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Black Bean, Coconut & Sweetcorn Stew | The Occasional Vegan

Black bean, sweetcorn and coconut stew with brown rice, topped with avocado, red chilli and paired with fresh lime, sitting alongside The Occasional Vegan cookbook

If you overdid it with the Easter eggs this weekend and you’re frightened to even look at food for fear of putting on more weight (please, tell me it’s not just me!), you’re going to love the recipe I’m sharing with you today. This hearty black bean, coconut and sweetcorn stew comes from The Occasional […] Read more…

How To Make Samosas: A Class At Chai Street, Cardiff Bay

How to make samosas: samosa dough and fillings arranged on a plate.

I’m a big Eastenders fan, but I’ve never had it down as the kind of programme that would leave me drowning in my own drool. Until recently, that is, when Masood Ahmed became caught up in an offbeat samosa storyline that saw him learning how to make samosas using his aunt Mariam’s recipe, and selling […] Read more…

St. David’s Day Recipe: Coquilles St. David

Happy St. David’s Day! Celebrated all over the world on 1st March, St. David’s Day is dedicated to the patron Saint of Wales, St. David and is an important date in Welsh heritage. To celebrate St. David’s Day today, I’ve teamed up with Food and Drink Wales to create my own Welsh inspired recipe, using […] Read more…

6 Scrumptious Foods to Eat in Singapore

Braised duck rice

If you’re someone who travels to eat, be sure to add Singapore to your wanderlust wish list. From Michelin-starred restaurants in five-star hotels and casino resorts, to street hawkers selling homemade food, Singaporean foods offer something to suit all tastes and budgets. I asked some of my favourite travel bloggers what foods they enjoyed eating […] Read more…

Irish Cuisine: More Than Just Bacon and Cabbage

Bacon and cabbage - a popular dish in Irish cuisine

Let’s get one thing straight from the off: there’s nothing wrong with bacon and cabbage. In fact, done right, it’s a delicious dish. However, there’s a common misconception that this popular Irish dish of boiled bacon and cabbage (along with stew) are the only culinary delights to emerge from the Emerald Isle. Nothing could be […] Read more…