Miso Tahini Sauce and Thai Basil Pesto
What is buzzing and humming food? (plus an idea to make those times when you need to get a quick meal or snack easier)
I am rehasing an old blog post here, one that I know many of you missed so thought to run this idea past you.
Do you prefer buzzing food or humming food?
What is this you may ask?
It is something my partner and I talked about years ago, it was his analogy. When I stopped eating dairy this year I really understood what we had been talking about.
Never Go Hungry Again (Ideas for when you travel)
Never Go Hungry Again (Ideas for when you travel)
Sitting at Sydney airport with a rumble in my belly I am prompted to write this blog. It is not often I leave home without my packed lunch, breakfast, dinner or snack.
However this time I have done the unthinkable and I am hungry!! As I cast my minds eye over the organic watermelon, apples, pears, oranges, hemp seeds and home made hummus that I left in my brothers fridge I realise what a feast I would have had if I'd just spent ten minutes packing it all up for my journey.
Mexican Style Bake
A big part of me so wanted to title this blog post beans without letting the gas off (that is the expression my 6 year old nephew gives to flatulence) wasn't sure how appropriate that was for a title though. This blog post is an important one as so many people struggle with digesting beans and there really are some very simple solutions to this. Learn all about easy bean digestion below and the recipe at the end is so delicious. Beans and legumes have come under attack lately because of low carbohydrate diets, many low carbohydrate diets suggest that beans and legumes convert to sugars.
Nut Balls with Tahini Coconut Yoghurt Sauce
Could you go without meat for a week? Go on give it a go.
How long can you go without eating meat?
Can you go a week without eating meat- this week is your chance to give it a go. The 23rd of March to the 29th of March is Meat free week- an initiative set up in 2013
What is meat free week?
Meat free week is an opportunity t,o as a collective give up meat for a week-
Why give up meat for a week?
Three very simple and profound reasons
Fermented Veg Salad
What's all the fuss about sauerkraut? Simple ways of making your own cheaply.
What is all the fuss about sauerkraut? How can cabbage that is stuffed in a jar and left to ferment for more than three weeks be remotely good for you? It's smelly and bubbles away, it doesn't make any sense. These were all things that crossed my mind when I started making my own. Sauerkraut isn't new to me nor is it new to the world, its a very old method of storing vegetables. I remember as a teenager slicing loads of cabbages my uncle had grown and watching him pound and pack them away in a huge drum.
Raw Zucchini and Carrot Noodles with an Unnamed Sauce
Did you know that peanuts aren't actually nuts? (plus a great alternative recipe to peanut sauce)
Peanuts were the first "nut' I ever ate, by the handful smothered in salt feeling happy to be eating them as well as feeling guilty that I couldn't share them with my brother. As a child my brother was highly allergic to peanuts. I loved them when I was young but for a few decades now have stayed away from them completely. The last time I ate them I became incredibly bloated and wondered if I was developing an allergy.
Gluten Free Date Scones
How to Make Scones Gluten Free and be Absolutely Delicious
Are you gluten free and a lover of scones and like me thought they were a thing of the past?
Or do you know someone who just salivates at the thought of scones but can't have them anymore since being diagnosed with gluten intolerance or Coeliac's disease?
If you answered yes to either of these questions and even if you didn't I can assure you, you will love this scone recipe.
Non Dairy Sprinkles
In all of the sprinkles below, I suggest food processing them but you can easily make them with a mortar and pestle if you would prefer a more traditional method.
Gomasio
1 cup sesame seeds
In a frying pan dry fry the sesame seeds until they brown slightly. Let cool then process until they form a powder rather than seeds. Store in an airtight container.
Mexican Inspired Lettuce Cups
I have been promising this recipe to a few people for a while now and before the Mango season dries up I think I better get it to you all. This is a refreshing summer recipe. When I first made it I made it in individual bowls with big lettuce leaves, it was a very wholesome lunch. Recently though in the cooking classes here in the Byron shire we have been making it in small lettuce cups and displaying them like canape- either way they are wonderful.
Seasonal Cooking Class in the Byron Bay Area
On the 18th January I am holding the first cooking class for the year. It will be in the Byron Bay Shire. It feels really good to see in the new year with an exciting new cooking class. The class will of course be vegetarian and is titled <em>Seasonal Cooking. </em>In the class we will make lots of different dishes with whatever is in season. There will be starters, main meals, salads, desserts and drinks. I will show you how to balance the meals so they have enough vegetarian protein in each dish.
