingly well with the parsnip risotto. Heartily recommended.

• Lisa Is Cooking

  With so many interesting flavor combinations and ways to adapt the recipes for what’s in season, I’ll be reaching for this book often.

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