tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55624434480299595032012-01-27T16:02:41.693+11:00Living vegan has never been easier! Easy as vegan pie hopes to show you just that. Recipes, restaurant reviews and articles on living vegan.Carlanoreply@blogger.comBlogger4671100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-29235714647558600952012-01-27T10:22:00.005+11:002012-01-27T10:38:58.343+11:00

warning. some poop talk. From the 27th of December to the 2nd of January I did a liquid fast. I felt like shit. It was a chaotic year for me, living in a terribly mouldy house and having to move out after only 1 year there really took a toll on my health. Taking on too much, a new job role, difficult school subjects, a few friendships falling apart, last year was rough on my health. So my eating

Carlanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-19059370168004441322012-01-24T09:17:00.000+11:002012-01-24T09:17:29.045+11:00

My first port of call in Hobart was the highly recommended Pigeon Hole. A gorgeous little bakery with a small but seasonal menu. There is only one vegetarian dish made vegan (if you omit the parmesan cheese) the breakfast beans. As mentioned before I'm now trying to do wheat free as much as possible so I had these beans sans bread which I was a bit sad over, thinking oh.. I'm just going to have

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-57908677207051678942012-01-23T08:38:00.005+11:002012-01-23T16:44:35.577+11:00

Two weeks ago I was just starting to eat at a decent amount of food after doing a 7 day fast. That is but a memory as the alcohol fuelled, dancing nom fest that happened last week has left me with a clapped out adrenaline gland, sunburned face and a mile wide smile. My motto this year is "do what you can" not my usual "do everything and end up half dead from malnutrition and sleep deprivation".

Carlanoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-21127708696154533612012-01-20T10:00:00.000+11:002012-01-20T10:00:17.036+11:00

Regardless about how you feel about Jerome, Thousand Pound Bend is a pretty neat space. All of his venues have that laid back feel which is really nice (and odd considering how eye wateringly hipster the clientele is). They have a new menu with this tasty, fresh buckwheat noodle dish on it. Lightly steamed tofu, fresh raw salad and a broth type sauce it was exactly what I wanted on a super hot

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-54741696472938872212012-01-18T09:46:00.004+11:002012-01-18T13:07:32.275+11:00

On the morning of my birthday Clare invited me over to have breakfast in her garden. She has always been so supportive of my weird food stuff, phases and cleanses. So of course in that vein she had made me gluten free muesli with yoghurt, fresh fruit and rice milk. She is, as you can imagine, a total gem. This muesli is seriously delicious. Get it into your gob. ingredients 3 cups puffed

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-67737441427667444302012-01-17T13:55:00.004+11:002012-01-17T14:26:18.705+11:00

I wasn’t expecting much from vegan, gluten free high tea. But Clare said the Windsor had assured her they do it a lot and they have a really good menu planned. The gluten free scones and bread were good! Really good! So they obviously have gluten free down. The sandwiches were very boring, tomato, cucumber and mushroom. The ‘sweets’ tray was just fruit. I feel like it’s ok for them to say

Carlanoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-8441648404364921042012-01-16T07:13:00.004+11:002012-01-23T13:39:36.939+11:00

Well I'm back on deck and my liver is already over heating. My life is exhausting sometimes I'm glad I had that 3 weeks at home doing sweet FA. Work has also been pretty intense but will slow down slightly once a major project I've been working on comes to an end on January 28th (bring it the fuck on). Midsummma has begun! I'm going to try and get along to a few literary and theatre events. Are

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More raw amazingness from the Vegie Bar. Oh how I've missed you!! Raw tacos with flaxseed tortillas, walnut meat tomato filling, coconut sour cream, guacamole, lettuce and GREEN SAUCE STUFF. Totally and utterly delicious. I'm so happy I'm back on track with acupuncture because it means more regular lunches at the Vegie Bar!! They also have kombucha now which my friend Justin is just crazy over.

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-65311883557846217852012-01-12T09:49:00.000+11:002012-01-12T09:49:15.034+11:00

According to Foursquare, many many many of my friends practically live at Mad Mex. It's piqued my curiosity for sure but really.. you think how good can it be for a *vegan*. Well happy to report it's great! And really gluten free friendly too! Mad Mex rock the same line production business model as Chipotle in the States. You order what vessel you want (quesadilla, taco etc) and what filling

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-86156251353032669432012-01-10T17:58:00.000+11:002012-01-10T17:58:14.550+11:00

Over the break I did a lot of cleaning out and rearranging. I have a tiny (I mean tiny) kitchen with very little cupboard space so I’ve had to be minimalist. I bought a kitchen island which has oddly enough opened up my kitchen so much. We’re all getting back to work and eventually school, here’s a few tips that may make you want to spend more time in the kitchen: 1. Get your knives sharpened

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Hokay here it is kids. I'm hoping you had a wonderful break and are now slowly adjusting back to the working world. I had almost 3 weeks off and it was wonderful. I did wild and crazy things like paid full price for the movies TWICE, slept loads and I promise I didnt start working on anything until the Friday before I was due to come back. I practically had to sit on my hands but it was fine. I

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-78318633793802564002012-01-07T09:40:00.000+11:002012-01-07T09:40:02.387+11:00

Sunday the 12th of February. Book here.

