Browsing All Posts filed under »Vegan«

Cabbage, Bean and Crispy Kale Soup

May 23, 2012

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Kale is so en vogue right now. Why not try it in this wholesome cabbage soup, it's super tasty and easy to make.

Thai Chilli and Lime Hommus

May 18, 2012

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A delicious hommus dip that's zingy and fresh with Thai-inspired flavours of lime, chilli and coriander.

Custom breakfast smoothie (vegan, no added sugar)

May 7, 2012

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A super quick and nutritious breakfast drink that can be customised to your liking, a serious favourite in this house!

Herbed breakfast baked beans

March 19, 2012

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A satisfying breakfast or dinner meal made with some pantry staples and fresh tomatoes - 5 ingredients but plenty of flavour!

{Vegan} Spicy buckwheat and soy burgers with Asian slaw

March 5, 2012

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Protein-packed these vegan burger patties taste great, and make for healthy, nutritious and delicious meal served with the mayo-free Asian slaw.

Baked beetroot donuts for Valentine’s Day (vegan)

February 13, 2012

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Best eaten warm, straight out of the oven, well almost, they will be hot. But if you make a big batch like this, they will also taste great cold, almost like a sweet beetroot bagel or pretzel! Can't beat that!

Thai-spiced snake beans with minced tofu

January 30, 2012

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A delectable vegan rendition of the beans with minced pork classic, spiced with Thai flavours.

5 things to make with Sauerkraut other than a Reuben

January 27, 2012

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Ah, the famed New York Reuben… what would it be without a generous helping of sauerkraut? Just another layered sourdough sandwich filled with thin slices of corned beef and Swiss cheese, nothing to write home about. It’s probably safe to say then, that with the ingenious addition of pickled cabbage to the sandwich, it is one dish which has singlehandedly helped… [Read more…]

15 minute hot and sour soup with sizzling beef

January 16, 2012

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This is the most delicious and uncomplicated way to use up leftover chilli, coriander and lime.

Plum and prune jam // povidl

January 13, 2012

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Povidl is not just a sweet spread used on bread or donuts - it works perfectly well with roasted pork or duck as a dipping sauce.

Pumpkin, lentil and cous cous salad with dukkah

January 9, 2012

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Spiced with dukkah, the flavours and textures of the salad's nutritious ingredients are great, making this salad a versatile side or a meal in itself.

Summer fruit mojitos in 5 minutes

January 2, 2012

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We put our feet up for a siesta moment, and wished we had a waiter on hand to prepare us another round! PS You can omit the rum for an alcohol-free version of the drink.

Pearl barley ‘risotto’ with vegetables and chicken

November 23, 2011

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Barley is a tasty, nutritious and a very versatile grain that helps lower cholesterol and regulate blood sugar level. Use as you would rice.

5 ingredient carrot and ginger soup with quinoa | for CanToo

November 17, 2011

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Full of beta-karoten goodness from the carrot and post-workout recovery protein and nutrients such as calcium, iron, magnesium from the quinoa.

{Day 28} Spicy eggplant ‘tagine’

October 28, 2011

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A quick and fragrant eggplant tagine served in the gorgous Royal Selangor jelly mould.

{Day 22} No-cook vegan nachos for the International Day of the Nacho

October 22, 2011

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It's vegan, and with so many beans and veg it's nutritious and very delicious.

{Day 21} Piña colada semifreddo

October 21, 2011

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It's like a cocktail in a snow-cone for grown ups. Perfect for a summer barbecue or and after dinner cooler.

{Day 15} Peanut butter and chocolate cheesecake, no-bake + vegan

October 15, 2011

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Vegan, dairy and gluten free - a cheesecake that tastes like a Reece's peanut butter cup - so en vogue and so tasty!

{Day 5} Fizzy citrus and rosemary martini + other miscellaneous

October 5, 2011

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I have noticed over the last few days that the Royal Selangor jelly moulds are like little pieces of art, designed to shine. Considering they help raise breast cancer awareness, they are priceless little heroes to me.

{Recipe and review} Baked vegan cinnamon donuts + Sunbeam donut iron test

September 16, 2011

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Amazingly quick and good for you baked low fat cinnamon donuts, yum!

Healthy spring rolls: duck and vegan versions

September 1, 2011

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Crispy spring rolls that are oven-baked and packed to the brim with raw vegetables or delicious duck - a classic turned nutritious and guilt free.

5 ingredient roasted tomato and capsicum soup (vegan)

August 29, 2011

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Prepared from veggies roasted in the oven, the soup is relatively easy and quick to prepare it's one of my winter warmer and comfort food favourites.

3 ingredient (instant) chocolate banana ice cream

August 14, 2011

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With as little as 3 ingredients you can now have dessert for breakfast, afternoon tea or a low fat, low sugar alternative to other dessert time treats.

Pumpkin soup with coconut cream, chilli + garlic croutons

May 31, 2011

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This recipe has a simple twist on the traditional pumpkin soup. The chilli adds a little warmth without being too spicy, while the coconut cream adds a wonderful fragrance to the mix. It's so good you'll want to lick the pot clean!

Roasted lamb racks, maple roasted cabbage, carrot mash

April 23, 2011

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This is a great quick and easy lamb meal idea to cook during the week or to entertain friends with maximum effect and minimum effort.

French women’s magical leek soup

April 11, 2011

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Adapted from Mireille Guiliano's French women don't get fat. A magical leek soup that's simple to make yet so beautifully satisfying for the tastebuds and the tummy.

Quick pantry minestrone

March 26, 2011

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If you get stuck for ideas on what to make for dinner, consider cooking up this lovely 20 minute one-pot soup. Besides the convenience of using pantry ingredients, which are nothing to be afraid or ashamed of, especially if they are additive-free, many of the them are picked at peak season making them extra nutritious and flavourful.

Sauerkraut and porcini dumplings

March 12, 2011

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Sauerkraut is an acquired taste, but when stewed it tastes a little like caramelised sweet and sour onion and makes for an interesting dumpling stuffing, especially paired with the wonder aromas and flavours of dried porcini.

Dairy-free choc orange melting moments cookies

February 26, 2011

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These delicious chocolate orange melting moments are so irresistibly tasty, additive-free and quick to make that I bet it would take you longer to go and get a packet of bikkies from the supermarket than to make these!

All natural summer fruits iced tea cooler

December 29, 2010

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My strawberry lemon and mint iced tea is tasty, refreshing, additive free and an all natural alternative to soft drinks with no added sugar. An added advantage of my iced tea coolers is that when it comes to flavour you can experiment a little...

Dried porcini mushroom soup [bisque]

December 23, 2010

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The recipe I am about to share with you is the best of them all. It is simple. Fragrant. Delicious. Served traditionally on Christmas Eve, dried porcini soup has a gorgeous deep earthy flavour while the meaty chunks of mushrooms provide a good protein base in this otherwise vegan dish.

Delicious lychee mojitos [including an alcohol free version]

December 13, 2010

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While cocktails are rarely synonymous with wholesome goodness, I've recently been asked to create a handful of alcohol free cocktail (mocktail) recipes that would taste like the real thing, but wouldn't leave you feeling 'dusty' the next morning. I never got to make anything else aside from the lychee mojito; just kept topping up my glass with this irresistible combination of [no added sugar] sweet and sour taste sensation.