Adding grated Parmesan cheese to soups, stews, mashed potatoes, pasta, risotto and omelettes is delicious, but did you know that you can easily make a plant-based equivalent to Parmesan cheese at home? We all know that cheese should be eaten in moderation, and many of us want to cut down on the animal products we consume. Well, you can achieve both by following this homemade plant-based vegan Parmesan cheese recipe. You can even freeze it to use later. It’s healthy, easy and only requires four ingredients.
Category - Pantry
Everyone loves a creamy texture, whether in soups, sauces, risottos or in dessert. The problem is that cream is not particularly healthy and doesn’t have a long shelf life. Cashew nuts are the answer – they are full of healthy nutrients and can be easily transformed into a rich and decadent cream. Useful in sweet and savoury dishes, cashew cream can be flavoured with anything you like. You can freeze it too. Read on to find out how easily you can have a ready supply of healthy cream at your fingertips to use in any dishes, hot or cold.
Yacon syrup is made from the underground tubers of yacon plants. Yacon grows easily and, because it’s a perennial plant, you can enjoy free yacon tubers year after year. Yacon syrup has a sweet taste but is low in calories, plus it will store for months in jars. Stir it into porridge, milkshakes and yoghurt, or drizzle it over ice cream. Yacon is a superfood that aids digestion and promotes gut health. You won’t find yacon syrup in the shops, but you can make it yourself using no additional ingredients. It’s not very often that sweet things are healthy, so read on to find out how to make easy yacon syrup.
These delicate, orange flowers will grow and self-seed easily, meaning you can enjoy them every year. Besides having many health benefits, you can use calendula as a saffron substitute. The dried petals are also known as ‘Poor Man’s Saffron’. Get the same taste and colour of saffron, but without the cost by growing and drying calendula flowers. Read on to find out more…
