Whenever summer rolls around, and farmers markets flood with a technicolour of fresh produce, I stuff myself silly on stone fruit. There is something quite magical about biting into a fresh summer peach. I am, somewhat controversially, partial to the white-fleshed variety. I pile them high in a great bowl on my kitchen counter. An…
Spring
Vegan Wild Garlic Pesto Socca
I wanted this recipe post to be an ode to eating seasonally. To celebrate the golden orb of a persimmon that we bite into as October advances. Or how extraordinarily honeyed a fig is when it is plucked just as the summer departs. Or, the way your heart sings when you get a whiff of…
Blood Orange and Thyme Vegan Polenta Cake
My first encounter with a blood orange was entirely accidental. Its peel was orange-tinged without a hint of the vermillion hidden beneath. I sliced it in half, dispersing an oily spritz into the air, and studied the vivid juice that oozed out of the fruit. Red! Blood red! Not all blood oranges take you by…
Vegan Rhubarb Galette with Tahini Frangipane
Vegan Rhubarb Galette – ohlala! You know it is time to welcome spring when forced rhubarb makes its way into our farmer’s markets. The alluring stalks a vibrant fuchsia, with a ruff of shrunken yellow leaves. Rhubarb is a springtime superstar, injecting its mouth-puckering tartness into our desserts. We chop it up, and stew it…
Vegan Cauliflower Cake – Ottolenghi Inspired
I love to collect things. Teacups, magnets, stamps, exotic spices… cookbooks. If you are a vegetarian/vegan/plant lover, chances are you have heard of Yotam Ottolenghi. While he is not a vegetarian chef, he has undoubted made vegetables a whole lot sexier. Ottolenghi’s Cauliflower Cake His cauliflower cake is somewhat of a standout recipe of…
