Healthy Vegan - Raspberry Vinegar and Black Truffle Chips In My Kitchen

Over the Easter holidays, we went to the National Botanic Garden of Wales.  I have new photographs to share and will d so at some point, but here are some pictures from our last trip a few years back.  

I picked up these herbs for the garden plot: bronze fennel, borage and oregano.  

After exploring the Botanic Gardens again, we went for a wander into the town of Carmarthen.  

I went into the Carmarthen Market and picked up a bottle of Raspberry Vinegar.  I know I will be making this come summer with homegrown raspberries, but I got tempted at the thought of homemade salad bowls dressed with raspberry.

I was rather surprised at the number of vegetarian places in Carmarthen, there were two as I recall someone once telling me that there were none, little fibber.  There were also a couple of independent wholefood places including Aardvark Alternatives where I got this China Rose Radish Sprouts from; and Waverley Wholefoods, which I will write more about when I share photographs of our day exploring Carmarthen. I loved these sprouts, they added a lovely peppery bite. 

Whilst exploring the castle and then the streets, some narrow ones - we came across a little deli called Blasus Delicatessen.  Blasus means tasty in Welsh and Blasus Delicatessen was a Runner Up in 2016 Observer Food Awards.  I love savoury things, and picked up this bag of Torres Black Truffle potato chips.  I must report, wow - It was truly flavourful and enjoyed with a good glass of red wine.  I must confess I ate most of the bag. 

Blasus Deli sell a wider range of gorgeous edibles and drinkables like good wines, artisan bread, cakes, Welsh and European cheeses.  D picked up some blue cheese that was recommended by the owner and a loaf of sourdough bread to accompany it.  Both were good.  

I picked up these Mason pie pots a little while back, and use them not that long ago for some Vegetable Pot Pies,

I saw this Cake Stand fountain in a charity shop; If you look close next to it is another cake stand that I got for Christmas. 

I have been enjoying these Baked Beans with little Lincolnshire style meat-free sausages.

Look here they are enjoyed over the weekend with some waffles.  

I have made pierogies in the past, but I saw these Peter and Pat'  Potato, Chili and Garlic Pierogies at a Road show and had a taste of a sample, I was sold and came home with a big bag.  We have been enjoying them when I don't have the energy to cook after work. 

I also have some dried mock meat in store too, as back up mostly.  The Soja 'Steaks' and the Kotlety Sojowe 'steaks' were recommended to me by a Czech work colleague who pointed them out when we were visiting a Polish market in the town centre where we work.  I have yet to try them both out and will compare. 

And finally, I am a little ashamed to admit it, but what the heck I found some Pot Noodles, not mine - honestly, D got these while back and I mean a while back as its best before date is gone.
Clearing out cupboards, found some tubs of pot noodles Bombay Bad Boy and Jamaican Jerk.

I am sharing this with Sherry Pickings for In My Kitchen series.  IMK was started by Celia of Fig Jam and Lime Cordial and its one of my favourite blog events to join in with as I get to nosy in other peoples kitchen, please do join in.