As with most recipes I develop, this one came to me while I was smack bang in the middle of something else. A sugary, crunchy substance coated in chocolate is surely to a person what a shiny object is to a magpie, and I dropped all other pursuits immediately. If you’re waiting on that zoodle…
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Zucchini, ‘ricotta’ and herb vegan tart
Yes, the humble but not remotely humble zucchini and herb tart is back. The original version, which nearly cost me a finger (thanks to some mandoline naivety) but gained me a whole bunch of Pinterest interest, was made with ricotta, butter and eggs. This version? Tofu. Before you rapidly click away, please! Let me explain!…
Read MoreSalt and pepper tofu with green herb salad and easy ginger satay
As you may or may not be aware, I’ve made it my life’s mission (for the month) to discover the secret behind crispy tofu. Unsatisfied with my baked tofu experiences at home, yet in awe of the shatteringly crunchy salt and pepper tofu at restaurants, I knew I was missing something. While I haven’t quite…
Read MoreVegan cheesy baked potatoes with fennel, lime, mint and cucumber salsa
We have well and truly entered the season for baked potatoes here in Australia, and although I’m generally the number one proponent of excessive cheese and sour cream on a baked potato, today is not that day. My latest experiment in the quest for great (or even just acceptable) gut health has been to cut…
Read MoreThai carrot and coconut soup (vegan, gluten free, FODMAP friendly)
It’s officially soup weather here in Melbourne. Personally, the IDEA of soup seems like a good one, but too often the reality is that I’m either raiding the fridge an hour later, or unwittingly consuming enough onion and garlic to keep me in bed for the week. Neither are ideal. This Thai style carrot soup…
Read MoreFODMAP Friendly oven baked chips with herb gremolata style sauce and coconut yoghurt
In what is seemingly a past life, I would, upon stumbling out of the pub on a Saturday night, walk past a local chip shop called Lord of the Fries. Not just any chip shop, they specialise in a variety of chip boxes, all smothered generously in a variety of vegan sauces. Think vegan mayo,…
Read MoreSalt and vinegar roasted smashed potatoes
These salted and vinegar smashed roasted potatoes started off as various iterations of the final dish: burnt butter and vinegar, vinegar, dill and basil, basil, dill and burnt butter. Sometimes, it seems, less actually is more, and 4-5 ingredients are all you need to make the crunchiest, most delicious ‘side dish’ that will be potentially…
Read MoreVegan, FODMAP friendly, cheesy hasselback potato bake
If you hadn’t noticed, this vegan, cheesy hasselback potato bake is a riff on the vegan mac’n cheese that I posted recently. I decided to make said riff because some people, like myself, have issues with grains. I’ve briefly discussed it before, but at the moment my digestive system is doing terribly with grains, regardless…
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