Aloe is our very own local superfood here in Cape Town/South Africa. They are hardy and easy to grow. Our one is doing wonderfully, in a pot on the patio. There are two types – the Vera and Ferox varieties. Ours is apparently Ferox. I use a couple of pieces of the flesh in our …
One of my favourite discoveries in raw food are the absolutely amazing raw vegan cheezecakes or tarts. Everybody seems to love them, so here is the easiest one to make – Pineapple Cheezecake. The original recipe is from Natalie and Noel’s “Easy Living Food” recipe book which has become one of my main “go to” …
Raw Green Juice: There is nothing like starting the day with a fresh healthy Green Juice, so I thought it appropriate to start off my 2016 blogs with a green juice mixture. It’s also a fresh start from another aspect – I have just changed my blog platform over to WordPress. Which is also one …
BLT – Vegan Version At last a vegan version of the BLT (Bacon lettuce and tomato) sandwich! Back at home in our wonderful kitchen at last! We have had a wonderful time travelling but making healthy food and blogging has not been easy, and I must apologize for not posting for a while. On our travels we …
Fool proof bean burgers Over the years we have had many attempts at vegan bean burgers with varying success, the main problem being getting them to stick together. Still on our boat, Karen came up with these – Guest post by Karen: Have you ever seen a yummy looking recipe for a bean burger? And …
Karen’s vegan cheeze – I must apologize for not posting for a while! Karen and I are on the European inland waterways on our motor cruiser Shangri La, on a trip from Netherlands to France. I am somewhat preoccupied with running the boat and all that goes with such a voyage. Read about our boating here …
Melty vegan cheeze This melty vegan cheeze is great. Working is one of those unfortunate necessities of life, and I’ve been working offshore for the last 6 weeks. The last posts were all prepared well in advance. I am now travelling, in betwixt and between, but happened to be in London at the time of …
Another Fermented Nut Cheeze As promised, here is Karen’s ‘cheddar’ nut cheeze: See my previous post for the basic recipe. Remember the basic recipe makes 2 cheezes, so halve your basic mixture, and flavour with the following ingredients: (Oh – I’ve introduced our measurement – the Knifepoint = the pointy end of a chopping knife …
Fermented Nut Cheeze Giving up cheese is one of the hardest aspects of going vegan, but these fermented nut cheezes are really great. Of course, the inspiration and basic recipes for these come from my raw food guru – Deborah Durrant. Check out her website at Deliciously Raw…. and if you are ever in a …
Smoked Tempeh Bacon Last week I used smoked tempeh ‘bacon’ in the stir fry recipe, and here is the promised tempeh smoking recipe. But before I do that, there is one aspect I must touch on – Carnivores often ask why us vegetarian/vegans keep making ‘meat look-alike’ dishes. On the one hand, they are right …
