Category: Vegan
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Fluffy Cuban Mojo Sauce Recipe for Grilled Asparagus
Asparagus is particularly good at the moment with nice juicy, fat stems that are perfect for grilling. For years, I blanched asparagus and then refreshed them in iced water before dressing them, but last year, I discovered the joy of just baking, sauteeing or throwing them on the barbie, which makes fresh asparagus a snap…
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Udon Miso Soup with Pumpkin and Mushrooms
Who doesn’t like a good noodle soup? There is something so completely satisfying about this meal in a bowl. You don’t have to muck around with bread or anything else – you get your carbohydrates veggies and a bit of protein, all in one bowl. This udon soup is a proper meal with everything you…
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Vegetarian Greek Baked Beans Recipe
It is August and Sydney’s short winter is almost over and, because we’ve had a particularly mild winter this year, I feel like I haven’t really got into my stride with winter food. With the thought of no more cauliflower and winter greens, I felt a slight sense of panic from the rapidly approaching heat…
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Wholesome Thai-Style Pumpkin and Tempeh Curry Recipe
Iku is a wholefoods cafe in the inner-city Sydney suburb of Glebe, started by the British-born macrobiotic chef, Holly Davis, in 1985. Over the years, Iku has expanded into other suburbs but going into the original Glebe cafe with its simple wooden stools and eating benches is like stepping back in time to the macrobiotic…
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Delicious Quick Refried Beans with Store Cupboard Ingredients
The best refried beans are those made with beans you have soaked overnight and simmered until they are meltingly soft, and then fried with with onion spices and lots of olive oil. Like these refried black beans. In an ideal world, we would always soak and cook our beans but we live in an imperfect…
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Vegan Pan Fried Tofu in ‘Fish’ Fragrant Sauce with Sichuan Chilli Bean Paste
I’ve just returned from a road trip through rural NSW and, after a week of eating road food, I’m more than happy to take a break from eggs, cheese, bread and potatoes for a while. When I’m away from home and not able to cook for myself, I find myself craving simple rice-based meals like…
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Delicious Tofu Salad Sandwich Spread with Pickled Celery Recipe
On Sunday, we planned to go for a bush walk with some friends in the Royal National Park. On Saturday afternoon, I went to the shops and bought some supplies for sandwiches and snacks, and, as I was walking back home with loaded bags, I had a big re-think about the whole bush walk idea.…
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Braised tofu with shitake mushrooms, tomatoes and peas
This is one of my favourite comfort food dishes. It’s the combination of rice and peas, like the Italian risi e bisi, that I find particularly irresistible. There is something very cleansing about this dish, which really allows the silken tofu to shine. The recipe comes from Kylie Kwong’s Simple Chinese Food – the original…
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Delicious Olive Oil White Bean Soup with Winter Greens
Sydney has had the longest Indian summer this year, with months of extraordinarily barmy and mild weather, temperatures in the mid-twenties, clear blue skies and warm ocean temperatures, which meant people were still happily swimming in the ocean all throughout May. You would think I could just accept this glorious weather and enjoy it but…
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The Back Yard Lemon Tree 