Author Archives: mum2veganteen

Very simple to make – only 3 ingredients needed!! & is a nice home-made alternative to coffee-shop coffee. The perfect Quarantine solution if you are missing Costa Coffee or Starbucks & you don’t have a fancy coffee-machine at home or maybe you do but you’ve run out of pods. Basically put: 2 tablespoons of instantContinue reading “Whipped coffee (Quarantine Coffee)”

This is a fun & easy recipe to make and perfect for the quarantine as you can use up any biscuits you may have left in the tin!! I’ve done a vegan (dairy-free) version as usual, although you wouldn’t guess it was if you tasted it! When I started this blog I said it wouldContinue reading “Rocky Road”

It must be my Irish heritage but I love potatoes!! During quarantine we’ve – had Baked, mashed, roasted and chipped potatoes. I thought I’d try hash browns & they were easier to make than I realised I would have done them before if I’d known! You just need some potatoes, a grater & a fryingContinue reading “Hash browns”

My son’s exact words after we baked and ate this amazing chocolate cake. Yes we did cheat and use a ready cake mix! Sometimes it’s for the best. This one was incredible – vegan or not – perhaps you want to avoid dairy – this is a great easy way to enjoy a luxury chocolateContinue reading “The best chocolatey cake ever – Vegan or not!”

Banana Fritters a lovely crispy treat. A simple recipe which is great to use leftover or spare bananas! You wouldn’t know this recipe was vegan as with all my recipes – they taste great; everyone enjoyed them. Ingredients 150 G Flour 100 ml Beer 1 tsp baking powder half a can coconut milk 4 bananas,Continue reading “Banana Fritters (Vegan )”

Russian Salad is a potato salad with the addition of vegetables & gherkins – this is a vegan version (without ham or eggs). It’s a nice side dish and you can adapt the recipe to suit – we left out the gherkins. You could add peppers or sweetcorn. I cheated and used some mixed frozenContinue reading “Russian Salad (Vegan dairy-free version)”

This delicious creamy soup is simple to make and really flavoursome – you can enjoy if you’re vegan or not & wouldn’t guess it’s dairy free! It tastes so much better than tinned soup & doesn’t take much longer to make yourself from scratch with fresh ingredients. Ingredients 90g Vegan butter/ margarine 2 medium onions,Continue reading “Creamy Mushroom Soup (Vegan & dairy free)”

A very easy recipe indeed which makes a yummy snack (Vegan & Dairy – Free) The perfect quarantine recipe that needs very few ingredients. If you’ve got some porridge & syrup in the cupboard you’re sorted! Ingredients 250g porridge oats 125g vegan butter/ margarine 125g light brown sugar (or any sugar) 3 tbsp golden syrupContinue reading “Flapjacks”

This recipe for Creamy, crunchy, tangy coleslaw you’d never guess it’s dairy free! It’s easy to make and a perfect side dish for a barbecue; we had one yesterday as the weather was nice & luckily we have a garden. Yes vegan’s can enjoy a bbq – there are a good range of Vegan burgersContinue reading “Creamy Homemade Coleslaw (vegan)”

These simple yet delicious Easter nests are quick & easy to make! Childs play!! I learnt to make them when I was in primary school. They’re a classic favourite any time of year! Easter is just another excuse to make a chocolate treat. Also fab if you don’t have a lot of ingredients to handContinue reading “Easter Nests – Chocolate Cornflake or Rice Krispy Cakes”