I must warn you, once you start to make your own plant-based milk it really is hard to go back to the carton stuff. It's so much more vibrant and alive, you can feel the difference. Homemade nut milk contains very simple ingredients and the process is remarkably fast, taking only a few minutes to [...]
I was visiting a friend on the island and in my usual style, I just HAD to take some cake. This one is gluten-free vegan gingerbread cake - with a chocolate and orange twist! There is just something about sharing cake over a nice cup of tea. My friend does this gorgeous 'Japanese style [...]
Breakfast time! I don't know about you but when the cooler weather hits there's nothing like a creamy oat porridge in the morning. In today's recipe, I am using a little coconut and cinnamon. No milk is needed! But would you know it, original oat porridge is actually a bit of an ancient thing? [...]
This is probably the best gluten-free vegan banana bread you'll ever make. I made this in La Palma, one of the greener Canary Islands, after leaving my old life behind. I lived there for a while needing to find myself again after divorce. It was an amazing period in my life. As a recipe [...]
This morning I was having a wonderful trip down memory lane - a fond remembering of the first time I ever made a cup of vegan hot chocolate. Oh my goodness, it was like heaven in a mug! I was somewhere in the jungle with a good vegan friend, some 16 years ago. He had [...]
Once upon a time, I thought it would be fun to make spring rolls. Naturally, as common sense would have it, I followed the instructions on the rice paper wrap packet. Pretty simple you would think. Nope, actually, it was not. They were a bit hit and miss. More often than not the instructions would [...]
Today I am sharing a superfood sweet treat made with some of my favourite ingredients. We will be essentially making vegan salted caramel chocolates where we are completely omitting the cacao powder and substituting it with 'lucuma'. Lucuma often makes a guest appearance in my sweet treats. It imparts a caramel-like flavour, with hints of [...]
I like to serve food that EVERYONE loves. This post is full of some of my favourite gluten-free vegan christmas recipes for the festive season. If you are looking to make a totally plant-based meal for yourself or your loved ones, then this article will give you some excellent ideas. Everything is delicious, naturally vegan, [...]
In this article, I am going to show you the easiest way to make sauerkraut in a jar. If you follow the step-by-step instructions it should work for you like a dream! What is sauerkraut? Sauerkraut is essentially finely shredded cabbage that has been allowed to ferment with naturally occurring lactic acid ‘friendly’ bacteria. I [...]
Today's chocolate recipe is all about embracing the deliciousness of a sweet treat, whilst enjoying some incredible health benefits at the same time. Maca, hemp seeds and cacao - YES! Three of my all-time foods rolled into one delectable treat. I eat these regularly for the health benefits. Plant-powered goodness at its finest. I find [...]
