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Vegan nourish bowl with beet salad and bean balls

High in protein, iron and fibre, this tasty vegan nourish bowl with beet salad and black bean, walnut and turmeric balls will help you recharge in all the right ways. I think it’s a universal truth...

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Savoury granola with fennel and chilli

Crunchy, savoury granola spiced with fennel, chilli, cumin and coriander is a delicious snack or topping for avocado toast, salads and soups. In my last post I mentioned I don’t do New Year...

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Hydrating watermelon smoothie with raspberry and cucumber

This low calorie, low sugar, watermelon smoothie with raspberry, cucumber and mint is the ultimate hydrating, refreshing smoothie for a hot summer day. Whether it’s a hot day, you’re detoxing,...

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Quinoa, basil and olive stuffed tomatoes

Oven roasted stuffed tomatoes with quinoa, fresh basil and olives are a boldly flavoured side dish. So it’s apparently mid-Summer here in New Zealand, but I swear you wouldn’t know it. This week we’ve...

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Baked eggplant with lentils, tomatoes and a herby topping

Rich, and oh so delicious baked eggplant with garlicky, spicy lentils and tomatoes and a fresh herby topping. Eggplants (or aubergine or brinjal) are plentiful, affordable and in absolutely perfect...

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Rojak: Malaysian style spicy fruit salad

Sweet, sour, salty, spicy and savoury rojak is a delicious and refreshing Malaysian style fruit salad spiked with chilli and peanuts. My little NZ family has been on the road for a little over a week...

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Bali bowl with tempeh, peanuts and tomato sambal

A healthy plant-powered bowl of red rice, salad and Balinese style fried tempeh and peanuts with a fresh tomato and chilli sambal. Was it all a dream? Having just spent an at times surreal seven weeks...

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Dark chocolate beetroot cake with chocolate ganache frosting

A dense and fudgy dark chocolate beetroot cake with dairy free chocolate ganache frosting and marzipan eggs, perfect to celebrate Easter or any other cake-worthy life event. Am I the only who one feels...

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Restorative rainbow chard and leek soup

Good for what ails you, this restorative rainbow chard and leek soup with basil and rice is both comforting and packed with nutritious green leafy vegetables. The changing of the seasons hits everyone...

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Jamu: Indonesian turmeric and ginger health tonic

Turmeric and ginger jamu, an anti-inflammatory health tonic to add to your arsenal of home remedies. When we were in Bali earlier this year I noticed turmeric jamu on the menu of many of the places we...

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Black burger with oyster mushrooms and spicy eggplant

Home made black burger buns filled with drool-worthy crispy fried oyster mushrooms and spicy eggplant. This black burger is so delicious, I’ve already added it to the menu of the imaginary restaurant...

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Edamame and pumpkin seed hummus

A non-traditional but satisfying edamame hummus made with nutritious edamame beans and pumpkin seeds. After a bad run of horrendous weather events in New Zealand lately, many fresh vegetables are...

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Carob muffins + book review + giveaway!

A review of There’s a beetroot in my cake, by Judy Moosmueller and Jennifer Leckey from Heart to Plate. There’s a beetroot in my cake is a lovely little recipe book filled with ideas on how to include...

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Farinata with charred broccoli, lemon and capers

Italian-style chickpea farinata topped with charred broccoli, lemon and capers is a very simple to make but deeply satisfying meal. The past month has been a challenging one. It’s been the beginning of...

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Lentil salad with orange, dates and kale

Middle Eastern inspired lentil salad with orange, dates and kale, served with baked sweet potatoes as a complete meal. It’s been soup weather pretty much every day lately, and much as I love it, I’m...

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Stout baked beans with rosemary

Make your own smokey stout baked beans flavoured with dark beer, maple syrup and rosemary. Sometimes life’s all about finding a pace that suits you. Lately I’ve been heavily focused on work and finding...

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Crispy tofu burger with pea and caper mayo

Fast-food style tofu burgers made with thick slabs of crispy tofu nestled in a burger bun with a generous dollop of lemony green pea and caper mayo. I don’t frequent fast food restaurants much at all...

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Sweet potato coconut butter fudge

Simple three ingredient chocolate fudge made with sweet potato and coconut butter, that’s naturally vegan, sugar free and gluten free. Can chocolate fudge be made without butter and sugar? And if it...

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Turkish-style coriander and walnut tarator

Turkish-style walnut tarator is a creamy, sharp dip made with walnuts, garlic, herbs and day-old bread. My father-in-law is a meticulous man who likes things done just so. It’s a personality trait I...

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Oven-baked spicy peanut butter tofu

Oven-baked cubes of tofu coated with spicy peanut butter and sesame seeds are tasty protein bombs to add to salads or other meals on busy days. Please excuse me, things have been a bit quiet around...

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