Baked Apple Sultana Topsy Turvy Turnover – Fire Pit Feasting 01 This was one of the most popular  desserts we put out there and two slabs lasted no longer than four minutes between four of us,  a feverish feasting on a par with the freakishly named “Sweet but Rotting Banana Bread”. So what is so special about An apple turnover ? Not a lot actually, It is a sort of small, typically English individual pie or pasty, in which the filling is placed on one side of a piece of rolled-out pastry and the other side is then turned over’ … Continue reading

VEGAN KITCHEN –  THE GODFATHER OF SICILIAN PASTA DISHES a tutta fava sogno vegana ! The ultimate Sicilian stallion of the Vegan Kitchen, this one really cuts it like none before,. we had three helpings each and ended up groaning on the floor in a dreamy giggling haze after it was sooo good.. 4 HOURS EARLIER: The Food Bank had already put this little lot out to go for recycling as soon as they turn , whatever doesn’t go to animal sanctuaries goes in the Dumpster at the end of it all. Though diminished and abandoned, the nourishing gifts of mother natures basket, … Continue reading

VEGAN KITCHEN – The Humble CELERIAC – Celeriac Remoulade The unsung hero of the vegetable world, oddly knobbly, bizarrely shaped celeriac loaded with a unique subtle, celery-like flavour, with nutty overtones, the Celeriac makes the perfect side. So what do you do with it ? all the recipe books talk about mashing it, making it into patties and casseroles, soups etc,, we say “yawn”… why trouble with all that, there’s something much nicer we can do with our humble little celery turnip.. So what are we going to do with it ? well it’s called Celeriac Remoulade and it takes … Continue reading

ALL IN ONE VEGAN PASTY WITH (V) CREAM CHEESE TOPPER Everyone loves a pasty right ? Quick , easy, filling, does the job.. the unfortunate thing about Pasties  you find in the shops,  is that they are full of crap, fructose corn-syrup, slaughtered animals (Buddha turns in the grave) and their so called by products, a truck load of chemicals to turn your guts and mind inside out… Enter FISHINABOX,. we are going to give you the “idiots guide” to the healthy vegan pasty. There are distinct parts to the pastry,. the pastry itself, the filling, butter and dairy substitutes. The … Continue reading

One of the wonderful things of working on World Music Projects is the Fusion of cultural ideas. During the Project “Message in the Sand” (Syrian civil War and Migration) my interactions with Syrian and Iranian collaborators led , as all things do, to great food.. The Album “Message in the Sand” can be free streamed on the below link: https://soundcloud.com/fishinabox/message-in-the-sand-album-sampler As the Studio sessions ran, the musicians writers and photographers worked at full tilt, the oven went on and undoubtedly we began to fuse our culinary ideas.. out of that came the Kofteeh Pasty, a great vegan alternative to snack food … Continue reading