Vegan Raw Carrot Halwa Fudge

I made these flame coloured soft fudgy bites a little while back.  It is based on a traditional Indian and Pakistani recipe called Gajjar Ka Halwa or Gajrilla, made with condensed milk, full fat milk and ghee, but this one is 100% vegan.

You may also be surprised to note, that it is actually also a raw recipe made with raw carrots, nuts and berries, in this case goji berries and pistachio and almond nuts.   

As someone who has consumed her fair share of traditional carrot halwa (and South Asian sweets), I can hand on heart say that this really did taste like the real thing, rich and packed with loads of flavour.  I was rather pleased with myself.   

I've just sliced the 'halwa' fudge here into bite size pieces, but you can also roll them into bite size balls too.

Some Original Vegan Welsh Recipes

I a little mift with blogger, I wrote an entire post with a new recipe that I created from scratch and it has got lost in blogosphere, not sure what happened, but I am really mift.  So instead of the post that I was originally going to share, I have decided to share some Welsh vegetarian recipes that happen to be vegan  and perfect to share during Vegan Mofo.  These are recipes that I have created over the years with Welsh ingredients including Laverbread - a seaweed.

I did mention yesterday that I would throw in some recipes inspired by my Welsh roots too, so why not now.  I've made a vegan Welsh Laverbread Caviar, but will save that to showcase later, but for now enjoy these and click on the link that will take you to the recipe and to the original post. 

By the way, did you know in Wales, we have our very own Valentines Day?  Yes we do - St Dwynwen's Day. 

 Welsh Dragon Leek Soup with a Fiery Attitude 

Welsh Laverbread Suet Pudding

Laverbread. Mushroom and Puy Lentil Pie. 

Vegan Welsh Faggots with Onion Gravy

You will also find Welsh Chilli Con Carne made with red peppers, white beans and leeks - the colours of the Welsh Flag in a bowl and a Welsh Dragon Pie. 

To end, I have a number of other Welsh recipes that I have made vegetarian, but have yet to be veganized (or that I have made them, but have not yet featured on my blog as of yet) such as the world famous Welsh Cakes,  Glamorgan Sausage; The Glamorgan Dog based on The Hot Dog, Welsh Vegetarian Haggis in a Lasagne, Welsh Pakoras aka the Onion Bhaji and even Welsh Rarebit Risotto. So watch this space this month as some of these will be making an appearance in vegan form. 

Vegan Sweet Corn, Courgette and Red Pepper Cake

After enjoying participating last in Vegan MoFo. I have decided to do it all over again.   

For those of you who are not familiar with Vegan MoFo, it is short for 'Vegan Month of Food'.  Hundreds of vegan and vegan-friendly bloggers (like mine) sign up to commit to posting at least 20 posts in the month relating to vegan food.

Many of you will know that I am not a vegan, but a vegetarian, however a lot of what I do cook from scratch happens to be vegan friendly.  Therefore, September 2014 this blog will be free of all animal products such as cheese, dairy, eggs and  honey. 

I do not  have a theme for Vegan MoFo, but if there was going to be a theme it would be seasonal vegetables, of course and I might even throw in some recipes inspired by my Welsh roots too.

So let it begin  with this family and crowd friendly vegan Sweet Corn, courgette and Red Pepper Savoury Cake.  

I made this savoury chickpea cake at the weekend, it was sliced and served with vibrant leafy greens.