Entries by Frances McCormack

Overnight Oats Bowl: Budget Recipe

This Overnight Oats Bowl cost €0.54 per serving at the time of posting, is very easy to put together, and is almost guaranteed to fill you up until lunchtime. Serves 2. Ingredients: 90g rolled oats Large pinch cinnamon 100ml soy milk (or other all-plant milk) 100ml water 1/4 cup dried fruit 1 apple, chopped 1 […]

Coconut Cream of Mushroom Soup

Thick and full of umami notes, this recipe is incredibly quick and quite inexpensive to make. Ingredients 2 small onions, roughly chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 650g brown mushrooms (I used chestnut and portobello), roughly chopped 10g dried mushrooms, ground fine in a blender or coffee grinder (optional) 2 cups vegetable broth 1/4 cup soy […]

Banana-Pecan Cake

What do you do when your bananas are starting to brown? Make Banana and Pecan Cake, of course. This one is oil-free, relatively lower in sugar than other banana cakes or breads, and yet the flavour and texture don’t suffer as a result. Ingredients: 2 overripe bananas, mashed 1/4 cup maple syrup 1/4 cup soy […]

Sticky Sriracha-Lime Cauliflower

Delicious piled high on a wrap with all of your favourite vegetables, these cauliflower bites are intensely flavoursome. This uses a whole cauliflower, and serves 4. The recipe for the minty coconut yogurt dip is below. Ingredients: 1 cauliflower, chopped into bite-sized florets For the batter: 1 cup flour (I used wholemeal spelt) 1 tsp […]

Diner-Style Bean Burger with Classic Sauce

Have a knife and fork, or a stack of napkins, on hand, because this could get messy! This burger serves 2 very hungry people, but if there are sides we’d recommend 4 smaller patties. The fixings are up to you; we went with lettuce, tomato, sauerkraut, pickled cucumber, and lightly fried onion. For the Burger […]

Brinjal Bhaji (Aubergine Curry)

Pleasantly spicy, incredibly fragrant, and full of textural contrasts, this aubergine curry serves 4 with rice. Ingredients 3 medium aubergines, cubed 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp black onion seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 2 red onions, chopped 1 inch piece ginger, peeled and minced 3 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 tsp […]