Inspiration strikes at the oddest of times. Last Friday I dragged my derriere out of bed at an ungodly hour to frost some incredible cupcakes for the roommate’s birthday. Four words: Chocolate-chip cookie dough stuffing (okay, maybe five). I couldn’t help but notice how the creamy cookie dough frosting resembled the lemon coriander hummus I’d made earlier…
Fresh Sweet Corn, Cherry Tomato and Avocado Salad
When I first started experimenting with a high-raw diet almost a year ago now – this salad quickly became one of my all-time favourites. It’s unbelievably simple, but the flavours and textures just meld together so well. The original recipe came from a forum post which I have since lost track of, but lucky for…
WIAW: Crunch Time
As of late, I’ve been on a little raw foods bender. It started out of convenience more than anything – it’s crunch time so pretty much every waking moment has been spent working on my final assignments recently and at the end of my long days on campus I had neither the energy nor the…
Recipe Inspiration: Broccoli, Avocado and Sweet Pea Hummus Socca
Yes, I’m back – and to answer the burning question (which I’m sure is on all of your minds), yes I’m still alive! Once again I want to apologise for my sporadic posts as of late. The good news is that by this time next week my workload will be wittled down significantly as the…
Butternut Squash and Quinoa Casserole
Yesterday, I slept in for the first time in weeks. I also didn’t wake up feeling like my back teeth had been chewing cardboard (I have an inkling I’ve been stress-grinding), which safe to say was a pleasant surprise. Although this term and my unfathomable workload is far from over, as I write this my…
WIAW: The Dissertation Diet
My life consists of one thing, and one thing only right now. Finishing off the rest of my final year project and writing up my dissertation for it. At the risk of going on about how taxing this is, I’ll say simply that it has not been easy. I’m perpetually tired and stressed out, not…
Arabs and Veganism: The Difference Between Acceptance and Understanding
When I flew home for Winter break, I ended up in a heated debate with some extended family members about veganism and Islam , which compelled me to justify how I thought veganism was in fact in line with my spiritual beliefs. That encounter aside, I was pleasantly surprised at just how accepting and open my…
Express Post: Simple Salads for Spring!
Greetings once again, from British soil! I’m happy to report I made it back okay, despite a long day of travel and unheard of amounts of exhaustion. I even fell asleep through take-off on the plane, which is a definite first for me in 21 years of traveling. Unfortunately, being back means facing the reality…