St Paul's Bristol Graffiti Art

Regular blog readers will know that D and myself will nip over the Welsh border into England and visit some places we like.  So its no surprise that we ended up in Bristol again.  

We rarely ever go into the city centre as we like visiting and supporting independent places, so this time we decided to take a wander in a part of the city that we have wanted to see for a long while  - St Paul's.  

St Paul's in Bristol has history.  Here's a link to UK Port Cities: District of St Paul's and an article in The Guardian (2016)  about St Paul's  from 2016 to give you some insight.  St Paul's was one of Bristol's first ever suburbs.

Many people know of St Paul's Carnival - a rival to Notting Hill Carnival, but sadly in 2014 it had been halted due to funding. 

Last year I read my fist serious non fiction book in years The Good Immigrant.  I re-read it again early this year and it was a link shared by the writer Nikesh Shukla, to an on-line documentary called Neighbourhoods For Sale that finally reminded me that St Paul's was a part of Bristol I had yet to see.  

Paprika Nut 'Cheese' Served on Red Crackers

It's Friday evening and the start to our weekend. Yay, even better its a long weekend with the public Bank Holiday in the UK on Monday.

Later on this evening, we will be sipping white wine and snacking on some crackers with some homemade red Nut Cheese.

Nut cheeses are all the rage right now with vegans.  

I first came across Nut cheeses in 1990s when I stumbled across publication by a little known vegetarian writer called Dave Dutton - I think the cookbook was The Green Revolution Cookbook, but I cannot remember for sure as he has a few publications.  His vegan nut cheese recipe also contained soya flour which is not used often as it once was. However, the recipe I made was not based on his recipe, as I could not locate the book on my shelves. 

The red in this vegan Nut cheese comes from smoked paprika.  To give you an idea of how this red nut cheese sliced. I have served it on some red crackers.  It was really good with umani undertones from the miso paste. I have also stirred in into a pasta salad for lunch.

Eat Your Greens April Round Up

Welcome to May! And April's Round up of #EatYourGreens

We have  7 vegan and vegetarian Eat Your Green recipes to share this month. 

The first Eat Your Greens recipe comes from Lisa's Kitchen.  Lisa shares with us a bowl of Herbed Potato and Green Beans Salad with Olives.  Lisa writes that potatoes are are so versatile that she could imagine cooking a different dish with it every day.  I absolutely agree, not only that, this dish is perfect for all kind of gatherings such as pot lucks and picnics and suitable for all dietary needs. 

Sadhna who blogs over at Herbs, Spices and Traditions intrigues us with a rather indulgent bowl of Creamy Spinach Curry.  Sadhna writes this is one of her favourite recipes and one she makes quite regularly.  It was introduced to her many years ago when she was on holidays overseas and the chef after learning that most of her family were vegetarian. 

Johanna who blogs over at Green Gourmet Giraffe shares with Sweet and Sour Tofu with Green Beans.  Johanna reminisces of her childhood as she fondly recalls her experiences of eating Chinese food.  She admits its not authentic in anyway, but one she enjoyed nonetheless. 

Laura from Touch Wood shared a rather good looking slice of Courgette Cheese Eggy Pie.  I love how papery thin the courgettes are sliced and then served up with more greens - peppery rocket.  This is the kind of food I want to eat at the weekend when the weather is dreary outside.

Emily who blogs over at Cooking For Kishore shared with us her delicious and hearty Chickpea and Green Veggie Curry.  At first glance, I honestly thought these were shrimps, but of course can see the chickpea nuggets popping out.  The greens in this red curry are spinach and florets of broccoli.  This is a dish to warm you up, when outside its still quite nippy. 

My co-host The Veg Hog shares with some stunningly presented Green Nuggets made with courgettes, green peppers and kohlrabi.  The VegHog writes these are pretty quick to put together when you don't have much time, also her recipe makes a good batch - so you can nibble on them all week with different accompaniments. 

And finally, my own contribution which was an Iranian Herb Stew.  The base is made with leeks and then enhanced further with herbs such dill coriander and parsley. 

Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to #EatYourGreens this month, please do take time to visit the other contributors.  

The Veg Hog will be hosting #EatYourGreens challenge this month.  Please Follow this link on how to join in.