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Thanks for a great year, I'll be back blogging the second week of January. Hope you all have super fun, be safe and eat well! xxx Carla

Carlanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-36540726345512652662011-12-21T09:56:00.000+11:002011-12-21T09:56:01.480+11:00

stuffed tofu pockets rice paper rolls stuffed duck rolls curried buns pigs in blankets spring rolls Bodhi was one of the only vegetarian restaurants in Sydney for SO LONG. I first went to Bodhi in 1997 and loved it back then. Everytime I go home I have the intention of going to Bodhi but never seem to get there! (and am usually in the city on my own, Bodhi is to be enjoyed with at least

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Fattys is the best. Simple. The best Middle Eastern food I've eaten in Australia (though some say Emads next door is comparable - I've never been). I lived off Fattys for 3 years when I worked a few doors down and as soon as I book a flight to Sydney I count down the minutes till I have it in my face. The baba ganoush is smokey and creamy, the hommous creamy and soft (not tart and garlicky) the

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Well it's that time of year when everything is chaos. I felt like I was in the eye of the storm as I had something planned every night last week and every single one of them cancelled! So it gave me some time to spend at home and get things done (namely napping.. I apparently need some serious naps at the moment). Also gave me time to start catching up on film for the year. After the exhaustion

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Kawa is a cute cafe on Crown st in Darlinghurst. It was around the corner from where we were staying so we toddled up there one morning. I was impressed they had a dedicated meaty AND vegan big breakfast on the menu! It was actually hard for me to decide between a few things. Pictured is the vegan big breakfast with homemade hummus (unbelievably delicious), homemade beans (I never really like

Carlanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-26988445787255587022011-12-15T10:26:00.003+11:002011-12-15T13:31:58.451+11:00

Here's a few things I like to do for Christmas. I usually make quite a few salads to keep it light in the hot weather. However this year it's looking like a cool Christmas in both Sydney and Melbourne so I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I might make a nut roast for the first time. An Ottolenghi salad is most definitely going to be made. I'm going to be home with my Mum who eats very differently

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Well it was a crazy week last week. Clare and I headed off to Sydney to primarily see Kevin Spacey in Richard the Third but naturally there was a whole lotta gallery hopping and eating. Stay tuned for the restaurant posts. Lets get into it because this is gunna be LONG (and image heavy). My stomach experienced the usual Melbourne haunts and some new Sydney ones namely espresso hub, lord of the

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This is the second year I set clear goals and resolutions and it's really changed the way I see and approach my life. Last years goals really got me onto a track that I've gone further with and has enabled me to grow but also enabled me to relax because I have focus. Also this year instead of it being the mad scramble at the end to tick things off I found I felt I had achieved enough (even by my

Carlanoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-44529099295374080862011-12-05T13:23:00.001+11:002011-12-05T13:24:51.429+11:00

ahoy hoy. I had my last exam on Wednesday and I am FREE AS A BIRD. School really busted my butt this year I'm so happy I potentially have only one semester left. I have a busy week this week and then after that NOTHING. Like I actually have NOTHING in my diary beyond 5 days to Sydney for Christmas. This makes me so happy I want to cry. I don't know how it turned out that way... I guess because

Carlanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-4560415199973666552011-12-01T10:31:00.001+11:002011-12-01T10:31:56.579+11:00

As you may be aware I first went vegan in 2001. Back then there were very few vegan cookbooks beyond Hare Krishna type stuck together books and How it All Vegan. Well there were a couple so I will step you through them. I’ve been through many vegan cookbooks over the years and today I want to talk about the ones I use the most and why they have stuck around. how it all vegan – sarah kramer and

Carlanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-63098764852887581022011-11-30T12:15:00.001+11:002011-11-30T12:22:50.563+11:00

Gift vouchers now available for Christmas (or any kind of gift giving celebration!). You can pay the same way as cooking class, either through bank deposit or paypal. To make sure you get it before Christmas last postage date is the 20th of December. Your gift recipient could schedule themselves for the January class. I also plan to run a class once a month so they can choose one that suits. For

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As previously mentioned I was on a training course in St Kilda for a few days spread over a couple of weeks. New locations means NEW FOOD and I got to nom at VegOut time a few times. Simple curries in bain maries (but so full of flavour they almost bowl you over) and dishes ala carte all absurdly cheap. Pictured is the lentil dahl and red curry pumpkin served with rice. This was one of those

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-79878947830792721772011-11-29T09:54:00.003+11:002011-11-29T11:56:16.775+11:00

Leilani looking like a pro! Lonan and Leilani decorating Macy getting some help from Sheryl whoops I've got Lonan in there twice! Sheryl from Cupcake Central invited me last Thursday to her Christmas cupcake decorating workshop. Being mainly for kids I rustled up my friend Tahn and her beautiful 3 vegan kids Leilani, Lonan and Macy. We had a ball all afternoon with Cupcake Centrals gluten

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-4064333402503025772011-11-28T11:40:00.003+11:002011-11-28T16:57:47.228+11:00

A joyful week for me I got to knock off number 3 on my bucket list which was DOLLY PARTON (#1 is bowie #2 is daniel smith). But before that lets talk about the food. Started off with the final day of my project management course at AIM, one more lunch at VegOut Time a fine start to the week. I also had some pre Dolly dinner at Yamato (Corrs Lane) and found the food not as good as the Russell st

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-2836571209434233752011-11-27T17:14:00.001+11:002011-12-03T09:34:56.623+11:00

Congratulations Mlle Slimalicious! You are our competition winner! I will be emailing your details to the team at Prirodna to be in touch with you. But dont be sad non winners, Prirodna has given me a 15% off coupon for EAVP readers to use and it expires in 12 months! Just use code: XU7106E9V at check out to get your discount. Thanks to you all for entering and Prirodna for their awesome prize

