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Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, sesame-free, soya-free, vegetarian and vegan

Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, soya-free, sesame-free, can be gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan Makes 4 generous servings

Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, sesame-free, soya-free, vegetarian and vegan) Makes 2 18cm cakes

Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, sesame-free, soya-free, vegetarian and vegan Makes 6-8

Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, sesame-free, soya-free, can be gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan makes 6 large bars

Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, peanut-free, sesame-free, soya-free, vegetarian and vegan

Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, peanut-free, sesame-free, can be gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan

Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, soya-free, sesame-free, vegetarian and vegan Makes 6

Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, soya-free, sesame-free, vegetarian and vegan Serves 4-6

Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, sesame-free, soya-free, vegetarian and vegan Makes 6 cupcakes, easily doubled

Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, peanut-free, sesame-free, can be soya-free, vegetarian and veganCupboard Raid cookies, filled with all the bits and bobs you have to hand, made spooky!

Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, peanut-free, soya-free, sesame-free, vegetarian and veganNot a coffee flavoured cake but the American classic wonderfully spiced cinnamon streusel cake to be served with coffee

Stuffing is an essential part of Christmas lunch but it so often contains egg, nuts or other allergens (or meat and so I avoid it!).

Have you ever been to Food for Thought? This vegetarian restaurant, based in London’s Covent Garden, has been there forever and everyday has a long queue out the door with hungry diners keen …

As a vegetarian (non-gelatine eating) it’s been a very, very long time since I’ve eaten a marshmallow.

I’ve always rather liked the idea of baking my own bread, but had some rather limited success in the past.

I’ve recently been lucky enough to have been given some lovely tapas dishes and it’s inspired me to cook more Spanish food.

We used to often go to a fabulous vegetarian restaurant in Brixton, South London called Peter Peppers (sadly now closed) where they served gorgeous Mediterranean vegetarian food.