During my travels to Vancouver Island, a friend and I picked up some locally grown parsnips from an organic farm stand... and then it happened. Parsnip & Potato Farinata. I swear the parsnip spoke to me. So I listened! The freshly harvested, often under-rated parsnip wanted to show off its earthy, sweetness. When I closed [...]
When I wrote this I was in Hawaii, visiting my Mam. We'd had gotten some fabulous daikon (also called mooli or white radish) from the farmers market and was like 'let's make picked daikon'. It was Mam who inspired me originally in the kitchen. Growing up in Northumberland, England, Mam always made the most [...]
These little nuggets of deliciousness are excellent for about a million different reasons. Firstly they are easy to make. Secondly, they make excellent finger food, which means there are great for parties, potlucks, picnics and hiking. They also keep well in the fridge or freezer, which makes them excellent for batch making. I am sharing the [...]
Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is thought to have originated with Incan cultures thousands of years ago in the likes of Peru, Chile and Bolivia. It comes in all sorts of different colours and there are now strains that grow successfully in temperate climates like Britain, giving this ancient crop much more potential as a sustainable crop. Quinoa [...]
I’ve enjoyed a vegan diet for nearly 30 years. Back in the day there wasn’t a whole lot of information out there, yet within a very short period of adopting a totally plant-based diet, I noticed that my energy levels felt much better, my excess body weight fell effortlessly off and my immune response seemed [...]
Big fan of walnuts and walnut milk here! Not surprising really since they are one of the healthiest nuts out there. If you are super lucky you can forage your own walnuts, making them a truly sustainable, local crop for those living in temperate climate zones. (Big shout out for harvesting our own where possible [...]
This easy vegan seed burger or patty is so versatile and can be made with a myriad of different ingredients. In today's recipe, I am sharing one of my all-time favourites that I created at least 20 years ago. These vegan sunflower seed burgers have been tried and test loved by my family, friends [...]
I feel in absolute awe of each and every person who showed up here over the last couple of weeks, during the 'Conscious Kitchen' workshops here on Vancouver Island. People from all walks of life, finding the courage just to BE themselves and unleash a bit more of the divine! Despite adversity and challenges (and [...]
You can find the Scottish oatcakes recipe below. To learn some interesting oatcake facts then read this bit first... Oatcakes were an alternative to bread in Scotland for centuries, and, are still very much enjoyed there. Oats are one of the only grains that grow in Northern parts of Scotland, so it makes perfect sense [...]
You’ve probably already noticed that being happy or peaceful in the kitchen, mysteriously makes your food taste delicious. Well, there is a good reason for it. Our energy infuses into the food we are making. Everything is connected; everything dances (or stagnates) around and through us. The mind wanders, thoughts arise. How we are being; the [...]
