Story time. A few years ago (three, to be exact), my friends surprised me with the most beautiful birthday dinner complete with fairy lights, a soundtrack evocative of Gilmore Girls (one of my all-time favourite TV shows) and of course a fully vegan home cooked spread complete with a decadent mocha-frosted chocolate cake, caramelised bananas and vegan…
Sides and Snacks
Kale and Cousa Sauté
I may have mentioned this before, but growing up, I was all about the veggies. Yes, I admittedly had a healthy appetite for meat and chicken too – but when it came time for the inevitable second helpings (portion control? what?), vegetables were always my go-to. Popular mainstays were cauliflower, potatoes and carrots, stewed bamia (okra), fasolia (green beans) or…
Gluten-Free Millet Mercimek Köftesi
If you follow me on Snapchat, you will have seen me post about this recipe more than just a couple of times last week. The reason being that it’s delightful, and I’m obsessed, of course. Looks familiar you say? Well, admittedly it is a re-take on my recipe for curried Mercimek Köftesi a couple of…
Za’atar Spiced Air-Fried Kale Chips
Let’s talk kale. Thanks in large part to my beloved Bahraini farmers market, more often than not, I find myself silly with kale these days. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining – I mean can you ever have too much kale? Especially since at 500 fils a bunch (that’s around $1.33), it is…
Vegan Tofu Halloumi
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…