When people find out that I’m mostly vegan, the first thing they want to know is if I miss meat. If you’d asked me that in the early days, I would have said yes. It’s possible to miss something while being determined not to have it, and that process is actually not as bad as… Continue reading Vegan versus crispy chicken
So my new year’s resolution to blog twice a week has been…shall we say, a delayed success (a generation snowflake term if there ever was one). I haven’t been blogging much, but I have been cooking a lot, specifically lots of Buddha bowls. So what is a Buddha bowl and what does it have to do… Continue reading The head-scratching history of Buddha bowls
I have a weird and rather disappointing history with mac & cheese. When I was young (oh the sting in those words), my mom used to make an enormous pan of the stuff on Sundays and it would be eaten for Sunday dinner, Monday dinner and multiple leftover lunches during the week.
I realised the other day that I promised on instagram that I’d post the recipe for this and rudely never delivered. Shame on me! There’s a lot going on in my world at the moment so not a lot of time for blogging, ie no extended ironicles (from chronicles – get it?!) on life through my lens, but I do have a few great recipes stored up which I’ll try and post until things settle down.
I picked up the most horrendous stomach bug last week – you know the kind where you are literally crawling to the loo to chunder every few minutes, weak as kitten and quite a gross specimen of humanity. There really is nothing more disempowering than uncontrollable voms.
Being vegan or vegetarian in South Africa in summer is kind of weird. Braais (BBQs) are such a huge part of our culture and they are about so much more than chucking meat on the fire. A braai is where we make memories with our friends and families and debate endlessly over the politics of our country.
I know, the oxymoron probably annoys you because why not just call them teriyaki cauliflower & quinoa balls? Terikayi meatballs just sound so much more appetising though, doesn’t it? There’s no harm in a little misleading honesty! It’s been weeks since I’ve eaten meat (besides fish) and it’s starting to feel normal.
It was tiring writing a post every day for a week! I think I’ve been sufficiently lazy for long enough to start posting recipes again. I’m starting to get tired of winter – not the rain, though. Never the rain. I don’t need a lynch mob outside my door. But I’m bored of the (mostly)insipid sunshine and my desperately-in-need-of-a-tan legs.
You’ve been told since you were two bricks and a ticky high that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Even so, it’s amazing how many people either skip brekkie entirely or just have a cup of coffee. I used to be one of those teenagers in high school.
Ok, I know what you’re thinking. TOFU. She’s stooped to tofu. She has finally gone off the vegan deep end and I think I’m saying bye to this blog. I feel you, because those were my exact thoughts as I stopped by my local organic shop and bought this cheese-like block of nothing-normal-feels-like-this.
Cape Town is absolutely freezing and the rains are at times biblical – welcome, winter, we’ve missed you! After 2 long years of drought, you can bet there is not one single Capetonian complaining. As a people known for our sensitivity to cold and aversion to all things damp and grey, we are practically British in our embracing of this lesser-spotted weather.
My blog is all about exploring ways in which we can better nourish our bodies while still enjoying food, with a focus on creating healthier versions of the recipes that I love. But sometimes you have to go all in, by which I mean all-butter, all-sugar and all-Masterchef. I love Masterchef Australia.
When people find out that I’m mostly vegan, the first thing they want to know is if I miss meat. If you’d asked me that in the early days, I would have said yes. It’s possible to miss something while being determined not to have it, and that process is actually not as bad as… Continue reading Vegan versus crispy chicken
So my new year’s resolution to blog twice a week has been…shall we say, a delayed success (a generation snowflake term if there ever was one). I haven’t been blogging much, but I have been cooking a lot, specifically lots of Buddha bowls. So what is a Buddha bowl and what does it have to do… Continue reading The head-scratching history of Buddha bowls
I have a weird and rather disappointing history with mac & cheese. When I was young (oh the sting in those words), my mom used to make an enormous pan of the stuff on Sundays and it would be eaten for Sunday dinner, Monday dinner and multiple leftover lunches during the week.
I realised the other day that I promised on instagram that I’d post the recipe for this and rudely never delivered. Shame on me! There’s a lot going on in my world at the moment so not a lot of time for blogging, ie no extended ironicles (from chronicles – get it?!) on life through my lens, but I do have a few great recipes stored up which I’ll try and post until things settle down.
I picked up the most horrendous stomach bug last week – you know the kind where you are literally crawling to the loo to chunder every few minutes, weak as kitten and quite a gross specimen of humanity. There really is nothing more disempowering than uncontrollable voms.
Being vegan or vegetarian in South Africa in summer is kind of weird. Braais (BBQs) are such a huge part of our culture and they are about so much more than chucking meat on the fire. A braai is where we make memories with our friends and families and debate endlessly over the politics of our country.
I know, the oxymoron probably annoys you because why not just call them teriyaki cauliflower & quinoa balls? Terikayi meatballs just sound so much more appetising though, doesn’t it? There’s no harm in a little misleading honesty! It’s been weeks since I’ve eaten meat (besides fish) and it’s starting to feel normal.
It was tiring writing a post every day for a week! I think I’ve been sufficiently lazy for long enough to start posting recipes again. I’m starting to get tired of winter – not the rain, though. Never the rain. I don’t need a lynch mob outside my door. But I’m bored of the (mostly)insipid sunshine and my desperately-in-need-of-a-tan legs.
You’ve been told since you were two bricks and a ticky high that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Even so, it’s amazing how many people either skip brekkie entirely or just have a cup of coffee. I used to be one of those teenagers in high school.
Ok, I know what you’re thinking. TOFU. She’s stooped to tofu. She has finally gone off the vegan deep end and I think I’m saying bye to this blog. I feel you, because those were my exact thoughts as I stopped by my local organic shop and bought this cheese-like block of nothing-normal-feels-like-this.
Cape Town is absolutely freezing and the rains are at times biblical – welcome, winter, we’ve missed you! After 2 long years of drought, you can bet there is not one single Capetonian complaining. As a people known for our sensitivity to cold and aversion to all things damp and grey, we are practically British in our embracing of this lesser-spotted weather.
My blog is all about exploring ways in which we can better nourish our bodies while still enjoying food, with a focus on creating healthier versions of the recipes that I love. But sometimes you have to go all in, by which I mean all-butter, all-sugar and all-Masterchef. I love Masterchef Australia.
