Cannellini bean Pronounce it: can-a-leen-ee been Slightly kidney-shaped with squarish ends, cannellini beans are from Italy and are creamy white in colour. When cooked, they have a fluffy texture and a slightly nutty, mild flavour….
Butternut squash Pronounce it: buttah-nut skwash Butternut squash is one of the most popular varieties of winter squash or pumpkins. That is, types that are long keepers rather than short, such as summer’s courgettes. All squash are native to…
Cook this tasty vegan curry for an exotic yet easy family dinner. With spinach and sweet potato, it boasts two of your five-a-day and it’s under 400 calories…
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 55 mins
Easy
Serves 4 - 6
135
Loganberry Pronounce it: low-ghin berree This summer berry is a cross between the red raspberry and the blackberry and was developed, by accident some say, in 1861 in Santa Cruz, California. The berry is a…
Make this decadent vegan sandwich using veggies and hummus with an Asian dressing and hot sauce all stuffed inside a baguette. Great for a filling lunch
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 5 mins
Easy
Serves 4
338
Gochujang Gochujang is a Korean condiment with a sweet-hot-salty flavour made from red chillies, fermented soybeans, glutinous rice and salt. These ingredients are ground to form a thick red paste that is traditionally used as…
Cook this tasty vegan curry for an exotic yet easy family dinner. With spinach and sweet potato, it boasts two of your five-a-day and it’s under 400 calories…
Prep: 60 mins
Cook: 105 mins
Medium to Difficult
Serves 10
499
Cauliflower Pronounce it: coll-ee-fl-ow-ah A brassica, like cabbage and broccoli, cauliflower is a mass of tiny, tightly packed flower heads (called curds), which grow from a thick central stem to form a single, round head,…
Bicarbonate of soda Bicarbonate of soda, or baking soda, is an alkali which is used to raise soda breads and full-flavoured cakes such as gingerbread, fruit cake, chocolate cake and carrot cake. It needs an…
Sangiovese Pronounce it: san-gee-oh-vai-zey Ambassador for Italy If you are trying to guess the grape variety in a Tuscan red wine, then there’s a good chance that it will be Sangiovese. It won’t necessarily be…