Needing an amazing plant based option for Christmas? Hosting vegetarians, vegans or plant curious folk over the holidays? Grater Goods Deli makes an incredible celebration centrepiece called a Roast Furkey… and it’s made of chickpeas! For the first year ever it’s available in some New World and Pak n Save supermarkets, as well as specialist…
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Pasta e Fagioli
3 cloves garlic 2 T olive oil 1/2 courgette (or squash) 1/2-1 t sea salt 1 can white beans (or chickpeas in a pinch) 1/2 cup dried pasta (ideally something small, we like shells) 1 1/4 C water 1/2 t stock powder (optional) A super simple, super nourishing recipe using just pantry staples. Serves 1-2…
The French Cheese Exception
I married an omnivorous Frenchman – a risky move for a vegan. But this particular Frenchman is incredibly supportive of my vegan lifestyle, of our vegan home, of plant-eating in general – he just wants to eat delicious food, he doesn’t care what that food is made of. And he has never, ever uttered any…
Cheesey AF GF Muffins
Feat. Angel Food Cheddar
The Sneaky Greens Project
I’ve been asked to join these two amazing women for a webinar on Wednesday June 6th. We’ll be live on Zoom at 8pm NZ time discussing all the ways we add nutrition to our kid’s food and some of the tricks I use for Yumbo lunchboxes when catering to kids with varying likes and dislikes….
Cranberry Cheesecake Bites
NZ’s animal rights group SAFE asked me to contribute a wee something for their Christmas Dessert Contest “Sweet As” so here’s my entry: Cranberry Cheesecake Bites. Find out about the Sweet As comp here and enter! These are really easy to make and perfect to take to a shared Christmas as a sweet vegan option….
Introducing… YUMBO
I’ve been quietly working on a new project for 2018 and am excited to finally announce the launch of YUMBO – a school lunch delivery service for Christchurch, New Zealand. We’re kicking off deliveries in term 1 2018 but you can subscribe now through the website. We’ve also just launched a gift voucher system…
New Zealand is in the throes of a dinner party debate-gone-bad
NZ blogger Emily Writes has had to close her social media accounts (hopefully temporarily). Online abuse is an ongoing issue but I believe the catalyst for this particular exit was related to the vicious vaccination conversations going on in New Zealand right now. In a lot of ways this was a perfectly predictable and inevitable…
Les Beaux Malaises
At crèche drop off this morning I bumped into an old friend of my father who happens to be a Grandparent at Anaïs’s crèche. Me: Oh, hi Trish! Trish: Hi Clare! (calls me by my birth name, then indicates towards a man escorting a preschooler into the building) You remember my son, Jack? Me: Oh,…
What Vegan Babies Eat Part 2
Anaïs has two tiny teeth! As cute as her very small toothbrush is, teething has been a bitch so in desperation I have become the type of person who makes homemade popsicles and teething pastes: Banana Ice Bites Blend: 1x banana, a dash of organic soy or almond milk, 1-2 teaspoons of chia seeds and…
EW YUM 