Sweet Treats – last of Feast 2014 – Raw Food course Lime custard tartlet – raw and vegan Everybody seems to make smoothies these days. They tend to be a bit hit and miss – very good or merely ok. Here we learnt a whole lot about the basics of a smoothie and how to …
More on Feast 2014 – Raw Food Course Karen’s Raw Foods Cheeze Platter Wednesday, the middle day was probably the most exhausting. It was the most intense day, but we had also been eating 100% raw for a couple of days now and were undergoing a mini detox – physically and emotionally. Sounds odd – …
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 and fun week it was. We learnt such …
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 attended over the 2 days. This year it seemed just as crowded. …
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 expecting much in the way of healthy food, I checked …
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 picked a few. They were …
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 Spiralizer Recently we …
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 …
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 …
