Vegan apple pie at Thibetan Tea House As much as I love trying new vegan, raw and veggie dishes and sharing the recipes, I also like finding new vegan/raw/veggie eateries. The other day we took a drive over to the other side of the mountain, to Simonstown. There we had what was meant to be …
Goji chocolate balls These delicious treats go under all sorts of various names – energy balls, truffles etc etc and are generally variations on a mixture of nuts, dates, healthy berries and/or superfoods. Whatever – they are delicious and can be served as a dessert or as a snack with tea or coffee. This basic …
Raw vegan chocolate mint mousse cake Chocolate mint mousse cake – raw and vegan I just love these raw vegan desserts. They are always a hit at dinner parties, and I made this choc mint one again the other night for our guests. I did make one change to the recipe. Although agave nectar is …
Spicy vegan burger patty Vegan burger patties There is something comforting about burgers, and I really want to come up with a good satisfying vegan burger that one can serve up to the carnivore friends. I have made a few in the past, and although not bad at all, I don’t think any were the …
Spinach, pea and mint soup – vegan and almost raw Spinach, pea and mint soup – vegan and almost raw Although we are keen on raw soups, it is winter, and we wanted a warm, colourful starter at our last dinner party. Karen came up with this spinach, green pea and mint one. Ingredients: 1 …
Raw cracker biscuits – sweet and savoury Sweet coconut crackers Very happy to be back in our kitchen in Cape Town for a while. We have a couple of dinner parties coming up over the next few days, and I like to have a selection of snacks and cracker biscuits for guests to nibble on …
Raw and Vegan in Cape Town The small plate at Raw and Roxy When I started this blog, my wife was a long time vegetarian while I did not eat a lot of meat. Over the last couple of years we have moved to nearly 100% vegan and largely raw. I love sharing recipes with …
Great new veggie products One of my most common moans is the lack of selection or availability of healthy items in shops and supermarkets. But things are definitely improving. I am passing through UK on the way home to Cape Town and found some great new products – all vegetarian, some vegan and/or organic. New …
Vegan butternut soup Butternut soup Inspired by last week’s spicy sweet potato soup, and with her forte for using up what we have, Karen came up with this amazingly tasty butternut soup. Ingredients: 1 butternut, seeds removed and diced 1 medium onion, chopped 3 medium carrots, chopped 1 apple, cored and chopped 1 C desiccated …
Vegan and Organic restaurant in Rotterdam Sweet potato and ginger soup – Gare du Nord – Rotterdam One of the unfortunate things about boating is not having regular internet access. Which is the reason this post is late. On the other hand, the thing about travelling is finding new and exciting vegan restaurants. We were …