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agedashi tofu dengaku don pumpkin dumplings in coconut cream On a rainy night where bickering back and forth as to where to eat lead us to places that were closed we became glad parameters were set for us. We were on Smith st, hungry, a little damp and slightly cranky. Although I think Wabi Sabis food is great I also think it's too expensive. So we went to Wood Spoon Kitchen after

Carlanoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-10976839577601241292011-11-22T11:02:00.001+11:002011-11-22T13:15:39.222+11:00

kidlets, I am SO excited. I finish school NEXT WEEK *breathes into paper bag* let us not think of the project management assignment I have due in by February because SUMMA IZ HEAR! Last week saw me southside at a project management course. It's always so great to explore somewhere you don't go very often, Fitzroy st has some serious food cred. I nommed on sourdough rolls from Baker di Chirico,

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-77823611801208386252011-11-21T09:47:00.002+11:002011-11-22T08:30:35.450+11:00

Hey chookies! We've got another awesome giveaway here from Prirodna Mineral Makeup. Prirodna is an Australian owned and produced vegan mineral makeup company and has a strict no animal derived product policy, does not test on animals nor uses nano particles in their cosmetic range (the nano particles is important, look up what they are). Prirodnas colours are gorgeous check out their website

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"chicken" satay skewers ah gei - stuffed tofu pocket bean curd roll bbq pork bun vegie cutlet With the wealth of vego places in Melbourne it's easy to over look many/keep going back to some. Veggie Kitchen has been on my radar for some time but being in Northcote I couldn't really be bothered (yes I'm lazy). Anywhoo I'm making it my mission to get along to ALL the pure veg places in Melb.

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-81175987309183742052011-11-16T14:23:00.010+11:002011-11-18T11:33:03.776+11:00

I finally rolled of my butt to make the staple Maltese food PASTIZZIS! I was *supposed* to make them for a Byzantine themed bbq on Saturday but after Boozy McFalldown went on the rampage it kind of blew my day out (not kind of - entirely). BUT! I had all the ingredients and once my raging hang over had misted slightly I was craving GREASE. That's how easy these are to make, I made them so

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Well last week felt busy but in reality I didn't go out that much. I have my major assignment for Business Analysis due this week (presentation a week early so I can go to D O L L Y), I'm on a project management course this week and I have my database design assignment due the week after. So all in all I've been stressing. And what happens when I've been stressing? I be drinking. Friday night got

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-20582063362555500932011-11-09T10:43:00.002+11:002011-11-09T10:53:20.709+11:00

The dessert from my raw dinner party. This torte had many sauces and many steps and by the end I couldn't be bothered! So I just whipped some coconut cream and left it at delicious that. ingredients yield 1 9 inch pie the crust 1 1/2 cup pecans 3/4 cup raisins, roughly chopped 2 tbsp coconut oil/butter 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp cinnamon Pinch salt chocolate filling 2 cups raw cashews 1

Carlanoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-78799596474569365212011-11-07T08:34:00.001+11:002011-11-07T08:37:04.929+11:00

I had a relaxing week last week, I only worked 2.5 days. It's just so nice to have a big sleep then get into your day. Don't get me wrong I still worked my arse off but took my time and didn't rush between things. I also didn't go to school last week so life was peachy. I've got 3 weeks left (argh) and then I'm free for the summer, can't friggen wait! I planted my summer garden of herbs and

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-30510433716531464082011-11-03T11:28:00.000+11:002011-11-03T11:28:23.550+11:00

tofu salad nasu dengaku Yamato is one of those places. It's the first hidden laneway gem I found when I moved to Melbourne. Dating someone who is 6ft4 at the time it amused me to no end to see him contort himself into the tiny Japanese booths, legs sprawled into two other tables. Yamato is teeny tiny and super kawaii you feel like you're in Japan - just don't try and speak mangled high school

Carlanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-46220816324834782932011-11-02T09:43:00.001+11:002011-12-02T15:46:47.853+11:00

Another winner from the Raw Chef - Russell James' free e-book. I really loved this dish, it was quite light (I find a lot of raw dishes to be heavy) and was really easy to prepare. I'm still getting the hang of my mandoline so my 'linguine' was thicker and harder to handle but it still tasted delicious and even better the next day. The kicker? I have found a way to eat parsnip that I LOVE!

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HAPPY WORLD VEGAN DAY!! Hug a vegan today and give em a cupcake.

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No wonder I don't have any money this is the list of places I ate last week (and some I went to twice). Busy, getting my final assignments in for the year, can't wait for SUMMER! I hit wide open road, my sister says, purple peanuts cafe, trippy taco, von haus, veggie kitchen, wood spoon, movida next door, miss marmalade and joes shoe store. out. halloween party @ the owl and the pussycat The

Carlanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-30345172103578495602011-10-28T10:24:00.002+11:002011-10-28T10:26:27.344+11:00

My best friend Clare has moved away. For 3.5 years we lived one street apart and now we live 2 TRAIN STATIONS apart (although still in the same suburb). I can't lie... it's been hard. We're trying to make the best of it by still spending our Saturdays together exploring her new hood (otherwise known as "fatty takes solace in finding food - again"). Although I live in "Brunswick Lower" (

Carlanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-27233077581484769172011-10-27T09:54:00.000+11:002011-10-27T09:54:53.345+11:00

