This vegan Roast Pumpkin, Mushroom & Sage Risotto makes a comforting and delicious meal that comes together in less than 30 minutes. Risotto used to be a dish I would put off making, or save for restaurants, due to the fiddly requirement to watch it like a hawk and add stock every few minutes for what seemed like forever. NOT ANY MORE! I discovered that you only need to do this step in the beginning, and then you can just chuck in the rest of the stock and just simmer it unti

Almond Butter just has to be a true love of mine. So adding it's creamy goodness to a warming curry, makes perfect sense. Being able to make something delicious, that's easy to prepare is also a Must in my house. We're all so busy! Being able to throw everything together in one pot, and having it cook in minutes means that the family can come together for a tasty meal in minimal time. So when Crock-Pot asked me to test out their Crock-Pot Express Multi-Cooker, with speedy pre

One of my favourite things to eat, definitely has to be snacks! Especially savoury snacks. I just loooove snacks! Cheese, dips, crackers, olives. Give me that any day over sweet food and chocolate, and I'll be perfectly happy. Since transitioning to plant based food, I've really missed eating cheese. It was one of my all time favourite foods. So coming up with a vegan alternative has been high on my To-Do list. I had a look at Google and there was a million recipes for vegan

The beautiful South Coast of Sydney, including the Shoalhaven and Berry is basically where my kids grew up during school holidays, visiting grandparents, body boarding, building sandcastles, and playing golf. It is such a stunning area, and only 2 hours drive south of Sydney. So it's great for a day trip, or a quick getaway for the weekend. I've never been anywhere quite like it, where the stunning Seven Mile Beach is a few minutes in one direction, and lush mountains a few m

Hands up if you grew up with Neapolitan Icecream in your house! I know I did. Which flavour did you always go for? My parents used to have vanilla, I'd have strawberry and my brother would have chocolate. But then I would move back and forth between a scoop of the lot, or just chocolate. That's what was always so great about this option. The best of three! I originally made Neapolitan cheesecakes back in January 2015 - you can scroll back on my Instagram account to find them.

TVP Mince is definitely something I've been wanting to try since starting on my plant based journey, I also think it's a good dish for those starting out and transitioning to eating more vegan foods, as it closely resembles a child mince dish you may be more familiar with, like Chili Con Carne. So it could make your transition easier, and you might even be able to try it out on the meat-eaters in the family! TVP is described as a texturised vegetable protein made from defatte

Chocolate Pancakes that are Gluten Free, Vegan, Banana Free and Refined Sugar Free? Yes it is indeed possible. They're nice and moist too, given my choice of ingredients. I'll tell you what I used, but also give a few options for replacements in the notes. Everyone has different dietary needs and goals, and luckily many items are interchangeable with ingredients of a similar consistency, but totally different composition. So play around until you find something that suits you

Vegan creamy Carbonara with mushrooms, and a mix of Zoodles (spiralled Zucchini/courgette) and Organic Edamame & Mung Bean Pasta I love this pasta as it's made from just Organic Green Mung Beans and water, and has 24 grams of protein and 11 grams of fibre per serving. Crazy right! The 'eggy' cheese cause is lower in calories too, as it uses cauliflower as the creamy base, with Kala Namak Salt otherwise known as black salt, even though it's actually pink in colour. Don't get t

Rocky Road has to be a childhood favourite for sure. All those marshmallows and chocolate mixed together. Yum. So I've been determined to make the Vegan version for a while now. I've kept putting it off as I haven't been able to find the time to make my own marshmallows. So the solution came when I found some pre-made vegan marshmallows on my favourite website iHerb.com! Winner! I buy all sorts of stuff on that site, Quest Bars for my hubby, makeup brushes, vegan supplements.

Vegan Chocolate Protein Pancakes with dragonfruit and pomegranate using my The Super Elixir Nourishing Protein in Vanilla. The perfect replenishment to my muscles after a Kayla workout. I also added some mesquite and cacao to amp up the superfood content even further. So fluffy! I love pancakes, in case you didn't guess that already! and have made a few of them over the years. I never thought eating healthy would mean that I could eat pancakes on a regular basis, and still l

Vegan Blueberry Vanilla Oatbran Muffins using my favourite natural sweetener by Natvia. I don't bake often, so when I do it's in small quantities that I know I will eat in one week. So these will do nicely as a snack at work this week. I sprinkled them with some Natvia icing mix before serving. I hope you've all had a great Monday! Vegan Blueberry Vanilla Oatbran Muffins (Serves 4) 1/2 cup oatbran 1 Tbsp coconut flour 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp bicarb soda 2 flax eggs (2 T

How good is salad!? Even more specifically, how good is fruit in salad, and how good is almond butter!? All the good things including my favourite fruit, Mango, make this one amazing salad. Topped with poms and a garlic almond butter dressing, you'll be wishing this salad never came to an end What's your favourite fruit to add to salads? Mango, Tofu & Pear Salad with Almond dressing (Serves 1) Handful each of baby spinach and rocket 1 mango cheek cut into strips 1/2 pear cut

Happy Pancake Sunday! Vegan Maca Pancakes with a sweet cacao sauce, and topped with fig, blueberries and Pomlife pomegranate arils. Such a great way to start the day. I hope you've all had a wonderful weekend so far. The sun is shining here in Oz, but my hubby has a terrible cold, so I think it will be a reasonably quiet day today of groceries and house chores. Vegan Maca Pancakes with Choc sauce (Serves 1) 1/2 cup flour (I used half oat & buckwheat) 1/2 banana sliced 1/2

Coconut Rose Cheesecakes with a Choc coconut seeded base. I always have to have a bit of chocolate when I make rose flavoured treats, as it always reminds me of Turkish delight chocolates. I just loved making these mini cheesecakes with their real flakes of edible dried rose petals. You just can't beat pretty food! Especially when it is made of real whole foods, and refined sugar free. The prefect treat to keep and eat straight form the freezer. I always make my cheesecakes i

Rainbow Superfood raw vegan cheesecakes using some of my favourite superfood powders, like raspberry & super greens & wild reds, tropical Spirulina & matcha, and Maqui powder with a cacao coconut base. I also mixed some soaked buckwheat groats in with cashews to reduce the overall fats, and try something new. The weather is so beautiful here at the moment, with even hotter days ahead. The kids spent the day in the pool and had a picnic in the backyard, and I did the groceries

Healthy Choc pancakes with a Salted Caramel Sauce. They have a secret ingredient as well to keep them nice and moist (everyone's favourite word). So good. Testing out mixes of natural sweeteners. This one has Yacon Syrup which is a good substitute for rice malt or maple syrup, plus some granulated stevia . Natural sweeteners have definitely been a life saver since giving up refined sugar. All the fun without the consequences. Topped with lots of fresh fruit. Another big weeke

Zucchini Base Pizza with homemade Vegan Almond Cheese spread, fresh figs and rocket (arugula). Oh my gosh. So tasty, and low carb too. Not that that's a goal of mine, but sometimes low carb over here means extra carbs somewhere else! Plus I just love the taste of zucchinis, and cauliflower often upsets my stomach, so this is a great alternative to that. How good are fresh figs at the moment! Well in Australia they are anyway. I survived my first proper day back at work, and i