Quinoa Porridge with Pears, Hempseeds and Hazelnuts

Quinoa porridge is a nutritious breakfast alternative and can be used as a base for different raw toppings. Try it using the crockpot method for an easy fuss free breakfast.

Deliciously Cooked, Breakfasts & brunchesDeborah Durrant6 January 2023Gluten Free, Vegan, plantbased, easy vegan, easy breakfast, warming breakfast, quick breakfast, quick snack, delicious plantbased breakfast, easy plantbased, hempseeds, quinoaComment

Creamy Vanilla Cashew Nut Milk

Plant MilksDeborah Durrant24 November 2022Dairy Free, Raw, Vegan, Soya free, plant basedComment

Almond Milk

Plant MilksDeborah Durrant21 November 2022Almond Milk, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Raw, Vegan, Healthy Delicious Recipes, plant milkComment

Hazelnut Yoghurt

Creamy and nutty, this raw fermented hazelnut yoghurt is a treat for breakfast or as an accompaniment to fruit salad.

Breakfasts & brunches, Cultured Plant DairyDeborah Durrant21 November 2022Dairy Free, Vegan, gut friendly, raw yogurt, sugar freeComment

Clementine Compote

Breakfasts & brunches, Other DessertsDeborah Durrant21 November 2022Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Raw, Vegan, Clementines, compoteComment

Aubergine Bacon Club Verrine (or 'ALT')

A classic BLT reimagined with aubergine as a plant-based alternative to bacon.

Mains, bowls & staples, DriedDeborah Durrant28 June 2021Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan, Avocado, Healthy, delicious raw food, vegan bacon, club saladComment

Salt-Roasted Beetroot

Beetroot isn’t just for juices or pickled in jars for Christmas. Thinly sliced pieces of herb infused roasted beetroot is truly a delicious treat.

Deliciously CookedDeborah Durrant10 April 2020Vegan, beetroot, plantbased, easy recipe, saltbakedComment

Christmas Pudding Cheesecake

This recipe is an amalgamation of two favourites – Christmas pudding and vanilla cheesecake. I don’t think it’s cutting corners to have two desserts in one, but more of an irresistible embellishment of two classics.

10 Quick Tips for Making Plant Milks

10 quick tips for making plant milks. Plant milks are growing in popularity – from almond to macadamia to cashew milk - there is bound to be a plant-based milk to suit your taste.

Chef notes, Kitchen PlanningDeborah Durrant27 February 2018Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan, plant based, quick tips, plant-based milks, Kitchen Planning, Plant MilkComment

The Macaccino

a delicious plant-based smoothie for people on the go

This is by far my most requested and popular smoothie. Delicious and substantial, it is a smoothie for breakfast or could be a meal replacement. Any left-over smoothie can be frozen into ice lolly (popsicle) moulds – or add less almond milk and you have a delicious ice cream. I’ve used almond milk but it would work equally well with coconut milk or oat milk.

Drinks, Smoothies and ShakesDeborah Durrant23 November 2017Almond Milk, Dairy Free, Vegan, Smoothie, Almond Butter, Raw food, Vegan Ice Cream, plantbased, maca, healthy recipe, healthy smoothie, plantbased smoothie, vegan smoothie, vegan treat, Plant MilkComment

Cream of Carrot Soup

Cream of carrot soup is surely a classic and this can be achieved without the addition of dairy cream. The soaked cashew nuts will thicken the soup and give it a rich and velvety texture. This will be perfectly balanced with the distinctive flavour of the carrots.

SoupsDeborah Durrant30 October 2017Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan, Raw food, rawfood, plant based, raw soup, carrot, cream of carrot, uncookedComment

Gluten Free Vegan Double Chocolate Muffins

Deliciously CookedDeborah Durrant29 October 2017Gluten Free, Vegan, chocolate, Dairy Free Chocolate, easy treats, bakingComment

Chocolate Almond Butter Bites

a quick and easy gluten free sweet treat

There are some days when you don’t have enough energy to lift a finger or you have so much to do that you don’t have much time but yearn for a chocolatey moreish snack.

Sweet, Truffles Chocolates CandyDeborah Durrant24 August 2017Dairy Free, Vegan, glutenfree, Almond Butter, Soya free, Raw food, plantbased, healthy treat, easy truffles, easy treats, energy balls, sweet treats, easy raw recipeComment

Gathering and Using Wild Garlic

Wild garlic sometimes goes by the name of ramsons, ramps, bears garlic, buckrams, bear leek, broad leafed garlic or wood garlic. Whatever the name you know it as, it certainly is a delicious herb.

Chef notes, Foraged, SeasonalityDeborah Durrant9 March 2017Vegan, Raw food, wild garlic, ramps, ramsons, bears garlic, foraged food, wild food, free food, Seasonality Comments

Avocado Mint Choc Chip Ice-cream

Easy, dairy free, vegan avocado ice cream recipe for Avocado Mint-choc chip ice-cream

Raw vegan dessert recipes have a tendency to be nut heavy, so this avocado based ice-cream is a refreshing alternative.

Sweet, Frozen TreatsDeborah Durrant8 March 2017Gluten Free, Vegan, Dairy Free Ice Cream, Vegan Ice Cream, avocado ice cream, mint choc chip ice cream, nut free ice creamComment

Lemon and Nutmeg Cookies

Easy, dairy free, gluten free, vegan cookie recipe

At the end of a long day, when you want to curl up with a good book and a warm malty drink, these lemony and nutmeg cookies are the perfect treat with a raw malted oat milk.

Sweet, Cookie JarDeborah Durrant26 February 2017Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan, Easy Raw Food Recipe, raw vegan, raw cookies, nutmeg, lemon, raw vegan cookie recipeComment

Chocolate Crunch Caramels

A quick, super easy energy booster to carry around that won’t leak in your handbag.

Sweet, Truffles Chocolates CandyDeborah Durrant8 December 2016Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan, healthy treat, sweet treat, easy treat, less than 5 minutes, Medjool datesComment

Lacto-fermented Garlic

Foraging and Uses for Wild Garlic. Learn how to make lacto fermented garlic

Cultured, Krauts Pickles ChisDeborah Durrant27 August 2016Vegan, rawfood, delicious raw food, lacto-fermentation, fermented garlic, probiotics, fermented food, Krauts Pickles ChisComment

Strawberry Thousand Island Dressing

A super-quick and easy delicious raw vegan strawberry dressing

Strawberries are definitely one of the signature foods of summer, but it doesn’t always have to be strawberries and cream. This is one of those simple dressings that is really delicious. It looks a little like a thousand island dressing but it is not how it tastes.