A few weeks back at the World Vegan Day celebrations I picked up a bottle of liquid smoke and ever since I have been wanting to eat smokey food all the time! I thought I’d put it to good use and whip up a batch of some delicious smokey sweet potato & black bean burgers, some for now and some to pop in the freezer for the busy weeks ahead!
Given my love of hearty salads it’s probably no surprise that when it comes to family gatherings I am generally given the task of bringing along a salad or two. With Christmas fast approaching I thought it was about time I started playing with some options to make this year and so far this roast chickpea & sweet potato salad is sitting in first place.
After making lots of soups and curries I wanted to make a different kind of hearty meal for the cold, wintery nights we’re finally having so a stew it is! I’ve always loved sweet potato (almost as much as normal potato!) and you can’t keep me away from chickpeas so this was definitely right up my alley. The combination of lots of veggies and spices made for a delicious, warming meal which also made lots of leftovers to stock my freezer for the weeks ahead.
Much like the other lentil soup I posted recently, this might not be the prettiest of soups to look at, but it sure is tasty! It’s super filling thanks to all the lentils, so it works perfectly as a Winter warming dinner without leaving you scratching around for more food an hour later. (more…)
Melbourne has embraced December as only Melbourne can – with a mixture of super warm days and then some well, not so summery days. I took advantage of one of the cooler days to turn on the oven and whip up this salad, which I then proceeded to eat for dinner for the next few warm days when cooking something warm was the furthest from what I wanted to be doing!