Tag Archives: dairy free
Attack of the Green Monster (not the green-eyed one)
Sometimes they’re called green smoothies, and sometimes ‘green monsters.’ Whatever you might call them, or whatever you punch into Google, they seem to be all the rage at the moment. With the recent turn towards veganism and raw eating in the media and dietary trends, they’ve become far more popular as a way to boost […]
A few of my favourite things…
Recently, my mother in law asked for a recipe or two that she could use to host a New Year’s party in New Zealand. First, I thought it was totally awesome that I don’t have a mother in law who scorns my cooking like all those ones in the movies, and then I was super […]
Sugarfree September {The Progress Report}
So I came unstuck with my Sugarfree September. It was bound to happen – it’s a hard thing to do. I suppose I was setting myself up for that with the three-part “sugarfree-ness” that I set for myself. Removing all sugars, fruit AND grains all at once is pretty intense. I’ve been keeping a food […]
Sugarfree September
Sugarfree September, a convenient term I coined this morning, has begun. I’ve spent the last week or so phasing out the last of the fruit from the fridge and freezer, replacing full-sugar temporarily with sweeteners and finished off the delicious buckwheat granola. I took part in some chocolate eating and I had a glass of […]
Nacho Salad “Two Ways”
So I’m embarking on my food experimentation journey this year, continuing to play with homemade recipes and adaptations and opening up my world to new ingredients. But that alone would be exhausting and we always need our kitchen staples to get us through. I don’t know why I haven’t shared this before – I think […]
Princess Buckwheat Granola
The doctor warned me about it when she handed over the results to the intolerance test. “Food rotation,” she had said. You can’t just have a single substitute for each food. She continued to tell me that all of the information was in the guide – the personally tailored guide from ImuPro, those lovely people […]
Going Black
Turning to black coffee is not a completely new concept to me. I regualrly swilled sweet, thick and black Turkish coffee while prancing around Istanbul and thoroughly enjoy the cardamom undertones of Arabic coffee, spicy and black. I’ve suffered black coffee from the espresso machine at school just because there are no non-dairy options available […]
Eat your heart out
I make no excuses: I travel to eat. I love the flavours of Asian cuisine, the unique blending of salty, sweet and sour, and the way that new ingredients all seem to come together in a way that somehow seems cleaner and leaner than anything we might encounter in Europe, even when it’s deep fried. […]
Coconut Fruit Cookies
I’ve been dabbling regularly in the world of vegan and raw cooking, even though I am neither of these. I eat meat (because I have to) and I like soups and stews too much to ever consider giving up cooked food. That said, the people from these two schools of eating are the most wonderfully […]
Monday Moment: A new…friend?
I just unleashed the power of my espresso machine into my first cup of coffee for the morning. It’s a beautiful machine, a Christmas present from my in-laws, and I love, love, LOVE it. So why, when I’ve had this machine for well over a year now, am I talking about coffee? Well, for the […]
Pork ball soup
I’ve rediscovered pork. Pork and I have had a volatile relationship in the past. I think it was just the case of a dried out pork roast or two, and I remember a couple of iffy ham sandwiches for packed lunches, but at one stage, I went on a pork strike. It was certainly not […]
Vegan Carrot Cake with Lemon Drizzle
There are a lot of vegan carrot cake recipes out there. They’re all pretty similar. I like to look for ones that don’t have any “vegan replacements” in them, like “vegan margarine” or “tofu cheese”. I’m sure there’s some level of wholesomeness to them all, much like the very expensive soy yoghurt that graces the […]
