‘Fill your plate with all the colors of the rainbow. What pleases the eye, pleases the body’ I love making food that us aesthetically pleasing as well as tasty. As the saying goes, you eat with your eyes as well as your stomach. Ayurveda goes one step further a says you need to take all …
‘Cooking is a language that expresses harmony, creativity, happiness, beauty, poetry, complexity, magic, humour and provocation’ – Ferran Adria I recently went to an amazing Vegan restaurant in NYC called XYST created by Matthew Kenney and had this dish for brunch topped with an amazing avocado salad. Mr B loves chickpea and avocado and saw …
‘When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use, when diet is correct, medicine is of no need’. Ayurvedic proverb Here is another recipe for those who are interested in learning about some new vegetables with powerful healing properties. I promised my classmates in Ayurvedic School that I would post a few of these to …
‘Travel leaves you speechless and then turns you into a storyteller’ Mr B loves Brussel Sprouts, so when we saw these beauties at the farmers market, he couldn’t resist. I am always thinking of new recipes of these interesting morsels and was inspired by a product we bought on our travels in Italy this year. …
‘Food can be expressive and therefore food can be art’ – Grant Achatz I love new combinations and new techniques, it’s like getting new colored crayons as a child, it gives you the sense of endless possibilities. Matthew Kenney’s cook books are art and food; everything is extraordinary in its presentation and I am constantly …
‘In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips’ I liked this recipe for two reasons, because the main ingredients are oats and bananas and because it is a blend and bake recipe. It has the same ingredients as your morning porridge but is easier to grab and go. I see this as a …
‘My cooking is simple ingredients, plus umami’ – Nobu My father in law often delivers me an array of vegetables from his miracle grow garden and baby eggplants are my favourites. They are great as they take very little time to cook and they are oh so cute. This recipe is quick and full of …
‘Soup puts the heart at ease…’ Beautiful, vibrant, rich and tasty may be a description of your ideal partner but for me it is what I look for in the perfect dish. This recipe is actually the recipe for my grandma’s pasta sauce. Every Indian household has one. It’s a kicked-up version of arrabiata, with …
This recipe is from the first mess, a beautiful blog then book. It reminded me of the tea I had in Tibet over 20 years ago. The tea was made of Yak milk and had a little butter on the top. This sustains the caffeine in the tea. It certainly worked for the people in …
This recipe is mainly a blend and set. It doesn’t take long and is made with amazing healthy ingredients. Raw cacao powder has a large amount of iron and magnesium as well as fibre and protein (2 tablespoons has 4g protein). Hazelnuts are a rich source of nutrients and healthy fats including omega 6 and 9 …
