tadka dahl recipe
Recently I picked up Gordon Ramsay’s~Great Escape, at a book sale in town. Now, I’m not usually one to be sucked into the whole ‘celebrity chef thing’, and with this book nothing has changed. I buy a book for its content over the name of the author any day. When I picked this book up and started […]
homemade pickled ginger recipe
We love sushi in this house. Actually some would say we live off the stuff! When the kids were little living back home in Raglan and being gluten-free the only place we could really ever take them ‘out’ for lunch was to the local sushi shop. They kinda had no choice in the matter; they […]
tofu, herb & rice noodle salad recipe
One of the things I most look forward to come spring-time is the abundance of fresh herbs in the garden. Gone are the cold winter days that keep herbs lying dormant; with all this spring freshness comes new growth and I couldn’t be any happier! Of my favourite herbs; mint and coriander (cilantro) are two […]
chickpea curry recipe
I thought it might be quite nice to post a savoury “dinner-type” recipe after all the sweetness of last month. You must all think that we live off sweets! It is actually far from the truth believe it or not. Yes I do bake often, but mostly just once a week, occasionally twice if I have a special […]
shaved fennel, nasturtium and radish salad with honey mustard dressing
Fennel is one of my all-time favourite things to eat. Shaved thinly and dressed with a little lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and black pepper it’s something I crave, often. It’s all I yearned for while pregnant with Ada (okay, cottage cheese and tomato on toast also tasted like the best thing […]
gluten-free vegan double chocolate cinnamon cookie recipe
I’ve shared many cookie recipes over the past year; sweet quinoa anzac cookies, nutty lemon chia cookies, fragrant rosemary and lemon cookies and my personal favourite speckled kiwi mesquite cookies to name but a few. But lately I’ve had my heart set on trying to come up with a gluten-free chocolate cookie recipe that also caters […]
vegan chocolate rice crispies recipe and birthday party hangovers…
After today I am undecided which leaves you feeling more shattered… a night out on the town or two 5 year-old birthday parties in one weekend? Both leave you tired, dehydrated and sporting a rather sore head. While I can’t really remember what it feels like after a big night out, it’s been way too […]
