About Anastasia

Anastasia Eden is a plant-based chef and recipe developer who has spent more than three decades creating nourishing plant based cuisine for retreats and conscious communities around the world.

Easy Turmeric & Mushroom Rice – that goes great with salads or curries

Turmeric has such a catalogue of health benefits, that I make sure I include it in our weekly diet in different  and interesting ways. We've found that this colourful side dish is such an appetizing way to enjoy rice with salad or a heavier main meal. There's a bit of a knack to cooking rice. [...]

Chocolate Paradise Coconut Bars – vegan, raw, absolutely delicious

I remember how tasty shop bought, coconut chocolate bars seemed to be back in the days when I ate that ‘regular’ kind from the store. I’d enjoy them for a moment of indulgence; get a sugar kick; a brief feeling of euphoria; then I’d experience that uncomfortable ‘I know this wasn’t good for me’ sort [...]

Vegan Gluten-free Lentil Lasagne with Cashew Cream Sauce

This gluten free, vegan lasagne is a fantastic alternative to the meaty, dairy laden versions. It's tasty, filling and full of healthy protein and nutritional goodness. In this version I use twirly rice fusilli pasta instead of flat lasagne pasta sheets. You can, of course, buy pasta sheets and use them instead. Gluten free pasta [...]

A tribute to 64 billion land mammals and 1 trillion water animals

Sometimes we all need a reminder of what is really going on in our world. Animal Liberation Victoria in Australia share an incredibly brave and deeply soul stirring tribute to the 64 billion land animals and 1 trillion water animals that were needlessly heartlessly lost to humans in a year.  Let's honour these sentient beings. [...]

Raw Chocolate Blueberry & Coconut Lovehearts (vegan)

I adore finding healthful ingredients, full of antioxidants, vitamins and all round nutritional goodness, weaving them together to create delicious, fun, healthy, indulgent treats. I created these for my own sweetheart this morning – they certainly are the perfect thing to gift to a friend or lover and really show that you care on so [...]

Carob & Coconut ‘gluten-free vegan’ Cake, without refined sugar

Cakes might be alluringly delicious, but they are typically full of all sorts of stuff that don't really do our health any favours. So, I am on a bit of a mission to find some delicious alternatives created with healthy, nutritious ingredients, that work for people with most food allergies and sensitivities (dairy-free, wheat-free, gluten-free, [...]