Difficulty: Easy Serves 4 Each year on my brother’s birthday he requests a specifically themed meal for me to cook for him as part of his gift. This year he went for soul food, something I’ve little to no experience in cooking but to my delight was actually fun to do. Hoppin’ John is a [...]
Tags: beans, beans and rice, birthday, facon, filling, hoppin' john, side, soul food, texture, winter
Difficulty: Easy-Medium Makes 6 I tried the ol’ healthy Mexican thing with my Healthy Summer Nachos and to be honest I think they went down a real treat! I know sequels can be dangerous but I whipped up some deliciously tasty healthy burritos and it’s like one of those sequels that is as good or [...]
Tags: avocado, beans, burrito, cashew, cream, healthy, mexican, salsa, tofu, tortilla, wholesome
Where to Buy: Visit The Vegg website for stockists How Much?: $9.75 When I first heard of The Vegg (vegan egg yolk), I was super skeptical for several reasons and had quite a few questions. Firstly, what the hell does it look like? Do I get some kind of pouch with a yolk inside or [...]
Tags: Cheezly, mushroom, review, scrambled tofu, scrambled vegg, silken tofu, spring onion, The Vegg
Difficulty: Easy Serves many as a party snack My family loves a good dip in a cob loaf and until recently I’ve exclusively made the spinach version. I thought I’d branch out and try something different, so I made a three mushroom version. YUM! The combination of mushrooms is delightfully tasty but you could really [...]
Tags: cob, creamy, dip, enoki, loaf, mushroom, party, shemji, snack, Swiss brown
Difficulty: Medium Serves 4 I’ve never made polenta before but by golly I don’t know why, it’s so dope! This is a great salad that you can serve as a meal or as a side dish if you want it to serve more people. All your usual flavoursome suspects are there; basil, chilli and garlic, [...]
Tags: basil, cashews, chilli, fresh, healthy, light, polenta, salad
Difficulty: Easy-Medium Makes about 16 balls I’ve been wanting to make some kind of rice ball for a while now and expected it to me much harder than it actually was. You can throw whatever you want into these babies, seeds, nuts, pebbles (probably not pebbles) but if you want more guidance, don’t fret, I’ll [...]
Tags: ball, burger, chia, crisp, crunch, dinner, party, rice, sesame, snack, soy, tasty
Difficulty: Easy-Medium Serves 4 I’ve been thinking of making pho for a while now, so I made a trip to my local Asian grocer and stocked up on delicious ingredients. If you’ve never heard of pho, it’s a traditional Vietnamese soup served with rice noodles, vegetables, herbs and some kind of meat. Obviously I’m mixing [...]
Tags: broth, herbs, mint, mock meat, pho, rice noodles, soup, tofu, vegetables, Vietnamese
Difficulty: Medium Serves 2 -4 depending on what you serve it with! We all love a good pizza and there’s no better pizza than the one you make yourself, dough and all. This delightful number turns the traditional tomato base pizza on its head and instead relies on the simple yet tasty flavours of garlic [...]
Tags: dinner, dough, garlic, lunch, meal, olive oil, pizza, potato, rosemary, rustic, stuffed crust