It's 3 days away! Have you signed up? Hosted by Animal Liberation Victoria, the vegan easy challenge website is brilliant with so many amazing recipes, inspiring stories and meal plans. It's a great way to get you into and through the month of November and show you how easy being vegan is! There is also great prizes to win: 1st Prize - $500 worth of gifts & vouchers 2nd Prize - $250 worth of

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I've been meaning to experiment with more raw food. I had a dinner party coming up and couple that with discovering the Russell James' absolutely amazing website I did the whole party raw. First problem was I didn't read the recipe properly and the original serves 9 people! (who does that?) so I have halved the quantities here. Also I did a 4 course raw meal which took almost 5 hours to prepare

Carlanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-61684319914740677652011-10-23T10:34:00.001+11:002011-10-23T10:34:15.422+11:00

Congratulations katiepie! (love the name!). I'll be emailing you shortly to pick up your prize.

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So it was about May when I had my last meal at Tom Phat. Six months down the track I decided to give it another go. It wasn’t as *appalling* as it was the last 4 times but it was nowhere near *neutral* either. First up the waiter was like a distracted ferret, showed us to our table outside, told me he would check if the scrambled tofu could be made again (it’s not on the menu anymore) and only

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-45707293320811984362011-10-19T11:33:00.000+11:002011-10-19T11:33:25.638+11:00

Now this is *used* and by "used" its been used twice (by its two succesive owners). This is a great slow cooker it's just far too big for one person. So if you have a family or even just two people in the house this would be great (with a fair bit of left overs). Some deets on it: - Large 4.5 Litre capacity - Auto setting - set in the morning and dine at night - Low and High temperature

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hello! how are we all on this fine and sunny day? It's been a busy week here at EAVP headquarters - Arts Festival is in full swing and I've been loving *every second* of it. News, well I had a stressful day on Friday trying to reconfigure my URL to my new domain host. I learned something new out of it which is exciting but yeah blah! So that wont happen again thankfully as I will be staying with

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-31247008871355911172011-10-13T13:18:00.001+11:002011-10-13T13:20:47.853+11:00

In our listlessness for lunch time coffee expeditions we are trying new places. My Sister Says has never really been on the list as it occupies the space where the beloved and much missed Bowl of Soul used to be and I just felt too sad. The boys wanted to try something new (well I didn't want to go to Melbourne Bakehouse *again*) so we finally went and was pleasantly surprised. The fit out is

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Well bye bye Italian Film Festival and Fringe Festival and hello International Arts Festival. Seriously can we get a couple of breaks please? like one month on one month off? I need to do some washing, homework, studying, work work, writing, theatre reviewing. This week I was dead sick, picked up a parasite god knows where so now it's Sunday night (yep getting the jump on this thing) and I'm

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-28603389352590748882011-10-07T10:37:00.001+11:002011-10-07T15:55:50.132+11:00

yes! At first I thought that this was it, this was the last raw meal to document at the vegie bar, that was until I saw Ceri (Healthy Party Girl) post this week with so many dishes I havent eaten yet! NOOOOOOO *clutches chest* I can't wait to get them in mah belly. This is the fixed main meal for dinner (they only do the full raw menu before 3pm), the living stack. With portobello mushroom,

Carlanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-20771740017134907662011-10-06T12:54:00.002+11:002011-10-06T13:06:15.182+11:00

New home to my cooking classes, Milkwood was exactly what I was looking for. Warm, cosy, light and bright it's such a lovely space. Milkwood have a small menu so not many vegan options but with all of their dishes every single one is a knock out. I had the white beans on toast - reminiscent of henrys beans but equally delicious. This portion was huge, it's too much food for me to eat - it

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-43548618452965206382011-10-05T17:15:00.001+11:002011-10-05T17:18:12.287+11:00

beetroot ravioli falafel wrap sun burger with apple mint relish key lime pie tiramisu Do I really need to say more after those pictures? It's Rawesome is out in the middle of nowhere on a kind of highway road in what used to be a fruit shop. It's an odd place to find such a gem but thankfully we sought it out! The owners are a lovely older couple (I assume they're a couple I could be wrong

Carlanoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-38856808263367972662011-10-03T15:09:00.000+11:002011-10-03T15:09:57.756+11:00

As the year is wrapping up I too am wrapping things up. I FINALLY have a venue and dates set up for cooking class, I am so grateful and happy! I feel like this is only the beginning, my dream is to have a suite of 4 or 5 classes and travel about teaching them in each capital city. But that is next year, at the moment it's all about getting started. This week was a bit of Fringe Festival madness.

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-69088492153738961482011-10-03T09:36:00.000+11:002011-10-03T09:36:36.726+11:00

hi friends! I have finally gotten it all together and I can now offer dates to my first cooking class. These will be the only dates for this year as I'm away for December so if you want to get in get in quick! Dates are Thursday the 3rd of November and Sunday the 27th of November. Please head over to the cooking class page for all the details. Any questions please give me a shout, carla[dot]

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-7272217001523379372011-09-30T16:23:00.000+10:002011-09-30T16:23:11.271+10:00

I finally got a photo! I usually take off to Port for lunch with only my phone and wallet so I never have my camera on me. Pictured is my favourite lunch in Port, the tofu fritter with rocket pesto and on that day broccoli quinoa salad. Simple Affair make really healthy and delicious food. They have 3 salads on rotation daily (2 are usually vegan), the staff are super friendly and their coffee

Carlanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-33848568818905582602011-09-29T15:58:00.000+10:002011-09-29T15:58:22.384+10:00

