Recent Posts – Veggie Runners

Vegan Dark Chocolate Truffles

The ancient Aztecs believed that avocados had aphrodisiac qualities and the rumours have stuck. In fact, the link between avocados and libido was seen to be so strong that in the 1920s, avocado farmers actually sought to discredit the theory, trying to make their produce seem more wholesome. Whatever the truth, you’ll feel super sexy…

Valentine’s Macarons

Everybody is impressed by homemade macarons. Take them as an after dinner treat for your hosts, and people will think that you are some kind of chef wizard. I show these pictures to more people than I would like to admit, waiting for their gasps – “But aren’t they impossible at home?” Macarons do seem…

Quinoa and Halloumi Patties

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – quinoa is the food of the gods. Possibly quite literally. It’s native to South America, they ate it at Machu Pichu and there was lots of godly stuff going on there. What further evidence do we need, really? (Please note: that is not a deep…

Running Away From It All

By Sarah Leitch Do you ever fancy running into the distance, instead of in circles? And what about running alongside mountains and rivers instead of round the park? I’ve been doing just that recently, in the Scottish Highlands where I live. I love the idea of travelling on foot along the old pathways here. I’ve found…

Coconut and Ginger Energy Bars

We Veggie Runners have wanted to create an energy bar for ages. We experimented a bit with savoury versions but couldn’t quite get the mix right. We could get not quite savoury, like peanut butter ones and the like. There are loads of them around though so they didn’t seem quite worth the effort. We also…

Speed of Light rehearsals – LED light running

Sometimes life takes unexpected twists. One minute, for example, you might be busy writing (read as ‘staring out of the window, wondering whether putting the kettle on again constitutes thinking time’). The next, you may get an email inviting you to rehearsals for the most amazingly surreal light show that you’ve never had the remotest…

Running Mix – The Lonely Runner

This running mix was inspired by two of the best ever running films; The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) and Chariots of Fire (1981). If you haven’t seen these films I highly recommend giving them a view. There are some great quotes that I’ve taken from the films and put into the mix….

Huevos Rancheros

A protein-rich brunch is the perfect treat for after a long Sunday run. When Mum and I lived in Victoria, Canada, we took fantastic brunch for granted. We’d nip down to Lady Marmalade, Pagliacci’s or Rebar any time we fancied*. We didn’t know how spoiled we were! While there is some brunching in the UK, it’s not…

Crystallised Ginger

I made this for Mama Veggie Runners’ birthday (her birthday is on New Year’s Eve – best day ever for a birthday?). I wanted to make something that came from the heart, was super delicious and that she could use in other cooking. There are two great by-products from the process, too. In the first…

Warm Lentil, Lime and Avocado Salad

I got a gorgeous cookbook recently, Vegetarian Dishes from the Middle East by an absolutely fascinating man called Arto Der Haroutunian. The author wasn’t widely known; he died in 1987, missing the wave of cookery programmes and celebrity chefs that we’re subject to these days. This is a shame, as there are some wonderful recipes in the…