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16/10/2026

LASAGNA SOUP (plant-based) 🥫🌱🍝

I wasn’t 100% convinced when I heard about lasagna soup… safe to say this might have changed my mind - you HAVE to make this 🤤

AD | We’re combining two of the most comforting things you can eat - lasagna + soup - but keeping it a little healthier. And for the best sauce, we’re using the best quality with passata + triple concentrate 🥫

By making a few simple plant-based swaps, we’re keeping things healthier + packing in plenty of fibre / plant protein too with crispy smoked tofu, soft lentils + nutritional yeast instead of cheese 🧀

The full written recipe can be found below - so enjoy! And as always, let me know if you give it a go in the comments 👇

INGREDIENTS (serves 4)

1 brown onion, finely diced
1 medium carrot, finely diced
1 large celery stick, finely diced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp dried oregano
1 tbsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp Mutti triple/double concentrate
Small glass white w**e (or glug of c***r)
2x 400g tins cooked brown lentils, drained + rinsed
1x 400g jar Mutti Passata
1 tsp sugar
4 tbsp nutritional yeast
1.25 litres hot vegetable stock
10-12 dried lasagna sheets, broken into pieces
400g (smoked) extra firm tofu, torn into small pieces
150ml plant-based cream
Large handful fresh basil, leaves roughly chopped
Olive oil, salt + black pepper

METHOD (pinned in comments 👇)

Comfort food season is here! Here are some of the things I am VERY excited to start cooking again 🍂LOTS of hearty pastas...
11/10/2026

Comfort food season is here! Here are some of the things I am VERY excited to start cooking again 🍂

LOTS of hearty pastas & bean bowls. PLENTY of warming ramens, broths & soups (obviously). then of course some cosy classics like bangers + mash 🇬🇧

whether you call it autumn or fall, BEIGE FOOD HERE WE COME 🧡

let me know which recipes you’d like to see in the comments 👇

I visited a tomato farm! And saw how Mutti Pomodoro UK & IRE Polpa, Passata & Purée are made 🍅🥫🇮🇹From harvesting to prod...
04/10/2026

I visited a tomato farm! And saw how Mutti Pomodoro UK & IRE Polpa, Passata & Purée are made 🍅🥫🇮🇹

From harvesting to production at the factory, it was VERY exciting to see the whole process from start to finish 🤓

So, here's how how it all happens! 👉



The tomato harvest starts in July, runs through summer & normally ends in September 🌞

Farmers use these CRAZY machines to shake the tomatoes from the vine + collect them in trucks 🚛

Obviously had to do my bit & help 👨‍🌾🍅🥫

Think these guys were doing most of the heavy lifting though 🤯

Tomato farmers bring their TRUCKLOADS of harvested tomatoes to the Mutti Pomodoro Italia factory to see whether they're up to standard 🧐

Quality check + sampling by hand ensures only the FINEST harvests get selected. then it's into production...

All the tomatoes are moved through the factory by recycled water, being washed in stages as they go 💦

Slo mo of how unripe / green tomatoes are automatically flicked away 🤣🤯

The beautiful tomatoes that made the cut + are ready for their bath...

Should have brought my goggles 🏊🏻‍♂️ TOMATO POOLS!!!

They get washed with fresh water before heading inside the factory for processing...

During peak harvest over 2.5m cans of polpa are produced every day. 2,500,000!!!!

From just ONE TOMATO VARIETY, they make 3 different products...