The Forest is some what an institution in Brisbane. The all vegan café (organic milk is available for coffees – why I don’t know) is situated in the trendy West End area. I have to admit the last time I went to Brisbane I intended to go there but was put off the by the bain marie selection and the busy street but this time around I was determined to go there and just try it. I went for the

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-90407378885538428742011-09-28T10:04:00.001+10:002012-01-08T08:03:38.858+11:00

Lamingtons! The Aussie favourite, chocolatey, spongey, coconutty goodness. The recipe is pretty standard wherever you look around. Sponge cake with a chocolate icing and some coconut. recipe adapted from benno and lara's aussie lamingtons ingredients 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 1/2 cups plain soymilk 2 cups plain flour 1 teaspoon bicarb pinch salt 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup oil 1 tsp vanilla extract 1

Carlanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-53134598410675512222011-09-27T16:14:00.002+10:002011-11-04T11:48:37.856+11:00

Argh it's 343 on Tuesday and I'm finally managing to post. Things are relaxed but really hectic if that makes sense (as opposed to being FULLY HECTIC) I'm taking my sweet ass time just climbing that mountain of stuff to do. This year has been all about ticking things off the list, big lists, lists on a scroll that rolls to the end of the world. I have to say I've gotten a lot achieved. It's

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-4766787324830822922011-09-22T09:02:00.001+10:002011-09-22T09:09:21.739+10:00

My food finally lasted long enough to get a snap shot of it. This is my FAVOURITE meal at the moment, vegie onigiri with teriyaki sauce, gome salad (beans, carrots and miso dressing) and rice salad (brown rice with all manner of delicious things). I'm going here AT LEAST 3 times a week at the moment, it's a great meal for me to grab on the run to school or volunteering. Purple Peanuts is a

Carlanoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-30849680998278840482011-09-21T09:49:00.002+10:002012-01-14T08:23:38.510+11:00

As part of the 2 year anniversary of Planet VegMel all the contributors have been remixing everyone's recipes. I'm of course late to the party but used the birthday picnic on Sunday to finally get a recipe done! Cindy and Michael's mock crab cakes last week really took my eye with lots of fresh herbs and spices I had to make them immediately. Things I would do differently, add salt! But you

Carlanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-84356027571598382912011-09-20T09:14:00.000+10:002011-09-20T09:14:10.999+10:00

You guessed it, more raw love from the Vegie Bar (surely I've eaten everything by now right?). This time the raw falafel wrap with coconut sour cream. I've had quite a few raw falafel wraps around the world and this is my favourite. The chickpea patties are spiced really well, the coconut sour cream deliciously creamy and the flat bread, made of what I cant tell you, is super delicious. It's

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-9810589549910795412011-09-19T08:25:00.002+10:002011-11-04T11:53:07.225+11:00

Man my liver is hating me right now. That's 4 nights this week Boozy McFalldown was out, terrorising the masses. I have *got* to cut down the amount of coffee and wine I drink, I'm just wired ALL the time. The sleep I get is deep but not very long. Yoga and mediation everyday this week for me. I was spotted at The Union having a quiet Guiness, Simple Affair many times this week (new lunch spot),

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-57519225886797908982011-09-17T15:39:00.001+10:002011-09-17T15:45:03.257+10:00

As I'm not on facebook anymore (and LOVING it) I'm a little behind on things (I get the invite eventually). So I didn't really know if I was able to attend the planet vegmel potluck until today. In any event I know a lot of you read vegmel so come along to the potluck birthday picnic tomorrow! Bring along a vegan dish to share, planet vegmel has grown to 44 contributors so there is going to be

Carlanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-14446739872509507282011-09-15T08:47:00.001+10:002011-10-13T13:26:24.062+11:00

Last week I had a real craving for comfort food. Real comfort food - carb loaded, creamy, dreamy, sleepy comfort food. In the effort to clear out my cupboards I had a carton of Isola rice cooking cream that had been hanging about for 6 months so it was time it got used. I consider mock meat junk food and barely eat it, I also try and avoid wheat and heavily process foods BUT blue cheezly is

Carlanoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-16589594172414365822011-09-13T10:54:00.004+10:002011-09-13T15:15:05.691+10:00

This was one of those experiments that rejuvenates my passion for cooking. This recipe took a lot of research, reading and pondering as to how I was going to try it. Essentially you heat up the coconut milk (to what temp is debatable, if it's fresh out of the can there shouldn't be any bacteria to kill off like dairy milk) but it needs to be 40ish degrees when you add the starter, then kept

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-59414694778201414852011-09-12T10:02:00.002+10:002011-09-12T10:07:04.380+10:00

I was my usual busy this week but It felt relaxed and nicely paced. I had two nights at home (OH MY GOD) because a couple of things got cancelled so no wonder I'm feeling all relaxed. I'm all caught up on telle actually so any suggestions let me know, I just watched Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and I'm watching QI from the beginning (Alan Davies swoon). I just downloaded all of Futurama to watch

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-9164234844310259622011-09-09T09:57:00.000+10:002011-09-09T09:57:15.985+10:00

More raw Vegie Bar love. This time the "pizza slice" - flax bread topped with avocado, spinach, salsa, beet puree and coconut sour cream. Uh-mazing. Washed down with the raw cacao, almond milk and agave shake, accompanied with the fennel, pear and rocket salad. Unforts the main raw menu is only available before 3pm but so SO worth it (limited raw menu after 3pm). Deets: 378 Brunswick St

