Practices for a sustainable kitchen

The kitchen is the place where our friends and family gather to share stories, emotions, litres of coffee and home-cooked meals. It truly is the heart of our home. But it’s also the room in our home that generates the most waste. So one of my New Years practices is to do all I can […]

Roasted Pumpkin soup

From sweet to savoury, pumpkin – in all its guises – is oh so versatile and delicious. This pumpkin soup is perfect for chilly weather. It also makes a great Meatless Monday meal. And as always it is easy to make. What you will need: 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cake flour 2 cups warm milk […]

Butter bean curry

One of my favourite winter dishes, well actually I will eat it in the middle of a heatwave as well, is Butter Chicken. So you can imagine my excitement when I came across this Butter Bean curry. It tastes like a Butter Chicken Curry, but without the chicken and is perfect for those cold Meatless […]

Ginger and Turmeric Chickpea Stew

If you are wanting to include more plant-based meals into your everyday cooking, this recipe is a great place to start. It is wholesome, easy to make and contains no foreign or exotic ingredients. I accidentally stumbled upon it while browsing Instagram and I have a feeling it is going to become a favourite in […]

Spinach & Potato Soup

I am a seasonal eater. As soon as the cold weather sets in all I want to eat is stews and soups. If, like me, you love soup. And you love spinach. You are going to love this recipe! This soup is tasty, healthy and very easy to make, but also very ‘spinachy’ (is that […]

Easy Cauliflower Dal and garlicy spinach

I have heard of Dal before, but this was my first time cooking and eating a dal, and I am hooked. Dal is essentially an Indian Lentil soup, or in my case more of a stew. The ingredients are easy to find and can basically go into the sauce pan at the same time, making […]