Quinoa has recently been ‘discovered’ as a new superfood, but actually it has been a staple of South American communities for thousands of years. The seeds of the goosefoot plant, Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) has a …

Our challenge last week was to eat one vegetarian meal, or for the adventurous, a whole week of being vegetarian. I really enjoyed eating vegetarian for a whole week, but found it more of …

For the last few months, I’ve been heavily reducing the amount of meat in my diet. Having been brought up on great home-grown meat from our family farm, I never really considered the quality or ethics involved in the production of what was on my plate. As I read and learn more, however, I find myself leaning towards a more vegetarian diet and going veggie for a week is proving to be an interesting venture. I chatted about my thoughts to my vegetarian friend Emma, and got her take on the choice to cut out meat completely.

I made this sauce the other night to go with my first attempt at making gnocchi. The gnocchi was a dismal and resounding gluey failure mess (oops!) but the sauce turned out great and we …

I’ve taken up the challenge to go Veggie for a Week, so I’m investigating pulses, which are going to play a major role in my meal planning.

Join our weekly challenge and eat one vegetarian meal this week. Who knows, you might like it so much you become a vegetarian.

This is my dead-easy, anything-goes-in-the-pot vegetable soup recipe, courtesy of my mother, and probably her mother before that. The secret is in the sauteing, do not skip this step! The potatoes are also important, they …

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