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Organic vegetarian ravioli – one taste and you’re smitten

Posted on January 22, 2013 by | Leave a comment

As a kid one of my favourite foods had to be ravioli.

What can I say? I love pasta, and pasta stuffed with other foods seemed even better!

Biona Organic have obviously taken advantage of my love of all things Italian and created a vegetarian Ravioli Pizzaiola which is filled with ricotta, mozzarella, tomato and Italian pizza herbs.

Biona Ravioli Pizzaiola

2 great tastes in one – pizza and ravioli

I’m ashamed to say that one taste led to a whole plate of the little parcels being devoured in minutes.

It also tasted better than I remember as a child, I’m not sure if it was because of the organic ingredients or their pizza like nature.

If Biona’s Pizzaiola doesn’t satisfy you then the company also make larger rectangles of ravioli filled with spinach and leek.

Warning: these are surprisingly filling.

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Organic vegetarian ravioli – one taste and you’re smitten

Posted on January 22, 2013 by | Leave a comment

As a kid one of my favourite foods had to be ravioli.

What can I say? I love pasta, and pasta stuffed with other foods seemed even better!

Biona Organic have obviously taken advantage of my love of all things Italian and created a vegetarian Ravioli Pizzaiola which is filled with ricotta, mozzarella, tomato and Italian pizza herbs.

Biona Ravioli Pizzaiola

2 great tastes in one – pizza and ravioli

I’m ashamed to say that one taste led to a whole plate of the little parcels being devoured in minutes.

It also tasted better than I remember as a child, I’m not sure if it was because of the organic ingredients or their pizza like nature.

If Biona’s Pizzaiola doesn’t satisfy you then the company also make larger rectangles of ravioli filled with spinach and leek.

Warning: these are surprisingly filling.

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Healthy pizza – is it possible?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by | Leave a comment
Healthy pizza is finally here

Healthy pizza is finally here!

If you are living, breathing member of the human race…

You are also likely to love pizza.

But, if you are a conscientious type of person, you may also be concerned all that white flour dough, oil and cheese  which can’t be so good for you.

So Whole Creations have gone and made the whole thing healthy for you.

If you want a full, delicious tasting pizza here it is. It comes with a nutritious thin wholemeal base made from 100% wholegrain and lots of vegetables on top to count towards your five a day – at least 2 or 3 on every pizza.

It’s low GI (the best way of losing weight) and makes a good source of protein with just the right amount of cheese. Best of all, it’s vegetarian and the taste is unique.

Choose from Roasted Vegetable, Cherry Tomato and Mozzarella, Mixed Pepper and Goats Cheese or Spinach, Ricotta and Tomato.

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Vegan pizzas have arrived at GoodnessDirect

Posted on July 10, 2012 by | Leave a comment

For ages we wait for vegan pizzas to be available to buy off the shelf, then two versions come along at the same time…

Mamma Cucina and Redwood have both introduced new pizzas made with dairy free cheese and both are available from GoodnessDirect.

Why the long wait? Well it’s the tricky art of producing a meltable vegan cheese that makes the difference. However, the breakthrough now means that one of the world’s favourite foods is available to vegans in minutes.

Redwood have three vegan pizzas to try. Using their non-meat expertise they’ve produced a normal Margherita, a Ham-Style and Pineapple version and the exciting Meatless Feast Pizza.

Mamma Cucina offer a Margherita or Vegetable Pizza, but they are bigger and have the extra benefit of being gluten-free.

But the real competition is going to be in the taste. We’re not saying which tastes best? That’s up to you to find out…

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Vegan pizzas have arrived at GoodnessDirect

Posted on July 10, 2012 by | Leave a comment

For ages we wait for vegan pizzas to be available to buy off the shelf, then two versions come along at the same time…

Mamma Cucina and Redwood have both introduced new pizzas made with dairy free cheese and both are available from GoodnessDirect.

Why the long wait? Well it’s the tricky art of producing a meltable vegan cheese that makes the difference. However, the breakthrough now means that one of the world’s favourite foods is available to vegans in minutes.

Redwood have three vegan pizzas to try. Using their non-meat expertise they’ve produced a normal Margherita, a Ham-Style and Pineapple version and the exciting Meatless Feast Pizza.

Mamma Cucina offer a Margherita or Vegetable Pizza, but they are bigger and have the extra benefit of being gluten-free.

But the real competition is going to be in the taste. We’re not saying which tastes best? That’s up to you to find out…

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Amisa’s gluten free pizza bases and porridge – made with love

Posted on January 26, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Those brilliant people at Amisa have been in the lab again.

Now they’ve brought out a gluten free pizza base with a deep soft texture to it. It’s made of rice flour, corn starch and buckwheat flour and because it’s also egg free that makes it vegan too.

Tastes like it's made with love

Tastes like it's made with love

Not only this but the innovators have been developing their own gluten free porridge using ELISA tested oats. Porridge is great for this time of year and Amisa have developed an apple & cinnamon version as well as an original.

They’ve also used the oats  for a new muesli which includes cranberries and strawberries as well as sunflower seeds and linseed.

Amisa Organic make a range of cereals, crispbreads, cakes, bread, biscuits and crackers. Not only that, they taste like they’ve been made with love, so they’re definitely worth a mention during Food Allergy and Intolerance Week.

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Pasta is the world’s favourite food, but can it save the world?

Posted on June 23, 2011 by | Leave a comment

We Brits eat a lot of pasta, but not as much as the Tunisians or Venezuelans and, of course, the Italians. This worldwide appeal explains why pasta has been found to be the world’s most favourite food.

However, other foods are not far behind, according to an Oxfam survey. The top 10 of favourite foods worldwide were…

  1.  Pasta
  2.  Rice
  3.  Pizza
  4.  Chicken
  5.  Meat
  6.  Vegetables
  7.  Steak
  8.  Chinese
  9.  Lasagna
  10.  Fish

Overall, it looks like Italy has a lot to answer for. And, as you can see from the links, at GoodnessDirect we’re keen to satisfy people’s tastes.

But the real reason for the survey is to highlight the rising concern over worldwide food prices. Every night, almost 1/6th of people in the world go to bed hungry.

This week the G20 meet in Paris to discuss rising food costs. Oxfam predicts food prices will double by 2030. The truth is, wherever we are in the world, we’re going to be affected. Let’s pray the politicians ‘use their noodles’ and find a lasting solution.

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