This hearty bean bake is just perfect as a warming meal after coming in from the cold.

It's based on a substantial soup - it needs planning ahead and making over the course of a couple of days, but the end result is well worth it.

This is an experimental attempt to make a compact, durable, tasty, high-energy foodstuff suitable for carrying and eating while walking, exploring and hiking.

This is not an original concept (this specific recipe is of my own device though) - everybody has been talking about chocolate and beetroot cakes and brownies - and I was curious enough to give it a try...

I am very pleased with their light sponge texture and rounded chocolate flavour.

While I was preparing acorns for cakes on the previous page, I noticed their similarity to chickpeas in texture, flavour and consistency. I thought it would be interesting to try making them into a savoury snack - acorn falafel.