Even though I can no longer label myself as vegan I do still try to make vegan choices as often as possible and in fact I eat no red meat and very little chicken. {Dairy is the mistress I can't seem to break up with but that's a whole other post.} What makes me happiest [...]
This recipe will actually take me longer to type up than it did to cook. It's perfect Summer eating, easily stretches to feed a crowd, and is full of vegetables too. You could definitely add some kind of crumbled cheese as well as olives and give it a Greek vibe, and some lentils or black [...]
Still trying to be as vegetarian as I can, family BBQ's would initially seem the most challenging, what with the assumption that a BBQ means red meat. Instead BBQ's are a great way to get some delicious grilled veggies as well as salads and sides that are vegetarian and often vegan too. These skewers were [...]
A salad that can either be enough of a meal on it's own or do duty as a side, is filled with stacks of nutritious goodness, is easy to prepare AND tastes delicious: this is one of those salads. Label it as a superfood if you must, but the truth is that it really is [...]
This dish was inspired by two things: the delicious mushroom spring rolls I recently tried at China Doll, and the heatwave conditions this Summer. Cooking dinner on a scorching hot day, even with the a/c working overtime, isn't fun. You want something that requires mere assembly rather than actual cooking, and rice paper rolls are [...]
Cold soups are not usually the kind of thing I'd think of making, but every time my husband suggests one I end up loving it. Gazpacho is a regular thing in our house, especially as during the Summer we tend to have everything we need for it growing in the backyard. But this velvety pale [...]
This salad is what happens when you start off making fattoush but want to leave out the bread, decide to add black beans, and then top with Greek feta. This is my most favourite kind of Summer eating, all spread out on a large platter and assembled in minutes. It's fresh and crunchy, light and [...]
I love Mexican food, and since becoming vegan Mexican food has shot even further up the list by being one of the best vegan -friendly cuisines. With such a heavy reliance of fresh plant based produce and healthy grains, and with some great dairy substitutes now widely available, it one of the easiest things I [...]
This is the perfect meal, especially in the warmer months. Easily changeable for whatever veg you might prefer or have to hand {pumpkin, asparagus, baby potatoes, and eggplant would work really well}, and filling enough all on it's own. Quick too, just an assembly job once the sweet potato and pine nuts are ready. VEGAN [...]
One of the best things you can eat on a hot day. Make ahead, pop in the fridge for later, and no cooking required whatsoever. Just some assembly. My recipe for prawn rice paper rolls remains one of the most clicked on recipes I've ever posted, and I have to say that this is my new [...]
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