Desk Top Lunch: Bean Burger, Pitta Bread, Olives, Cucumber & Chillies

Tofu Mince Stir fried with Vegetables & Side Salad

Tofu Mince

Spotted this at the weekend and had it stirred fried with vegetables and wholewheat noodles. Texture was ace

Store Cupboard Ingredients

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A couple of Vegan friendly products to keep in your store cupboard. They are particularly tasty with tofu based dishes however, here is a recipe for a Thai curry using the red curry paste:

Tablespoon of vegetable ghee

Butternut squash, peeled and chopped into cubes

Finely chopped onion

1 tbs red curry paste

Sachet coconut paste

250g green beans

Heat the ghee in a pan. Add the butternut squash and onions and cook gently soft and golden-don't let them brown. Add 1 tbs red curry paste and stir in gently and cook for about 1 minute. Mix the sachet of coconut paste with 300 mls of boiling water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 mins. Then add the beans for about 5 mins until everything is tender. Serve with noodles or rice

Bubble & Squeak Cakes with Mushrooms & Cherry Tomatoes

Dylan at Braehead Arena 8 October 2011

Dylan was awesome -best I have seen him for many a long year. I managed to get close to the stage, it was hard to believe I was only feet away from his Bobness. Pure magic!

Set List:

Leopard Skin Pill Box hat
Its All Over Now Baby Blue
Things Have Changed
Tangled Up In Blue
Honest With Me
Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
Summer Days
A Hard Rain's a Gonna Fall
Highway 61 revisited
Tryin to Get to Heaven
Thunder on the Mountain
Like a Rolling Stone
All Along the Watchtower

Remember, Remember the 1st of November

Pasta With Tomato Sauce and Roast Butternut Squash

Chop butternut squash into cubes and mix with olive oil, red chillies and garlic and roast until tender. While the squash is cooking fry red onions and garlic until soft and golden then add a tin of tomatoes and simmer for 20 mins. Serve pasta of choice with tomato sauce and top with roast butternut squash.

Friday Lunch

Roast Peppers in Olive Oil, Herbs & Garlic

Minestrone Soup

Smoked Tofu, Broccoli, and Black Bean Sauce with Fried Rice

Allotment Sunday

Post Allotment Breakfast:

Vegan sausages, hash browns, beans & broon sauce

Visited the allotment for the first time this year. Managed to get a couple of hours in-mainly clearing up after the winter. Dug a couple of beds over before testing the bench It was good to see some signs of life peeping through mainly daffies at the moment.

Post Allotment Dinner: Potato & Aubergine Curry