Like most vegans, I’m often asked what I foods I “miss” the most – and to be frank with you, it’s a hard question to answer purely because I genuinely don’t find the taste of most animal products appealing. I’ve even been known to stop eating mock meat products like sausages or chick’n strips halfway…
Building a Plant-Based Pantry
One of the hardest things about making the switch from an omni to vegetarian or vegan diet is having to completely reassess the contents of your kitchen cupboards. Regular readers of this blog will know that my journey to veganism was gradual – I stopped eating red meat and poultry at the age of 12,…
Gluten-free Vegan Samosa, Two Ways
Greetings dear readers, and a very warm Eid Mubarak to all those who celebrate! I mentioned earlier this month that this past Ramadan was one of the toughest yet for me, a rumination only affirmed by the unfortunate bout of pharyngitis accompanied by an admission into the ER with low blood pressure and a high fever….
Cauliflower and Rosemary Soup
I truly believe that necessity is the mother of invention. I also believe that when the mother cannot invent, it falls upon her offspring to do so, no matter how devoid of energy they may feel. Confused? I thought so. Allow me to backtrack for the briefest of seconds. After what had been a very…
Vegan Taste Tour Nicosia
We interrupt your regularly scheduled Ramadan programming to bring you an installment two of the Cyprus trip re-cap. Prior to my trip, I of course took to conducting some mandatory research via Happy Cow and TripAdvisor to scope out the most veg-friendly restaurants. It was during a half-crazed soy latte powered research session that I happened…