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-71741542428651875252011-09-08T14:27:00.004+10:002011-09-13T10:15:02.566+10:00

I assure you this dhal tastes far better than it looks. It's one of those things that's just impossible to photograph nicely (thrown DOWN DONNA HAY). With the impending arrival some months ago of my flatmate and my kitchen having been quartered in the new house I had to get rid of my enormous stock pile of ingredients. So, I went on a dhal binge (my colon thanked me repeatedly). Red lentils,

Carlanoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-6553614337318788192011-09-07T12:57:00.001+10:002011-09-07T12:58:07.703+10:00

our lovely little table heaving with goodies cornbread with beans by emma, wheat free pineapple cupcakes (me), lamingtons (me) walnut and date truffles (I've forgotten your name!! Evie?), anzac biscuits (clare) a close up of my amazing lamingtons! mint choc and double choc cupcakes brought by Opal (I hope that's how you spell it!) gluten free pumpkin pies (sandra) You can't really see but

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-39343245257743903742011-09-06T09:20:00.001+10:002011-09-08T09:44:57.943+10:00

I took MIFF off work this year and gloriously spent my days rolling around from Von Haus to Journal to Lord of the Fries to the MIFF Festival Lounge to Movida Next Door and the new darling on the block, Hoboken. Ordinarily I avoid the new kids on the block hipster darlings like the plague but seeing Von Haus is my favourite bar and Misty is their sister (Hoboken is housed in what was the

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-62034259880877078562011-09-05T09:28:00.007+10:002011-09-05T09:36:37.977+10:00

Medium busy week, lots of drinking which is actually killing me a little bit. Ever since I started getting acupuncture I can drink like a fish which is novel for me because usually if I have more than 2 drinks in a night I'm wired on adrenaline for days unable to sleep or hold anything in my belly. Obviously my acupuncturist has been working on my adrenal gland trying to calm me down and it's

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-75531975347637037902011-09-02T12:02:00.000+10:002011-09-02T12:02:15.852+10:00

HELLO AGAIN!!! After a winter off we are back with BAKESALE. This months charity of choice is Animal Liberation Victoria. It's looking to be a beautiful day hanging out in the sunshine selling some baked goods. Fitzroy Market is really cool, it's proper flea market style. A great place to buy some cupcakes and walk around HINT HINT. What do I need from you? Wear your eating pants, come on down

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-25308838382232436832011-09-01T09:03:00.000+10:002011-09-01T09:04:54.941+10:00

Ahh mac n cheese, the much fetishised vegan dish - there's even a whole blog dedicated to it. It's more of an American thing than an Australian thing, I do remember having a few KDs (Kraft Dinners as they're known) as a kid but it was by no means part of our regular meals. Sometimes you just want some comfort food, something creamy, something cheesy, something so full of carbs you feel like

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-35086511816833663912011-08-31T09:31:00.001+10:002011-08-31T09:31:37.057+10:00

I was doing theatre review one night in Richmond and called out to the twitterverse asking for suggestions on where eat on Swan St. The gorgeous Ceri from Healthy Party Girl suggested Spud Bar, it's one of her faves, she's a local and a vegan so I thought I couldn't go wrong. MIND BLOWING, choose from a baked spud OR a baked sweet potato (and apparently there is some kind of potato/roast

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-25715262124613004682011-08-30T09:33:00.003+10:002012-01-08T08:10:18.901+11:00

Cherry pie to make Dale Cooper blush. On my recent trip down a portion of the Great Ocean Road we stopped at a servo hawking $10 boxes of mangoes, cherries and other deliciousness and picked up some goodies. No prizes for guessing what I got. These cherries were unreal, so fresh, plump and firm, they didn't really need *anything* to make it into this pie. I kept it plain with a tiny bit of

Carlanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-8569037757293932192011-08-29T08:01:00.000+10:002011-08-29T08:01:40.966+10:00

It's 7.43am Monday and I'm sitting here exhausted barely able to move. But I have to leave soon so I can squeeze a dentists appointment in, a meeting with a prospective demo kitchen, a kind of business lunch then work then school till 10pm. This is pretty much my life at the moment. I feel like a hyperactive chihauha running after a non existent ball. School holidays are soon where I plan to *try

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-74905851911767259902011-08-26T10:26:00.006+10:002011-08-29T14:02:54.876+10:00

I love stories like Sheryl's of Cupcake Central. Retrenched in the GFC from her IT consultancy job she took the leap and slowly developed her passion into a thriving business. Now having opened her second store in Melbourne Central, her amazing vegan/gluten free cupcakes are now more easily accessible to us! (her first store is in Hawthorn). Pictured are the vanilla gluten free cupcakes. My

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-19860712152475808462011-08-25T10:18:00.007+10:002011-12-02T15:45:30.840+11:00

Inspired by the Vegie Bars raw menu I have started experimenting at home. I had a raw uncookbook about 8 years ago, put it in storage when I went overseas and it never surfaced again (seriously where did it go?). I also had a dehydrator for 3 years but used it twice and sold it. So the interest has been there, but much like veganism in the beginning it just seemed too hard. This recipe is

Carlanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-7142078593908655852011-08-24T13:05:00.002+10:002011-09-09T09:35:19.953+10:00

Looks amazing right? It was sublime. Flax crackers, beet, corn, capsicum and tomato salsa with guacamole and coconut sour cream. The Vegie Bar is blowing me away with their raw options. The raw restaurant they are creating behind the Vegie Bar is apparently 18 months away. I am sooo looking forward to it! It's given me so many great ideas to experiment with at home, some raw recipes are coming

