Sauces + dressings
How to build a delicious Buddha bowl
Creating a Buddha bowl is perfect for those times when you can’t be bothered cooking let alone following a recipe. It’s more like assembling small parts and creating a symphony. There’s not always a fixed destination in mind. All I know is that my favourite tastes & textures end up in one place covered in […]
Satay sauce for bowls, noddles and so much more
A quick satay sauce recipe is sooo handy for those moments when you want something super tasty that doesn’t take a lot of fuss. It’s perfect for an Asian style bowl or over roast pumpkin & noodles. Or even a bowl of steamed cauliflower. Delicious! This is not a low fat recipe. In fact quite […]
Spanish Potato Salad
Seriously, who doesn’t love potato salad? Pair this low fat plant-based version up with a lettuce salad and you have an easy vegan family meal. Plus with no oil in the dressing and just a little coconut yoghurt per serve I’d consider this a healthy vegan recipe. With a couple of potentially new ingredients in […]
Easy black bean tacos with vegan sour cream
Having a super quick & tasty recipe up your sleeve is essential to lazy summer days and feeding unexpected visitors. With a few simple ingredients in the cupboard you’ll be all set to serve up a quick Mexican style meal. The key is to have great salsa and good quality corn tortillas. I use LaMorena […]
Sensational strawberry avocado salad
This is summer celebration in a salad. Combining mellow, sweet, savoury, toasted and aromatic flavours this salad packs a full bodied visual and taste experience. Ingredients 1 punnet strawberries, sliced1 avocado, diced½ punnet cherry tomatoes, halvedFresh mint or basil, finely chopped1/3 cup balsamic vinegar1 tsp extra virgin olive oilSalt and pepperToasted sesame seeds Method In […]
Crowd pleasing sushi salad
This deconstructed sushi salad is where you get to throw all your favourite sushi inners into one big delicious salad and drench it in a spectacular gingery sauce. A big hearty salad is a great dish to take to social events where you suspect vegan dishes might be on the low side. This salad goes a […]
Vegan sour cream
This creamy vegan sour cream is all kinds of awesome. It literally blows people away with it’s uncanny resemblance and, I think, superior taste to traditional sour cream (in fact I can’t really remember what it tasted like!). But this version is so handy for blobbing on top of chilli beans or a baked potato […]
Pea pesto
Time on Instagram is well spent when I come across dishes as appealing as this quick cheesy pea pesto by Pepe Josephine at @pjantbased. This is an easy option for when there’s not a lot of veges in the house but for a bag of peas in the freezer. We all have those times, right? […]
Kaleslaw with cashew mustard mayo
I grew up eating coleslaw. It was simple yet utterly delicious because of one particular ingredient. And because Mum always used it. I’ve followed suit. Among a tangle of fresh herbs there must always be thyme. Preferably English. But any variety will do. Aromatic lemon thyme is especially spectacular. Keeping the slaw simple we’re using […]
How To Make Raw Pasta Sauce
There have been a couple of stand out new dishes that have delighted us this summer and this is one of them. Easy. Tasty. And full of fresh readily available nutrients. The good thing about raw foods is they’re loaded with water, which fills you up. It never ceases to amaze me how satisfying they […]