Difficulty: Easy Serves 4 Last year I decided that I was going to start a new family tradition of making Easter lunch. The family seemed to tolerate it last year so I thought I would take the tradition into its second year in 2013 and make an Asian themed feast. Since a few family members [...]
Tags: asian, bean curd, bean shoots, Easter, healthy, red cabbage, salad, sesame, tofu, vegan, vegetarian
Difficulty: Easy Serves 2 This pad Thai has become a staple meal for my current health kick. The overall taste is fresh and light, the sauce isn’t overpowering but the flavours compliment each other perfectly. I’ve roughly estimated a large serving of this dish to be less than 300 calories but don’t hold me to [...]
Tags: asian, bean curd, diet, fresh, health kick, light, low calorie, noodles, pad Thai, SlimPasta, Thai, tofu, vegan, vegetarian
Difficulty: Easy Serves 2 This week I celebrated my 25th birthday and the beginning of a health kick. I aim to eat really healthy 90% of the time so I spent the days before planning what I would be eating and also stocking up on varying produce to keep things interesting. For my birthday I [...]
Tags: capsicum, carrot, healthy, Moroccan, rainbow, tagine, tofu, vegan, vegetarian
After my pasta-heavy dining at Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea, I was definitely ready for something different. On Thursday night we decided to grab a taxi to the Isetan department store in Shinjuku to try out Chaya, a macrobiotic restaurant with plenty of vegan friendly options. The staff were absolute legends, going through the entire menu [...]
Tags: bread, Chaya, Isetan, Japan, Like a Vegan Abroad, Macrobiotic, Shinjuku, soy hamburg, tempeh, tiramisu, tofu
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
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: Easy-Medium Serves 4 This salad has been made in my family for a few years now, with a couple of alterations being made each time. I’ve made it for people who don’t particularly like tofu before and have had them ask for the recipe! It’s a great accompaniment to any meal or as a [...]
Tags: asian, baby spinach, fresh, garlic, ginger, healthy, noodles, salad, tasty, tofu
Difficulty: Easy-Medium Serves 4 It looks like summer has finally hit, which means it’s time for more salads! The salad is nice and simple to make way for the star of the show; the crusted tofu! With a slightly cheesy and herby twist, this crispy tofu really livens up any basic salad. I’ve included the [...]
Tags: agave, beetroot, cucumber, fresh, light, macadamia, parmesano, red onion, rocket, salad, summer, tofu, tomato, wholegrain mustard
Difficulty: Easy Serves 4 I love it when you get a good vegan Tofu Cashew Nut at a Thai place so I thought I’d give it a crack myself. I had some friends over for homemade Thai recently and made so much food that I had no need to make this, I still had all [...]
Tags: cashew nut, dinner party, stirfry, Thai, tofu