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-6959940466848331732011-08-23T07:47:00.004+10:002011-12-02T15:53:15.709+11:00

Ahhh "tempeh-con". I have to admit I've abhorred tempeh until now. The only time I'd eaten tempeh and liked it was at Real Food Daily in their burger. It's a texture thing, it's a taste thing, it's an all over tempeh you are seriously gross thing. But something came over me. I just became obsessed with recreating the tempeh bacon from Real Food Daily and although I couldn't be bothered making

Carlanoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-60073398258093993022011-08-22T07:30:00.000+10:002011-08-22T07:30:39.707+10:00

Busee bee. Back breaking week at work coupled with school and volunteering at the Lesbian and Gay Archives, I was B E A T come Friday night. You found me nomming at Bo De Trai (I finally got a wonton soup all to myself), and drooling over my new O B S E S S I O N Purple Peanuts Japanese Cafe on Collins st. BOMB. Seriously. Quick go there tomorrow and the next day and the next day. There was of

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-58459286450570362532011-08-16T10:14:00.003+10:002012-01-15T07:52:12.291+11:00

This is a variation on handful salad and incorporating the Ayurveda 5 tastes this salad rocks my wheat free socks. ingredients 1 cup of cooked quinoa 2 tbsp of pomegranate seeds (sour) 1 tbsp of sultanas or cranberries (sweet) 1 tbsp of coriander leaves (bitter) 1 tbsp of toasted pine nuts 5 semi dried tomatoes, chopped (bitter, sweet, hot) fresh cracked pepper and salt (heat and salt) drizzle

Carlanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-20137651381371545032011-08-15T10:04:00.000+10:002011-08-15T10:04:37.795+10:00

Sitting down to write this I draw a blank, what the hell did I *DO* last week. I can't really remember.. something about going back to school, a couple of dinner parties, 2 VERY boozy nights on the weekend and howling at the full moon? Just about sums it up right? Been hanging out at Wide Open Road tonnes (especially now they have Henrys Beans on the menu WOOT). Also been seen at Von Haus too

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-36370546908641150552011-08-12T10:15:00.002+10:002011-08-12T10:16:45.527+10:00

raw zucchini fettuccine with cashew alfredo and raw parmesan More Vegie Bar love. I am trying to incorporate more "raw food" into my diet so whenever I'm in Fitzroy I'm checking out the daily raw special at the Vegie Bar. The freshness of the zucchini ribbons and spinach with the creamy cashew sauce is amazing, add the I-have-no-idea-how-it-is-made incredible 'parmesan' on top and my eyes

Carlanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-87037231721833249882011-08-11T13:37:00.002+10:002011-08-11T17:01:45.461+10:00

wonton soup stir fried vegies and rice I've been going to school in Footscray for over a year now and I finally made it to Bo De Trai!! I have to admit I had become a bit over Asian vegetarian restaurants as I can't really eat mock meat anymore (wheat intolerance) but I'm so sad I didn’t go to Bo De Trai sooner! The descriptions on the menu are extremely minimal "wonton soup" so I wasn’t sure

Carlanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-22919391137858497082011-08-11T12:04:00.002+10:002011-08-11T13:01:51.314+10:00

hear ye hear ye! The time has come for me to start selling advertising on my wee little site. As I'm sure you're all sympathetic, I need to start making MONEY out of this baby I've been nurturing. Ad revenue is not going to make much but with upcoming cooking classes and hopefully a cookbook coming out next year all little bits will add up. I will only be offering space to vegan businesses (but

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-38035944741348507102011-08-10T09:59:00.001+10:002011-08-19T09:57:58.579+10:00

Hi Everyone! I'm going to be participating in the RSPCA cupcake day by baking delicious cupcakes and cookies to bring into my work. If you would like to donate a couple of bucks please go to my donations page. I raise money for ALL forms of animal charities, this year so far I have raised money for the RSPCA, Animal Liberation Victoria, Animals Australia and Edgars' Mission. I do not align

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-1236867389902592792011-08-09T11:07:00.003+10:002011-08-11T13:08:01.974+10:00

gas - oh - mee - ter the correct pronunciation folks. I think we're all aware of the newish darling on the vegan junk food dining scene. Its wheat, wheat, wheat and some wheat gluten so i was REALLY sick the day after eating there (my own fault) but damn it was soo good I couldn't stop! Gasometer is the venue for vegan drinks (the next vegan drinks I'm not sure when that will be) the staff are

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-47764694203957377682011-08-08T12:05:00.001+10:002011-08-12T10:36:50.641+10:00

Ahh the home stretch, this is where I usually *gasp* lose interest. There's only so much amazing stuff I can take it at once you know? I still managed to do 21 films total which is pretty good. I laughed, I cried, I got angry, I was deeply offended and then also deeply bored. I house sat for a friend a bunch of times in between and had all in all a pretty amazing 2 weeks off work! So with a sigh

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-59783842220316141532011-08-05T09:30:00.001+10:002011-08-05T14:18:48.875+10:00

pan fried gnocchi with chia seed stuffed tofu skins tofu panacotta You'll have to forgive my memory, I ate this quite a long time ago. Shakaharis' menu is almost all vegan now which is exciting! We popped in for a wee snack after going to La Mama, ordered a couple of entrees and a dessert to share, sadly the tofu creme caramel wasnt on the menu (MUST figure out how to make that). I tend to

Carlanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-53938664840261206552011-08-03T14:26:00.005+10:002011-08-04T21:43:01.071+10:00

seven kinds of chai! *hippie swoon fase* I find it quite bizarre that in homosexual hippy meccas like the Blue Mountains there is very little vegetarian food to be found (same goes for the Dandes)! I went to stay with friends up there a few months ago and one of my hosts works at Memento so we went a couple of times to eat. Pictured is the standard avo on toast; it came with spinach, fresh

Carlanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-7817754543039768522011-08-02T11:56:00.002+10:002012-01-14T08:25:08.029+11:00

More Ottolenghi love. The delicate and simple flavours of this dish are a real knockout (can you expect anything less from Mr Ottolenghi?). Serve with loads of little plates of deliciousness. recipe veganised from Ottolenghis Plenty. ingredients 2 large and long eggplants 80mls of oil (I used less) 1 1/2 tsp of lemon thyme leaves seeds from 1 pomegranate 1 tsp of za'atar (I used dukkah) sea

Carlanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-22996235642126596622011-08-01T11:54:00.000+10:002011-08-01T11:54:11.821+10:00

woowee folks! This MIFF has been a CRACKER. Things I have learned, doing 3 sessions in one day is perfect. It gives you loads of full day breaks. 4 sessions in one day is not ideal though I can do it if the lineup is really good. My favourite spacing is 11am, 4pm then 6.30pm. If I have only 1 scheduled I generally wont go. Lessons learned for next year, schedule at least 2 back to back but

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-35017851313366943482011-07-29T11:04:00.005+10:002012-01-15T07:52:42.793+11:00

Ahh winter! Brussel sprouts, asparagus, artichokes, this is my favourite time of year for produce. Combining my two obsessions, brussel sprouts and tahini here is my current favourite recipe. ingredients 500 gms of brussel sprouts, ends trimmed and yellow leaves removed 1 tbsp of olive oil sea salt and pepper 1 tbsp tahini 1 tbsp of maple syrup (or rice syrup - liquid sweetner of choice) 1

Carlanoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-29768840562559604392011-07-27T09:24:00.001+10:002011-07-27T09:25:35.408+10:00

Tofu Scramble (gf, og) head chef’s signature dish – firm organic tofu hand-scrambled with white mushrooms, oirganic potato chunks, grated organic carrot, wilted organic spinach, organic tomato cubes, raisins, pepitas and sunflower seeds. Sprinkled with flaxseeds and sesame seeds. Pancakes (og, gf available) Bliss Burger (7 ingredient house-made almond, lentil and red kidney bean pattie mixed

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-58697806846236430532011-07-26T12:39:00.002+10:002011-07-26T12:44:40.816+10:00

raw jaffa cake with soy cream banana cake with raw icecream and soy cream hot apple (hot organic apple juice infused with cinnamon, lemon thyme & cloves) bliss bomb (espresso, chocolate, milk & rice syrup, layered to create a sweet coffee explosion) I'm obviously very behind because I went to Adelaide months ago, but better late than never right? Bliss Cafe is pretty much my dream come true.

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-67156147681007671762011-07-25T13:56:00.002+10:002011-07-25T16:46:05.816+10:00

And so begins MIFF 2011. This year I am living the dream and taking 2 weeks off work. I am scheduled for 26 sessions, but have missed one (A Separation) and picked up another (Cave of Forgotten Dreams). I've been spending my days gloriously going from session to session, eating at Journal, Hoboken and MoVida Next Door (which is now open on Sundays HOORAY!). Killing time in between at ACMI, NGV,

Carlanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-43560880466515089332011-07-22T14:46:00.000+10:002011-07-22T14:46:07.374+10:00

Visiting friends in the Blue Mountains over the Queens Birthday long weekend (I hadn't seen in 10 years! thanks Facebook!) it was our friends birthday and we wanted to make a cake for him (being those kind of girls) also being poor student types we wanted to be resourceful with what we had. VOILA! We had a Melindas brownie mix and a Deliciously Free cake mix we baked them both and decided to

Carlanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-57834769936974112512011-07-21T11:44:00.007+10:002012-01-08T07:48:40.757+11:00

These will rock you into diabetic shock like no other recipe on this site. I made these cuties for my first bake sale and they went so quickly I barely managed to get a shot of the last one! ingredients 1 cup flour 1/4 cup (packed) golden brown sugar 1/2 cup dessicated coconut 1/3 cup nuttelex Pinch of salt 1 x tin of soy caramel condensed milk 60g copha, chopped 125g vegan chocolate method

Carlanoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-50947002762238742412011-07-20T12:20:00.008+10:002011-12-02T15:46:28.724+11:00

I am currently obsessed with tahini I drizzle it on everything. Tahini on toast with sunflower seeds and LSA is my favourite breakky in the world! I've been trying to incorporate more raw foods into my diet lately and after meeting Miss Organic at the first shoe party I started looking at her website and of course this recipe caught my eye! These are SO delicious and SO filling! I pack 3 for a

Carlanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562443448029959503.post-32302837796177125422011-07-19T11:15:00.002+10:002011-08-19T11:52:35.003+10:00

Here's how the story goes, I always wanted to make a wedding cake. Last year I offered good friends to do theirs. Wisely I organised a time 2 months before the date for them to come and test the cake, make sure it was up to scratch and also help me work to a goal date (I had never worked with fondant before). Well I was going through a stressful time and taking on a two tiered fondant cake was

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