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Here's a salad that's red. Really red.You will need:300g raw beetroot100g cranberries1 teaspoon brown sugar1 reasonable squirt of balsamic vinegarPeel and grate your raw beetroot until the kitchen looks like a crime scene and you've dyed your hands red forever. Add to a bowl and stir in the other ingredients. Using balsamic vinegar, rather than cider vinegar, will give it a bloodier red

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As Dr Johnston, author of The Dictionary, once said: “When a man is tired of carroty mash, he is tired of life.” or was that London?Doesn't matter, carroty mash is the ultimate root dish – carrot mashed with parsnip rocks. Some people swear by the carrot/turnip combo, and the Scots have a taste for tatties and nips, but they're wrong. Carrots and parsnips are as traditional a combo as Morecambe

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Easy one this, and the idea is pinched from the excellent El Piano in York. Check it out if you're in town – they did the place up, made it almost totally vegan and the food is a winner every time. Woohay. And although they've tidied up the menu, they've kept a Spanish feel to it – I still find it a little Meze though! Geddit!?!?!They've just released a cookbook based on their simple seductive

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pogo

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cake170g self raising flour170g caster sugarsalt3 tablespoons of grated coconut5 tablespoons melted soya marg225ml cold water topping200g icing sugar100g soya cream cheesePreheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Grease and flour a 20cm cake tin with a little soya marg. Sift the flour, sugar and a pinch of salt into a large bowl and give it a stir. Add the grated coconut and mix well. Pour the melted

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There's nothing better than a good chocolate and nut cookie binge and here's an idea for one with Brazils. You can also use the same weight of macademia nuts, hazelnuts – you name it!100g self raising flour50g golden caster sugar50g soya margarine50g dark vegan chocolate all broken into chips50g Brazil nuts, again broken into chipsFirst, preheat your oven to 190oC or gas mark 5. While it's

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For the sponge:275g self raising wholewheat flour200g caster sugar50g cocoa powder1 teaspoon of baking powder250ml olive oil150ml orange juice150ml water1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 tin black cherriesFor the icing:200g vegan plain chocolate4 tablespoons soya milk1 orangePreheat your oven to 160oC. Sieve the flour, sugar, cocoa and baking powder into a bowl and mix. In a separate bowl mix together

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...probably.A while ago I renamed white cabbage as "grey cabbage" due to its notable lack of versatility.OK, it's good for you, but it doesn't taste of much and with the exception of coleslaw, which originated in the gastronomic limbo of Holland, and some outlandish German concoction, called Sauerkraut, there's nothing much you can do with one, except raise it to the ceiling and say: "Alas poor

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Here are two ideas for vegan sushi. You can do pretty much what you want with sushi - it rocks. This recipe makes a reasonable amount for four, but it's so good that it tends to be wolfed down really quickly.My advice is to entrench yourself near to the serving plate and don't let anyone else come near until you've had enough. Sharing is for hippies. 3/4 cup sushi rice 2 cups water1/4 cup rice

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2 Large mushrooms100g firm tofu1 teaspoon tumericsprinkling of toasted sesame seedsfew leaves of basilliberal squirt of lemon juiceGrill the mushrooms on both sides. Meanwhile, crumble the tofu in a bowl and mix together the rest of the ingredients. Heap onto the mushrooms and brown off under the grill. Easy.

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1 340g can sweetcorn1 squash1 thumbnail-sized piece of root ginger1 handfull kale1 pint veg stockolive oilsquash pips Sweat the ginger and squash in the olive oil for a few minutes. Add the sweetcorn and stock. Bring to the boil and cook until the squash is tender.Add the kale and cook a little more. Add to a blender and hit Pulse a few times. Remember - keep it chunky!Meanwhile, toast the squash

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340g jar of pitted black olives.1/2 green pepper1/2 red pepper2 spring onions with greens1 clove garlic2 tbsp olive oilgood squirt lemon juiceput em all in a blender, push the ON button and you're off!

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One of the biggest fallacies of cooking with animal products is that you need egg to bake with. Do you flipping heck as like!On that note, here's a really cool recipe for cupcakes, kindly made by the lovely Sharon. I don't really use other people's recipes, but Sharon appropriated it from the excellent Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. And I scoffed them.Gingerbread Cupcake1 1/2 cups self

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Christ! Some people don't live in cities. Freaks!These people don't have access to basic necessities - cinema within walking distance, pound shops, vegetable samosas, running water, shoes.Can't help you with cinemas, pound shops and running water, but try getting your vegetarian shoes HERE. I got some big boots and they ROCK.And regarding samosas, well, here's a recipe for city and non-city

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What was George Orwell's gripe against vegetarians?For a champion of libertarianism, he came unstuck on so many occasions.In Road to Wigan Pier, he ranked them alongside cranks like nudists, weirdy beardies and sandal wearers for dragging back the socialist cause.Then he defended the annual bout of christmas hedonism against the puritan lifestyle of vegetarians and teetotallers. Teetotal veggies

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The ingredients contain more Es than a Newport nightclub, but it doesn't look like Cock Flavoured Soup Mix contains any animal products. Not even the Spicy one shown here. Even so, would American vegetarians risk it?

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The prize for the dullest vegetable on the rack has to go to white cabbage.Considering its affordability and availability, you'd think we would do more with it than over cooking it as a gloomy accompaniment to the main dish.The imagination begins and ends with coleslaw and sauerkraut. White cabbage? It should be called "grey cabbage".But this boring Brassica has hidden depths – it has a rich

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Celeriac is a difficult vegetable to mash. Not because its intricate root system traps soil particles, making it difficult to clean, but because it looks like an Ood off Doctor Who, and who could harm one of those little fellows?However, this is easy, tasty and really quick. Goes well with sweetcorn, sweet potato and polenta fritters (below).You will need:1 medium celeriac2 parsnips2 bramley

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This one goes well with a salad, or with mashed celeriac.You will need*1 tin sweetcorn*1 small sweet potato*2 spring onions*75g polenta*25g wholewheat flour*1teaspoon baking powder*1 tablespoon sage*1 tablespoon parsleyFirst, peel and chop the sweet potato and boil in half an inch of water. While it's bubbling away, mix the polenta, flour, baking powder and herbs in a large bowl.When the sweet

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Aubergine soaks up anything, so it's great for marinating. It can also be really really good cold. This one steamrollers the taste buds, so try it with something light like cous cous or a rice salad.You will need:*2 medium aubergines*2 medium spring onionssmall bunch of fresh coriander*3 desert spoons soya sauce*1 desert spoon vinegar*2 desert spoons olive oil*1 tea spoon Demerara sugar*1 clove

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This is an easy and really tasty variation on the standard houmous theme. Pita, salads, you name it, this can go with anything (except ice cream and tea and cake and stuff). You need:*1 tin of chickpeas*1 medium red pepper*1 clove of garlic*1 tbs tahini*1 generous squirt of lemon juice*1 drizzle olive oil*1 small chilliDeseed and chop the pepper into strips. Shove it on a baking tray and drizzle

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This is dead good with pita or salads. The lentil/green food combo means it's great food when you're training.You need:*150g or 1 cup red lentils*1 onion*200g frozen spinach*50g or half a cup of porridge oats*300ml water*1 clove crushed garlic*3tsp tyme*3tsp sage*2tsp cider vinegar*1 drizzle of olive oil*2 tbs miso (try marmite if you haven't any)Easy. Put the lentils, garlic, herbs, vinegar and

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