11 Apr 2013

Vegan pizza with spelt crust and cashew “mozzarella”

vegan pizza with spelt crust and cashew mozzarella

Back in the day when I used to be completely obsessed with cheese pizza used to be one of my favourite things to make. Pizza is so much fun to prepare, I like making my own dough and playing with different topping combinations. But since I decided to eliminate dairy… Continue reading »

06 Apr 2013

My smoothie/juice detox experience

Smoothie detox

I have been hearing a lot about detoxing lately. One of the many reasons why people choose to go on a detox regime is to get rid of those nasty toxins that they ingest every day from food, air, water. Unfortunately toxins are unavoidable, but every once in a while… Continue reading »

29 Mar 2013

Mango, coconut and lime smoothie

Mango coconut smoothie

I am planning to go on a 5-day smoothie/juice detox challenge next week. I have never done this before but from what I have been reading I am sure it will bring lots of benefits to my health. I do eat pretty healthy anyway but I’ll be interested to see… Continue reading »

17 Mar 2013

Raspberry and oat vegan muffins

Raspberry oat vegan muffins

After the success I had with my vegan chocolate cupcakes I thought I should continue with my vegan baking experiments. I was going through Donna Hay’s book Fresh and Light and found recipes for healthier breakfast muffins. However they were not vegan, but I was brave enough to veganise Donna’s… Continue reading »

11 Mar 2013

Banana, cacao and peanut butter smoothie

Banana chocolate peanut butter smoothie

Since acquiring my Vitamix last year I have been completely obsessed with smoothies of all kinds. Making breakfast has never been easier and quicker. A few months ago I posted a recipe for my banana blueberry smoothie which was my obsession for a long time. I couldn’t get enough of… Continue reading »

28 Feb 2013

Quinoa, kale and roasted sweet potato salad

Quinoa, kale and sweet potato salad

My only New Years resolution for 2013 was to get in shape, and I’ve been doing my best to make that happen. However, I haven’t been spending as much time in the kitchen as I would like to lately. I have been trying to eat clean, healthy foods, and for… Continue reading »

09 Feb 2013

Vegan nachos

Vegan nachos

Nachos without cheese sounds really boring. Cheese is definitely the best part of it. So how can you make vegan nachos? Problem is, I am not a fan of processed vegan cheeses, you never know what’s in them and they taste so artificial. Then I came across this recipe for… Continue reading »

03 Feb 2013

Vegan mac and cheese

Vegan mac and cheese

I used to be totally obsessed with cheese until not too long ago. I had to eat cheese every single day and I never thought I could stop eating it ever! Although I haven’t given up cheese completely (it sounds like I’m talking about a drug! I still have cheese… Continue reading »