“Figs aren’t actually fruits – they’re flowers that bloom inward” I’m always looking for fig recipes to allow me to be creative with my father in laws yield. This was the last yield of the season so I thought it would be fun to create a celebratory fig tart. You can half these and make …
‘Be like seeds, do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow’ This is a unique recipe I found in ‘the Korean vegan’ cookbook. It is a recipe she found on her favourite Korean sitcom, which reminded her how much she liked sprouts. I love the way Korean cuisine …
I am currently working as a plant-based R&D chef for a company and one of our clients is looking for on the go high protein, healthy breakfast items. This is great as it gives me the incentive to create recipes for work that I could use at home. Mr B loved this recipe and said …
This is my new favorite breakfast. I eat it with smoked salmon, but you can make it with scrambled tofu or egg. It’s quick to put together and is lovely and light. It has high protein, veggies, probiotics and a lot of flavor. I especially like the toasted sesame oil addition. I got this recipe …
‘The culmination of one love, one dream, oneself, is the anonymous seed for the next’. There is very little difference between burying and planting. For often, we need to put dead things to rest, so new life can grow. Further than that, the thing we put to rest, whether it be a loved one, a …
‘As each day arises, welcome it as the very best day of all, and make it your own possession. We must seize what flees’ – Seneca As the days get lighter, and the clocks go forward it reminds us of the change in season from winter to spring. We look forward to the warmer lighter …
‘It is only by risking ourselves from one hour to another that we live at all’ Food for thought No matter the path we choose to honour, there will always be conflict to negotiate. There will always be discord with those who would rather have us be something other than ourselves. If we choose to …
‘Be open to the most present possibility’ Ilene Friedman This is a quote from one of my friends who I meditate with in the mornings over zoom. We were discussing a different quote, when she explained her version of being present, was ‘to be open to the most present possibilities’ instead of making multiple assumptions …
‘Something scattered or sprinkled’ – Streusel definition You normally associate a streusel topping with baking, it is the crumb that is scattered on a pie or bread. From my experience it is one of the most delicious and coveted part of the baked good. I don’t have a sweet tooth, so I was pleasantly surprised …
‘If you truly get in touch with a piece of carrot, you get in touch with the soil, the rain, the sunshine’ I wanted to add more carrots into Baby B’s diet and so decided to try I few recipes. Carrot Souffle first, big thumbs down, crispy carrot parmesan next, he was indifferent, plain grated …
