Tag: vegan

If I’m being honest, I was absolutely dreading my first Christmas being vegan. I come from a large, culturally diverse background and one thing we all come together on is sharing an outrageous amount of decadent food on Christmas Day.

Article Title: Winter warmer - Pumpkin & Spinach Fettucine

This meal is perfect for winter when pumpkin is in season and goes beautifully with toasted bread on the side. In the warmer months, we use cauliflower instead of pumpkin for a slightly lighter sauce. This recipe doesn’t require too much prep time (or skill), so it’s perfect for anyone who is strapped for time or just beginning their journey into vegan cooking.

Article Title: Top vegan options for eating out

My recent trip to LA, highlighted how many great vegan cafe options we have at home.

Article Title: Love your morning and breakfast with Eleanor Ozich’s The Art of Simple

Learning to enjoy a handful of simple morning rituals not only helps us to slow down, but to connect with the beautiful, everyday moments that we might otherwise miss, says Eleanor Ozich.

Article Title: Renee Sexton’s decadent cacao and avocado mousse

Renee Sexton, nutritionist and blogger, shares her decadent, healthy chocolate mousse recipe.

Article Title: Hearty chocolate orange loaf recipe

Take earthy buckwheat flour, a tasty olive oil and combine them with tried and true chocolate, orange flavours to leave yourself with a hearty loaf good for morning tea, or even breakfast, toasted and spread with a little salted butter.

Article Title: Deliciously Ella’s almond butter rocky roads

Delciosuly Ella shares her moorish, sweet yet healthy, rocky road treats!

Article Title: Megan May’s almond butter jelly cups

Megan May of The Unbakery created these delicious chocolate-coated almond butter and raspberry treats. They are perfect when you want a sweet but healthy treat!

Article Title: Zoe Salmen’s delicious peanut butter fudge

This peanut butter fudge uses only four ingredients and can be prepared in just a few minutes. It is free of gluten, refined sugar, dairy and eggs and packed with good fats and a splash of rice syrup, which adds a subtle sweetness.

Article Title: Are nut milks and butters for you?

Weighing up the benefits and detriments of these non-dairy alternatives, plus a few of our favourtie recipes!

Article Title: Buffy-Ellen Gill’s meatless recipe favourites

Buffy-Ellen Gill is the founder of Be Good Organics, a plant-based whole foods blog, community and store. She loves to create and photograph delicious yet simple plant-based recipes that you can make at home. We were lucky enough to meet her at the latest Wellness Retreat in Auckland, where she showed us how to make a couple of her healthy winter favourites

Article Title: Warming winter recipes from Petite Kitchen

Eleanor Ozich shared with us a few of her favourite winter warming recipes to help you get inspired to cook delicious, healthy ‘real’ food.

Article Title: Tips and recipes for healthy snacks, by Christina Leon

When snacking is done right it has so many benefits including increased energy levels, decreased cravings, better concentration and easier weight management. Christina Leon makes it easy for you with these healthy yet tasty snacks!

Article Title: Buffy-Ellen Gill’s chocolate raspberry tart

Buffy-Ellen Gill, founder of Be Good Organics, shared her plant-based, dairy, gluten and refined sugar free chocolate and raspberry tart with us! Now you can indulge without the guilt.

Article Title: Spice up your burger with Wise Boys’ vegan Spicy Mex recipe

We love what’s going on at Wise Boys - they’re creating vegan burger treats to sell from their food truck, and helping look after the planet at the same time. Their burgers are incredibly delicious and we were lucky enough to find out the recipe for their Spicy Mex burger!

Article Title: Zoe Salmen’s little carrot and pear cakes

Zoe Salmen has created these delicious little spiced pear and carrot treats.They’re light, fluffy, sweet and, best of all, they’re healthy!