Go Vegan with Penny

09/12/2025

Lentil, mushroom, carrot and pea shepherdless pie with a carrot and parsnip mash with Brussel sprouts.

So warming and comforting after a power strength session after work

08/12/2025

Perfect comfort food - Butterbean, leek and mushrooms with Colcannon mash and broccoli

07/12/2025

06/12/2025

Ch’kn Basque (a Delia Smith recipe that I’ve made vegan using .uk thighs and )
Brown basmati, red peppers, onions, garlic, olives, sun dried tomatoes, veg stock, wine, Ch’kn and chorizo all cooked in one pot - so delicious

04/12/2025

And old family favourite from my MIL that I have made vegan

Ch’kn and broccoli pasta bake. This was supposed to be a lasagna but was surprised to find I didn’t have any lasagna sheets to Madonie with giant pasta shells instead.

Cook the pasta and broccoli
Make a bechamel/cheesy sauce
Cook Ch’kn
Mix them together and put in an oven proof dish
Grate some sheese on top
Bake until crispy and hot all the way through 💚

03/12/2025

Black and kidney bean spicy chilli served with Mexican style grains, avo, cherry toms and celery

Perfect warming dish on a damp and cold Wednesday evening

02/12/2025

Warming smoked paprika Butterbean stew

01/12/2025

Baked smoked tofu with onions in a homemade bbq sauce with jacket potato and veg. Perfect cold weather food

30/11/2025

Huge thank you to our daughter firstly for babysitting the dogs while we were in Palermo and secondly for cooking us this delicious roast for our return. She’s the best 💚

29/11/2025

A photograph can never quite do a meal justice when you can’t take into account the surroundings, aromas and ambience

This beautiful, intimate restaurant was perfect for our last night in Palermo

My dish was Mancini Capellini pasta with seasonal vegetables and miso. We’d also had an amuse bouche (a tiny bite size mushroom parcel) as well as homemade bread with Sicilian olive oil

28/11/2025

Dinner out at

A rather chilly, damp evening but despite sitting inside and 3 different couples asking for the door to be closed, they refused and many sat there with coats on - us included

The food was really good but we felt more attention could be made to the customer - we weren’t asked if everything was ok and weren’t offered more drinks or a dessert menu

Gnocchi with mushrooms, pesto and walnuts was my choice and was delicious

28/11/2025

Lunch at

What a fabulous find amongst the beautiful streets of Palermo.

I chose a quinoa base salad with fennel, tomatoes and rocket with hummus and an avocado dressing 💚
The recommended drink to try also went down really well - Sicilians Chinotto

Only nice people, very vegan friendly but they should definitely make a thing about the resident dog greeting everyone 🐾 Made our visit even better