A special birthday breakfast during a vegan fast requires extra innovation. These vegan pancakes have perfect texture and look, but to be honest they do need to be smothered with maple syrup and/or fruit or icing sugar in order to live up to the non-vegan counterpart. The benefits are that they are really quick […]
I love the creativity that starts to come out at the end of a fast. As you know I made this recipe earlier in the season when fresh mangoes were not plentiful in a non vegan fashion. I re-created it for a dinner party at mine using vegan ingredients and it went down a treat. […]
I never hear my family and friends speak more fondly of any fish more than a Samak Singari eaten quite literally on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. My husband’s favourite seafood ‘restaurant’ was one right next to the wharf, on the sand with plastic chairs and table but OOH the food was incredible. I […]
I found this recipe in Delicious magazine this month and I just had to try it out. I almost tried it before I was even fasting! It was easy to prepare taking minutes to make the marinade. THe marinade itself really infused the fish with flavour. I got hubby to fire up the bbq to […]
Om Ali is a traditional egyptian dessert that comprised of layers of pastry, nuts and cream, spiced with cinnamon and rosewater, in other words this is heaven in a plate. THis is a recipe that has been passed down from generations in my husband’s family – they do not use coconut or sultanas (and i […]
All day I have been thinking about the English equivalent to the word “mesabeka” which is the perfect arabic word to describe the sauce in this dish. This traditional Egyptian casserole is made with humble chuck or gravy beef. This budget friendly cut of meat is perfect for cooking on low heat for an extended […]
As I have said in my earlier post, coriander is my all time favourite herb and this pesto is one of my favourite ways to enjoy it. It is zesty, garlicky, lemony and the chilli flakes add an incredible zing that make you want to bathe your tastebuds in it. This stuff is soooooo good, […]
I am absolutely in love with panko breadcrumbs. They take the concept of ‘crunch’ to a completely different level. I have used Panko on my arancini balls which was an amazing experience, and today, despite it being a part of my self proclaimed healthy food month, I had to try it on prawns. I am […]
Near my work there is a lovely little cafe that makes the most amazing meals. They do a baked barramundi that has all these complex flavours in it and I have been eating it at least twice per week for 3 weeks in order to figure it out….I finally determined that one of the secret […]
So today is the first day of St.Mary’s fast which means for most orthodox people, among other things, a change to a vegan diet with some seafood. On the first day of a vegan fast I like to make something where the flavour knocks your taste buds out of the park. Its a good reminder […]
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