1. Polpa (chopped tomatoes)

2. Jars of Passata (a very cool process watching these jars being filled up)

3. Tomato purée / paste (also could have watched this for hours LOOK at that machine go 🔥)

Any bits of skin or seeds that aren't used get turned into this fine powder + used for animal feed / biogas ♻️

Actually quite loved my tomato factory fit too 😍🍅🧑‍🚀

A kid in a candy shop 🤩

GRAZIE MILLE Mutti Pomodoro UK & IRE ♥️🥫🇮🇹

02/10/2026

CRISPY TOFU HUMMUS BOWL 💪🌱

probably the way I cook tofu the MOST - quick, simple + you can chuck pretty much whatever you have in the fridge alongside it ♻️

for this one, I’ve gone for a nice base of hummus, cous cous, crispy chunks of tofu + a super speedy tomato, cucumber + red onion salad with plenty of sumac 🍅🥒

obviously, the tofu is the best bit. grab a block of extra firm tofu, tear it into chunks with your hands (WAY better texture than neatly chopping it), then fry in oil for a few minutes on each side until golden + crispy.

make sure you season really well with salt, pepper + a pinch of msg (always recommended), then finish it off with whatever sauce you fancy for a nice glaze - I had mushroom stir fry sauce, but harissa, chilli or simply soy would work 🤌

then just build your bowl. hummus, cous cous, crispy tofu, salad + whatever else you fancy. 10-15 minutes, plenty of protein + fibre, loads of flavour + a very easy, healthy + delicious lunch or dinner 🍽️

for the full recipe steps, head over to my YouTube - link in bio 💚

nothing says October quite like Butternut Squash 🍂🧡it’s bang in season and we should all be cooking + eating lots of it…...
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nothing says October quite like Butternut Squash 🍂🧡

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let me know which recipe tickles your fancy in the comments 👇



SQUASH & SAGE RISOTTO 🍚

one of my absolute fave risottos. sweet roasted squash that you blend with miso paste + stock, then stir through your silky smooth al dente rice 🤤

lots of butter + nutritional yeast (I use instead of Parmesan) to finish, then topped with crispy sage leaves + extra roasted squash - because FIRST BITE IS WITH THE EYE 👁️

CURRIED SQUASH SOUP 🥣

probably one of my classic OG favourite soups. surprise surprise roasted squash again.

flavour based starts with lots of onions, garlic, ginger + spices. then coconut milk + vegetable stock (obviously) 🥥

proper hug on a cold winter’s day 🥰

TOFU + SQUASH MOQUECA 🇧🇷

made this during my World Cup series and my GOD was it good. probably right up there with one of the favourite dishes I cooked all summer.

a savoury tomato-based stew (normally fish-based) but I tried it with tofu + roasted squash. mopped up with flatbreads (these were potato flatbreads) HO LORD it’s a serious treat.

not to self - need to make this again 🧐

SQUASH KATSU CURRY 🍛

can’t beat a classic veg katsu, and squash works so nicely in it. very much reminiscent of one of my classic wagamama_uk order 👨🏻‍🍳

squash rings get battered + fried until beautifully golden-crisp, then served with a classic curry sauce. can’t go wrong to be honest ✅

ROASTED PAPRIKA SQUASH, LENTILS + TZATZIKI 🌶️

love a lentil-based salad - especially with something creamy like tzatziki - and roasted squash wedges work really nicely on top.

toasted squash seeds + nice green herbs on top for CRONCH + colour. a very nice autumnal salad / platter 🥗

CREAMY SQUASH FUSILI 🍝

love me a creamy squash pasta. get some lovely silken tofu or plant-based cream cheese in that sauce along with some miso paste + nutritional yeast = FLAVOUR BOMB 🤤

all the silky, slightly thick sauce gets trapped in the pasta ridges and it’s jus

25/09/2026

EASY TOFU DÖNER 🌯🌱🤤

another day + another one of my favourite ways to cook tofu. this time, it’s döner style - and it’s such an easy, delicious + fun way of cooking tofu 👨🏻‍🍳

all you need is to slice (or peel) your tofu into lovely little strips, marinate then bake until beautifully cooked + crisp. that all gets stuffed in a flatbread with sumac onions, pickles + tahini sauce 🤩

for the extended recipe video, head over to my YouTube for all the instructions - via the link in my bio 📹

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