Limey Oh Riley!

Pearsauce muffins with lime drizzle icing

So, I was really surprised to find I enjoyed being back in my kitchen carrying out all the day-to-day chores that had been kicking my ass before our Autumn break last week.

Half a lime gave this a sweet and tangy kick that lifted it from the ordinary to the stellar. But then, as McGonnagle always says to me with a classic pre-teen eye-roll - 'You love hemp milk so much you want to marry it!' so I may be a little biased (-_o)!
I set about making a pan of smoky chipotle-spiced split pea soup for lunch. It was good upon first tasting but just needed a little something... I turned to the little green guys again, squeezing half a lime into the soup before tasting again. Perfect! I made 'Kissing Cousins' oat bread from 'La Dolce Vegan!' to go alongside and it was great - warm and slightly crumbly straight out of the oven with vegan margarine slathered on it.


And I even had time to whip-up a quick sweet for the kids after swimming. Applesauce muffins from 'How It All Vegan' microwaving a few squishy pears to make them pearsauce muffins instead. I ran out of agave as I was making these so they were a touch less sweet than I wanted them to be. Solution? Lime drizzle icing of course! Crunchy, tangy and adding that much-needed sweet boost to these lovely light muffins. My daughter tried these and said straight away they reminded her of Christmas. And with the raisins, sultanas, cinnamon and citrus flavours I kinda understand why.
This blogpost is courtesy of Lidl's current 5-for-50p offer on limes -I just can't stop buying them!
Over and out...