This charred eggplant (aubergine) salad with sumac is my beautiful friend Mahi’s signature salad. The smoky soft eggplant combined with the fresh, crisp, tart, fragrant flavours of the other ingredients is incredible. The charring process is the most important step, don’t skip it by roasting or steaming the eggplant, you…
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If you love cracklingΒ you’re going to love this quick simple bacon recipe, itΒ really is the best home made bacon. Best tasting and best ingredients. Just pork belly, salt, pepper and about 20 minutes under the grill. No sugar, no nitrates, no preservatives, no msg and no curing required. Crispy and…
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A Paleo lifestyle for me isn’t all about meat, I grew up with meat free days whether it was consciously or unconsciously. My mum followed the Buddhist calendar and following certain ancestral ceremonies we had vegetarian days at home which I really loved. Her Vegetarian stew is one of my…
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Congee isn’t considered paleo but I’m adding my mum’s chicken ginger congee recipe to my blog so I have it anywhere I go. It’s one comfort food I still need every now and then, like an asian version of chicken soup which cures everything from cold’s, flu and heartbreak!Β Perfect for…
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Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is considered a superfood. High in fibre and a complete protein, full of antioxidants such as those found in berries and completely gluten free. I don’t eat it often, just like rice and other ‘safe grains’ like buckwheat and millet, I have it occasionally and it helps…
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It’s hot all year round here and sometimes I just feel like a light refreshing lunch. I made these summer rice paper rolls with mango coriander dip and they were just that – light, fresh and tasty. We ended up with them for dinner as well. I grew up with…