Vegetable and prawn curry

This recipe comes from Simple Vegan Recipes. I added some leftover prawns and some spinach my friend gave me from her garden.

Vegetable lasagne

This recipe comes from the cookbook "Cooking Without". Instead of the polenta sheets I use spelt or corn lasagne. The recipe offers three variations; vegetable, lentil or seafood. I like the vegetable one so much I have to say I keep coming back to it.

It also makes great leftovers which I freeze for later. Lovely with salad or for the ultimate pig-out with potato wedges.

   

Liz's divine chocolate mousse

 I learned this recipe from my friend Liz who runs Sweet Sensations workshops for guilt-free sweet treats - perfect for people who have food sensitivities.

It is delicious. The texture is rich and velvety and freezes well to make a lovely icecream.

Aduki bean bake

This is a Gillian McKeith recipe.

Green lentil and mushroom soup - bags of taste!

Spring is springing but it's not too hot to still enjoy soup. This is one I haven't had for a while but is one of my old favourites. It comes from 'The Bean Book' by Rose Elliot which I scooped up at an Oxfam bookshop and which has loads of great ways with beans.

It's very easy - the hardest bit is remembering to soak the lentils in advance. It is made with onion and garlic, mushrooms (I used chestnut), green lentils, water or vegetable stock and seasoning with a parsley garnish.