Summer is here! But unfortunately for us over here in Dubai, Summer is not something to be celebrated really. It means the beginning of 40°C+ and up to 100% humidity. But don't worry, it only lasts for, what? 5 months? Which brings us on to why I'm posting a recipe for my husbands all time favourite soup. Gazpacho. It's a cold soup (initially an odd sensation) and is in our opinion simply delicious. Plus, it's time to celebrate the tomato, they're delicious right now. A lot o

This is probably the best dal I've ever made and possibly even tasted? (that could be a lie, I could be high on dal right now). This is just the perfect thickness, it's creamy, healthy, rich and because it uses red lentils it cooks up in 15 minutes. So you can definitely have this on the table within 30 minutes of walking through the door. I buy frozen paratha (not healthy but surprisingly dairy-free) for a real treat or serve it with brown rice and a salad. We chucked some b

Crispy smashed garlic? Check. Crispy salty capers? Check. Crispy smokey butter-beans? Check. Ready in 10-15 minutes? Check. This is such a perfect, quick and easy side dish. It doesn't have any sauce so you need it to be accompanying something with a little moisture. i think it would be great on a baked sweet potato and just perfect on a table of mezzes. NUTRITIONAL OVERVIEW BUTTER BEANS (or LIMA BEANS) are and excellent source of molybdenum which is sort of an unknown nutrit

I was introduced to thanksgiving last year by my American friends. It was mayhem. Beautiful beautiful mayhem. We did manage to give thanks but it wasn't one by one around a calm table full of food where we all listened to each other share the things we were grateful for. Nope, it was a crazed frenzy around two tables full to the brim of food (one meat and one vegan/gluten free). I actually found myself trying to protect the vegan/GF table from the meet-lovers as if it was und

Now, this isn't exactly the healthiest kale you could ever eat; the healthiest way to eat kale is to steam it for 5 mins. This is almost there, you do steam it for 5 minutes, but after you've fried garlic in some olive oil and you kinda want to keep that oil in with the kale when it's steaming because that's what makes it SO yummy! But being a healthy vegan is not always always about doing everything in it's healthiest form, you have to feel indulgent and a bit naughty in or

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers; A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? Right here, in this glistening jar of garlicky, slightly salty crunchy sweet and spicy peppers. I'm salivating just thinking about them. NUTRITIONAL OVERVIEW GREEN CHILI PEPPERS are an excellent source of vitamin C. Just 1/2 cup provides more than the daily recommended for adults