Tag Archives: vegan
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 […]
Lunch with the local nuns
I peered into the rice soup, looking past the scattering of coriander to its thick texture. I spied sweet corn among the grains and spooned through, glancing at what I thought were the egg threads so commonly used to bind Asian soups. I waved-slash-flapped to my guide, calling him in for the fifty-billionth time to […]
But I just wanted some falafel…
There’s an infamous song in Dubai by my good friend Kris Fade where he opines in musical tones of what one can buy with a dirham in your pocket… “A Falafel with a Dirham.. A Falafel with a Dirham in your pocket” repeats the chorus. Up until recently, one could actually buy a falafel with […]
I am sure that chickens hate me
This weekend, I had the pleasantry and excitement of another bout of food poisoning here in Dubai. It’s not uncommon for a meal here to set off an upset stomach, with food handling and sanitation not always under tight control. Every year, we read in the news more and more food places shut down or […]
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 […]
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 […]
Super-Brownies {GF Vegan}
I was recently inspired by a fellow food blogger’s post about gluten free brownies. They sounded and looked delicious, and it was in the lead up days to the Ras Al Khaimah half marathon. I couldn’t think of a better time to experiment with the ingredients, tinker with substitutions, and find my way into the […]
Dirt Muffins
Having made it through my iGg food intolerance test alive, only to discover everything “good” I’d been eating to compensate for a lack of flour was actually making me worse, I went on a discovery mission to find a safe treat I could have in my recipe stash. I found a bunch of recipes that […]
Baked Falafel
After my pre-boxed falafel blunders of recent, I decided to embark on the wholly home-made journey of falafel making. The ingredients are simple and easily accessible, and the whole mix comes together rather easily. It’s the cooking that is a whole other matter. Falafel are supposed to be shallow fried. Now, I don’t know about […]
Carrot & Coriander Soup
Nothing says it’s Winter in Dubai like eating soup in weather that the British would call a heatwave. All Brit-bashing aside, I was wandering around the supermarket hunting for some potted herbs for my kitchen and stumbled across a giant mountain of coriander. Suddenly inspired, I grabbed a bagful of carrots and made my way […]
Oaty Tahini Bombs!
Having been undertaking the no-carb until cheat day fiesta that is my life these days, I’ve had to find more creative ways to get a sweet fix when I’ve been desperate. Here’s one of my favourites – sweet, but not too sweet, these make a perfect late-night snack or morning tea partner to a cup […]
