Sealed pickles will keep in the fridge for up to 1 month.

Steaming stuffed acorn squash in your Thermomix® will free up oven space for other holiday roasting or baking.

Instead of making 4 individual pizzas, make 1-2 larger ones. Adjust baking time accordingly.

Use any remaining prepared vegetables in salads or freeze and use in stir-fry, soups or stews.

Chickpea miso can be found in better health food stores, or purchased online.

Place the cutter shaft onto the mixing knife in the mixing bowl and ensure it is correctly placed. The base of the shaft should be fitted on the center of the mixing knife with arms positioned between the high and low blades allowing the shaft to stay vertical.

Place the cutter shaft onto the mixing knife in the mixing bowl and ensure it is correctly placed. The base of the shaft should be fitted on the centre of the mixing knife with arms positioned between the high and low blades allowing the shaft to stay vertical.

Chickpea miso can be purchased at Whole Foods Market, Chamberlin's Natural Foods, or ordered online.

Substitute soya milk with your preferred unsweetened plant-based milk.

To make your own pitta bread find a recipe on Cookidoo®.

Sealed pickles will keep in the fridge for up to 1 month.

In step 2 the plastic wrap can be lightly oiled to prevent it from sticking to the proving dough.

If the oven does not have a 50°C setting, preheat oven to 100°C then turn off before placing loaves in warm oven to prove.

The nuts and lentils in these patties are naturally low in GI and using wholemeal bread instead of white bread also helps lower the GI.

You can substitute spinach and eggs with almost anything you have in the fridge (e.g. ham, salami, mushrooms, mixed pepper, courgette, olives).

"00" flour has a finer grain than commercial plain flours, resulting in light and airy bread. It's available in most supermarkets, as well as specialty food stores.

For best results ensure vegetables are at least 4 cm long but no longer than 10-11 cm and between 4-5 cm in width. This will prevent crushing and tangled spirals. Keep this in mind when shopping to choose smaller produce.

Please refer to Cookidoo® for the Vegetable stock paste recipe.

Instead of soaked red lentils you can use pre-cooked brown lentils.

To make Vegetable stock paste, refer to the recipe on Cookidoo®.

To make your own vegan butter, please refer to the recipe on this recipe chip.