We’ve been taking it easy over the last couple of days with simple, quick to prepare food. Day 10 Menu Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs & Baked Beans on Seeded Toast Lunch: Cheese Sandwich Dinner: Smoked Cod with Roast New Potatoes & Steamed Vegetables Day 11 Menu Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs & Baked Beans on Seeded Toast Lunch:… Continue reading Day 10 and 11: Taking It Easy
Author: Amy Curtis
Travel Writer for Our Whimsical World
Day 9: Mushroom & Broccoli Quick Carbonara
Before Meat-Free May began, we had already introduced going veggie 2 nights a week, and one of my go-to meals was an adaptation of carbonara. Traditionally a dish made with bacon and lashings of cream, my version uses neither but still captures the essence of this comforting meal. Day 9 Menu Breakfast: Wholegrain Cereal Lunch:… Continue reading Day 9: Mushroom & Broccoli Quick Carbonara
Day 8: Cheats Thai Green Curry
Can you believe we're at the start of week 2 already?! This week we're focusing on simplifying our lunch offering to make things easier, and moving to less meat substitutes in our evening meals, only using up leftover veggie sausages later in the week. Day 8 Menu Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs and Baked Beans on Wholegrain… Continue reading Day 8: Cheats Thai Green Curry
Day 7: Basking in the Sun
As we come to the end of our first week of Meat-Free May, we've decided to keep things simple. We've been in the back yard enjoying the sun with our son, so no original recipes today, just plant-based wholesome dishes packed full of flavour. Day 7 Menu Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs & Baked Beans on Wholegrain… Continue reading Day 7: Basking in the Sun
Day 6: Simple Swaps for a Sustainable Bathroom
Instead of bringing you a recipe today, we thought we’d mix things up by sharing some of the sustainable products we're trying this week and where you can get your hands on them. Simple Swaps for a Sustainable Bathroom Solid Shampoo & Conditioner Bars by Friendly Soaps Why swap? Friendly Soap bars are plastic free,… Continue reading Day 6: Simple Swaps for a Sustainable Bathroom
Day 5: Vegetarian Chilli Con Carne
Day 5 has seen us busy in the kitchen all day. The weather was dreary, so we thought we’d put our energy in to cooking 3 meals from scratch, though none of them were particularly complicated! Here is what we had: Day 5 Menu Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs & Beans on Wholewheat Toast Lunch: Vegan Pesto… Continue reading Day 5: Vegetarian Chilli Con Carne
Day 4: Spiced Banana Porridge
Day 4 and its Star Wars Day! May the fourth be with you, fellow rebels! As much as I’d love to say we have a Star Wars themed recipe to share today, we do not. But we do have a comforting porridge recipe to share. It’s easy peasy and very adaptable to suit your own… Continue reading Day 4: Spiced Banana Porridge
Day 3: Caribbean Fish Curry
Day 3 and still going strong! We might be meat-free, but today is fish day. Of course you could substitute the fish for other vegetables, beans or pulses if you wanted to, but we're happy with ethically sourced fish. Day 3 Menu Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs & Baked Beans on Wholegrain Seeded Toast Lunch: Butternut Squash… Continue reading Day 3: Caribbean Fish Curry
Day 2: Chocolate Orange Cookies Recipe
Day 2 was another roaring success & no meat substitutes required! Read on for our moorish chocolate orange cookie recipe! Day 2 Menu Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs & Baked Beans on Wholegrain Seeded Toast Lunch: Potato & Lentil Mahkani Curry (link to recipe here) Dinner: Chinese Stir-fry Dessert: Orange & Dark Chocolate Shortbread Cookies (recipe below)… Continue reading Day 2: Chocolate Orange Cookies Recipe
Day 1: Butternut Squash and Spinach Pasta
It was Day 1 and we were ready to embrace change. From the moment we woke up the sun was shining, the flowers were in full bloom and the baby had given us a full night's sleep! Day 1 Menu Breakfast: Whole Grain Cereal (Shreddies) Lunch: Butternut Squash & Spinach Pasta (recipe below) Dinner: 'Naked… Continue reading Day 1: Butternut Squash and Spinach Pasta
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