Raw Food Course
Raw Food Course Beetroot ravioli – raw and vegan Last week was, I think, the first week that I haven’t put out a post. Hopefully I will be forgiven, as Karen and I were frantically busy doing Deborah Durrant’s 5 day Raw Food course. What a fantastic...
London Vegfest 2014
Raw lime mousse with berries A very exciting time at the moment for me, and hopefully this blog. Yesterday we attended the 2014 London Vegfest at Kensington. This event is in it’s second year. Last year, the inaugural occasion, apparently about 9000 people...
Vegan in Nijmegen, Netherlands
Vegan in Nijmegen, Netherlands Vegan main course at De Klinker Still on our boating travels in Netherlands, we were recently in Nijmegen. This is a relatively small town near Arnhem which suffered heavily in the second world war. Soup starter at De Klinker Not really...
Pears poached in red wine – organic and vegan
Pears poached in red wine – organic and vegan Pears poached in red wine – organic! As part of our drive to eat healthily, we go for organic wherever possible. A few days ago, on our boating travels, Karen spotted a pear tree next to a lock. Of course she...
Raw pasta and spiralizers
Spiralized salads and pasta As any regular reader will know, we are a bit into raw. A while ago I did a post on the ”Raw Kitchen” in which there is a spiralizer. (see this post) A wonderful device, but a bit of a mission to get out and set up. Mini...
Vegetarian and vegan in Cape Town
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...
Goji chocolate balls
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...
Raw vegan chocolate mint mousse cake
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...
Spicy vegan burger patty
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...
Spinach, pea and mint soup – vegan and almost raw
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...