As more of us will be at home for the coming weeks with potentially less ingredients. We need to keep our spirits up and stay healthy. I personally think that cooking and creating something delicious for yourself and your family is one of the best things to do when your feeling a bit anxious – I’ve always found it helpful anyway 😉 Luckily I’ve always loved cooking with wholesome and cost effective ingredients like pulses, rice, grains etc. So I think I can help… I’ve collated 30 of my favourites here for you! You’ll find my favourite; Lentil, bean, chickpea, oats, rice etc I really hope they are delicious and helpful. Sending love at this time, Niki xxx Lovely Lentils 2 – Smokey red pepper & lentil soup 3 – Baked aubergine with lentil salad 4 – Green lentil & spinach dal 5 – Best lentil bolognese with roast veg mash 6 – Smokey lentils with harissa cauliflower 8 – Smokey lentil & Cauliflower stew 9 – Beetroot dal with flatbreads 10 – Mung bean stew with gram flour flatbreads 11- Mushroom butter bean ragu with cheesy polenta 12 – Smokey beans with aubergine 13 – Roast pepper and caramelised onion white bean stew 14 – Roast cauliflower, fennel and white bean salad 15 – Spiced black beans with turmeric roast cauliflower 16 – White bean, coconut and roast red pepper stew My favourite chickpeas 17 – Roast cauliflower aubergine, smokey red pepper and chickpea stew 18 – Roast cauliflower, baba ganoush, and spiced harissa chickpeash 19 – Sweet roast pepper, chickpea and panzanella salad 20 – Moroccan spiced lentil & chickpea soup Mighty Oats 21 – Pistachio, date and almond bars 22 – Nutty oats choc chip breakfast cookies 23 – Strawberry coconut cream tart 24 – Oaty pancakes with avocado and mushrooms All about the Rice 26 – Squash and mushroom pearl barely risotto 27 – Pesto risotto with mushrooms and tomatoes 28 – Mushroom coconut fried rice 29 – Roast veg chickpea and rice salad 30 – Green risotto – spinach and pea pestoAmazing Beans
I never comment on things, but this is a really cracking set of recipes Niki. Brilliant inspiration at this time. Thanks so much! You’re a gem xx
Aww thank you so much Marisa!
Sending love, Niki xxx
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[…] This dish is perfect to batch cook and take to work for lunch, the lentils will keep you full to power through the afternoon, or even for a quick mid-week dinner. Lentils are actually one of my favourite ingredients as they are low in calories, rich in iron and an excellent source of protein, plus they can bulk out so many different types of dishes making them the ultimate store cupboard essential to stock up on (you can find out more about what store cupboard ingredients I think should be in your kitchen at all time, and what recipes you can create with them, on this blog post here) […]
[…] I think should be in your kitchen at all time, and what recipes you can create with them, on this blog post here) and they are just utterly perfect for this time of the year – they are delicious, healthy and […]
Wow this is great – are these all in your book too?
Thanks Lucy
Yes some.
My best
niki xx
As a new vegan (a least for january) this is a fantastic collection of recipes. Many thanks 🙂
So happy you like Sharon!
Love
Niki xx