Today I am introducing (or perhaps reintroducing) a new feature to the blog: Veggie Spots. Veggie Spots will feature a round-up of Vegetarian news, products and items each week - so here goes!
Veggie Spots #1

Disclosure: I paid for my meal
Veggie Spots #2

Veggie Spots #3
A new vegetarian recipe book has recently been published by Chris and Carolyn Caldicott - "World Food Cafe - Quick and Easy Recipes from a Vegetarian Journey"
This is a great recipe book which features
Vegetarian dishes from various countries of the world including Bangladesh,
Japan, Laos, and Chile. The third in a series of World Café recipe books, this
book details recipes collected by the authors on their journeys around the
world. Each section includes a write-up about the country and typical ingredients and dishes found in the country. The great thing about the recipes in this book
are that they originate from all kinds of different places – cafes by the side
of the road, mountainside cooking tents, home kitchens, pop-up events and
more up-market restaurants - so there is a real variety of recipes featured.
There are some interesting recipes such as Lychee and Rose Coconut Milk from Burma, Mushroom Cerviche from Chile, and Chakalaka from Namibia. I really like the look of some of the recipes in this book. Although some of the ingredients may be a little harder to sources in some places, we are quite lucky in that we have some great international food sections in the larger supermarkets and so the ingredients will hopefully be readily available in most places.
If you are already an accomplished cook, and you like to use interesting ingredients to create delicious new dishes from around the world, then this is definitely the book for you!
“World Food Café – Quick and Easy Recipes from a Vegetarian Journey” is available from all major retailers, with an RRP of £20 and is published by Frances Lincoln Publishers. Disclosure: Book sent in consideration for
review.
Veggie Spots #4
Anjum Anand Spice Tailor Sauces

Sauces in The Spice Tailor range include: Original Tikka Masala, Rustic Rogan Josh and Keralan Coconut Curry. I was sent one of each sauce to sample. I really liked the way that they are packaged - you receive the base sauce, then the sauce to add extra flavour. Specially selected spices accompany each sauce, for you to add at your leisure. I think that this is a really fantastic way to package the sauces as they look really interesting, and it also takes the guess work out of how much of each spice to add.
The sauces are all vegetarian, and made with fresh ingredients with no artifical colours, flavours and preservatives. They are a great addition to your kitchen cupboard, especially if you sometimes find yourself short of time to cook as I do - you can knock up an absolutely delicious curry in less than fifteen minutes - amazing! You could also opt to slow cook the dish to allow the ingredients to marinate together over an hour or more for a really rich-tasting curry - whichever you prefer! As the autumn approaches, I think this could be a great thing to use in the slow cooker - bung all of the ingredients in the slow cooker with your vegetables or other protein, and leave to cook all day. I can just imagine coming home to a delicious curry in the evening, knowing that it was prepared with minimum fuss.
The Spice Tailor range is available to buy from Ocado, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Booths and selected Tesco’s stores. The online price is £2.89. Disclosure: Sauces sent in consideration for review
Veggie Spots #5
New Research
Some new research this week, found that a vegetarian diet may help protect against heart disease and cancer. Researchers in Dumfries, Scotland, found that levels of salicylic acid - the active ingredient of aspirin, are up to twelve times higher in vegetarians. An analysis of blood samples from thirty seven vegetarians, and thirty nine fish and meat eaters found a striking difference in levels of salicylic acid, suggesting that a vegetarian diet may play a role in protecting against heart disease and reducing the risk of certain types of cancer.
However, the rise in the salicyclic levels of a vegetarian diet does not act as a substitute to actually taking aspirin. Researchers found that those (such as diabetics) who regularly take aspirin to lower the risk of heart disease had even higher salicylic levels than vegetarians. A plant based diet, rich in fruit and vegetables may behave like aspirin to reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer - and that can only be a good thing - another thumbs up for the vegetarian diet!
Veggie Spots #5
New Research
Some new research this week, found that a vegetarian diet may help protect against heart disease and cancer. Researchers in Dumfries, Scotland, found that levels of salicylic acid - the active ingredient of aspirin, are up to twelve times higher in vegetarians. An analysis of blood samples from thirty seven vegetarians, and thirty nine fish and meat eaters found a striking difference in levels of salicylic acid, suggesting that a vegetarian diet may play a role in protecting against heart disease and reducing the risk of certain types of cancer.
However, the rise in the salicyclic levels of a vegetarian diet does not act as a substitute to actually taking aspirin. Researchers found that those (such as diabetics) who regularly take aspirin to lower the risk of heart disease had even higher salicylic levels than vegetarians. A plant based diet, rich in fruit and vegetables may behave like aspirin to reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer - and that can only be a good thing - another thumbs up for the vegetarian diet!
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