Greetings dear readers, from the hallowed lands on which this blog was in fact originally founded (fun fact); Egypt. As I write these words I am halfway into my first visit back in just over three years. This post comes as a result of the inner struggle and range of emotions I’ve experienced since being…
Curried Mercimek Köftesi
I know I promised you guys part 3 of my trip recap, but I just couldn’t help sharing a teeny tiny recipe first. And in case you were wondering, yes it is in fact Turkey-inspired! Confession time: while it’s always been my goal to re-create healthy vegan versions of Middle Eastern dishes – for the…
Sacrifice and Islam – weighing in from a vegan perspective
Edit: all comments have been disabled on this post. Upon learning of my veganism, skeptics (particularly those who are more religiously inclined) have been known to ask about my stance on the idea and consequent practice of sacrifice in Islam. I’ve touched on this subject in particular before, but recently an event took place that…
Turkey Recap Pt 2: Datli Maya + Macrocenter Review
Ideally this part of my recap should have been focused on all the wonderful vegan restaurants and cafes I frequented in Istanbul. But one thing that no Lonely Planet book or Happy Cow app will tell you about the city is that during Bayram (Also known as Eid, the three day Islamic holiday that follows…
Turkey Recap Pt 1: Vegan Street Food in Istanbul
Merhaba! As you may have gathered by my recent posts on Instagram and Facebook, I spent the past two weeks galavanting and vegan-venturing around Turkey. In addition to Istanbul I also stopped over in Fethiye for a retreat in the mountains by the south coast of the Aegean, before ending the trip with a visit…
Vegan Ash Reshteh Soup
Prior to the revival of the blog I have to say I’m in awe of how many people got in touch via e-mail and social media just to reach out and share their story. One such person was The Persian Vegan – a Facebook page dedicated entirely to plant-based Middle Eastern dishes – sound familiar?…
Top 5 Vegan Beauty Product Picks
Greetings dear readers! I hope you’re all enjoying the archived posts – It’s taking me a while to get them up but on the bright side I’ve also had a chance to revisit my old content and even make minor improvements to some of the recipes. But enough about food already. When I relaunched the blog…
Return of the blog
That’s right, the blog is back! This time my extended hiatus was due to a very unfortunate series of events in which my dreadful web host (I won’t name and shame, but I’m quite certain you might know which one it is already) decided to delete my ENTIRE site without so much as an e-mail’s…