vegan blueberry power smoothie recipe

If you follow me on Instagram you’ll know that we drink a lot of smoothies in our house. The second the kids walk in the door after school I usually have one on the go to re-fuel my tired little monkeys after their long and draining day. There are a few things that go into […]
Orange strawberries + vanilla cream

If you’re looking for a super, super simple un-cooked dessert recipe, you can’t go past the beautiful combination of juicy ripe strawberries macerated in orange and served with freshly whipped vanilla cream. As a kid I loved nothing more than a bowlful of berries and freshly whipped cream. The sight of my mother’s electric hand […]
preserved garlic in extra virgin olive oil

There’s this little gap in the year where for a few months before fresh garlic comes on the market in late spring/early summer, it’s damn near impossible to buy locally grown garlic and the only other choice is that hideous chemical cocktail also-known-as cheap imported Chinese garlic. For a good few years, once the last […]
lemony, herb + quinoa stuffed mushrooms

My 7 year old nephew is quite the hunter-gatherer and spend loads of time foraging for food with his Dad. A few weeks ago when I was home in NZ, mushroom season was just getting underway and they went out two days straight, picking field mushrooms from the paddock near the beach. The last day […]
mushroom + tofu san choy bau {gluten-free + vegan}

I often get asked where I find inspiration for my recipes and my stock-standard answer is ‘everywhere’! Like most food writers I find inspiration all over the place; from childhood memories and travel, to cookbooks, cooking shows and magazines. But more often than not I find what I’m looking for at my local farmers market. […]
Spicy tofu curry recipe (vegan) and my cookbook giveaway winners!

Guys! I’m about to step on a plane home to New Zealand! But before I go I thought I share this post, which was originally written for Common Threads, a beautiful collaboration I’ve been part of since the start of the year which was started by my dear friend Sash from Inked In Colour. Also, the […]
raw apricot, dark chocolate + coconut bites recipe, crazy news and your chance to win 1 of 5 copies of my book!

Last night I stayed up late, watching some crap on telly to stop me from checking my emails every two seconds. At around 11pm I gave up and went to bed, hoping the morning would bring the news I’d been hoping for. A little over an hour later I was awoken by Kye wanting a […]