Burger of the Month
June is here, it's officially summer, and we have survived half of 2021 (apocalypse pending). Jamie's Tokyo burger will give you the all important energy and power you need, whether you're running from zombies or sweating in your home office. Made with organic tofu, brown rice miso, carrots, spring onion and coriander - we recommend topping it with shittake mushrooms and Sriracha mayo.
Our other toppings are Monterey Jack cheese, Applewood vegan cheese, halloumi, avocado, homemade kimchi and salsa.
Our loaded fries are going strong. These fries are made with our air fryer, cooked with absolutely no added oil, while keeping their golden crispy crunch. Load them with either vegan/dairy cheese and red onion chutney/kimchi, or salsa and avocado.
Guest Coffee
New Ground Coffee began with a couple of pals in Oxford, on a mission to source exceptional coffees and drive the UK's coffee growing culture, whilst maintaining social responsibility. The heart of their trade is social justice; as they ethically source their beans from small scale farms, and use the business to create opportunities for ex-offenders to train and work in the industry. They change their coffee seasonally, are a Certified Social Enterprise, and use recyclable packaging and renewable energy. Proper inspirational stuff!
This will be as always be served alongside our forever favourites Extract.
Guest Beers
This month we are introducing the award winning New Zealanders Kereru Brewery to our beer fridge. They have a great selection of whiskey barrel-aged ales and gluten free beers - make sure you check their website for food pairing notes that accompany every brew too! They describe themselves as "a socially responsible brewery", using locally sourced ingredients, renewable energy, and corn based tasting cups. They are also committed to native bird life, donating a portion of their proceeds to charitable projects that rehabilitate injured birds for re-release back into the wild.
Recipe of the Month
This month we are sharing our Paleo Carrot Cake recipe, which as you may have guessed, is gluten free and vegan. It's easiest prepared with a blender if you have one, but can also be prepared by hand, with a grater and strong arm!
Ingredients for cake
- 200g grated carrot
- 250g ground almonds
- 2tsp flax seed soaked in an alternative milk of your choice (we suggest almond)
- 200ml date syrup
- 110g coconut oil
- 1tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 1tsp cinnamon
- 1tsp ground ginger
- 1tsp gluten free baking powder
- 1tsp bicarbonate soda
- a handful of walnuts of pecans
Ingredients for icing
- 1 can coconut cream (kept in the fridge after purchase)
- 3 tsp maple or agave syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Method
1. Pre-heat your oven to 180 for fan / 200°C and line a baking tin.
2. Grate carrot and put to one side.
3. In your blender or bowl, add your soaked flax seed (with the milk), date syrup, coconut oil, apple cider vinegar, vanilla extract, and then blitz.
4. When thoroughly blended, add your almonds, cinnamon, ground ginger, baking powder and soda and blitz again.
5. Begin to add your grated carrot, using the pulse mechanism on your blender if you have it.
6. Pulse in your handful of nuts and then pour the mixture into the tin to bake for about 40 minutes, or until your toothpick comes out clean.
7. To make your icing, grab your coconut cream from the fridge and make a small whole in the cream with a knife.
8. Over a sink, drain the water from the tin and spoon the cream into your mixer. Adding the syrup and vanilla extract, then blitz until at the desired texture!
Cowabunga Dude
This month, Lego launched its first LGBTQIA+ set, titled Everyone Is Awesome. The colours of the stripes were chosen to reflect the original rainbow flag, along with pale blue, white and pink representing the trans community, and black and brown to acknowledge the diversity of skin tones and background within the LGBTQIA+ bracket. The set goes on sale on the 1st of June - the beginning of Pride month - which you can also celebrate by checking out Brightons Queer Heritage South digital museum launch!
Keepin' It Green
Long time Hollywood lothario Leonardo DiCaprio has been making good on a whole load of eco friendly promises the last few years. Now, he's tackling the Galapagos Islands with a re-wilding pledge of 43 million dollars! The pledge will fund efforts to restore Floreana Island and reintroduce 13 locally extinct species, including the Floreana mockingbird, the first mockingbird described by Charles Darwin. This means we might even hear more stories like that of Fernanda, the centurion Giant Tortoise, who was found there in 2019 after her species had been declared extinct for 115 years!
