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MEATLESS SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE… VEGETARIAN

May 28, 2012 in Recipe

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With the colder weather approaching the need to each comforting bowls of warmth has drastically grown!
I then realized that our move to eating meat free and mostly animal product free too that I would have to come up with a dish to replace my usual spaghetti bolognese  I used to make  (filled with mince etc).  I can confidently say that we are 97% vegetarian and indulge in meat maybe once a month. (yay us! ;)
Replacing the meat with good quality mushrooms worked beautifully and I still got my lovely tomato pasta fix I wanted.

Autumn has been particularly beautiful this year and I couldn’t help but photograph the leaves :) the seasons are changing fast and the cold is setting in!

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MOIST CARROT CAKE WITH LEMON CREAM CHEESE ICING

May 17, 2012 in Recipe

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I found this recipe on Nook eatery’s website and immediately after changing some things and making it I wanted to share it with everyone. But I have a no stealing recipes policy and so I immediately emailed Jessica from Nook Eatery and said to her I wanted to write a blog post and share my version of the recipe (gluten-free and other tweaks). Jessica was very kind and said sure :) she is lovely, isn’t she?
So thanks to Nook Eatery and Jessica for allowing me to take their recipe, turn it upside down and make it my own and share it with you. Some bloggers would argue that I had changed it enough that it could be my recipe now but I got the idea from reading their website and from their recipe – so give credit where credit is due. The bones of the recipe is definitely theirs – but when serving it to family and friends I will claim I made it (baked it) so I get the credit ;)

This carrot cake is incredibly moist and was still moist 4 – 5 days later, so its a great cake for a party or dessert that you can make ahead and keep (especially if you have lots to prepare – the more you can get done in advance the better)
Even though I made the sugar less in this recipe next time I will add even less as I thought it was still to sweet.

Enjoy

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O MAG TURNS 10 & THE FOOD I ATE

May 9, 2012 in event

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OPRAH MAG 10th BIRTHDAY

This was one of those events that I immediately regretted not taking my “big camera”with me. (I usually take my proper camera with me to most events). Instead these photos are taken from my cellphone as I thought I wouldn’t need my camera and could take a break from taking photos for at least one event.. of all the events why had i picked this one? … Silly me!

So with that out of the way – please excuse the quality of these photos, I am sorry.. next time.

O Magazine in South Africa turns 10- yay!
The event was held at the Tablebay Hotel at the V & A Waterfront, Cape Town. As you can see in the pic above everyone got a pink goodie bag to take home filled in true Oprah style with nice things to touch and hold. Thanks Oprah Magazine :)

I love sparkly things and couldn’t resist taking a pic of the chandeliers… I wander if one of these will fit in my lounge, probably not!  Anyway…

We had a lovely lunch which lasted all afternoon with talking (speeches and poetry) , entertainment (singing), eating and chatting in between.  The food comprised of:

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FORKS OVER KNIVES AND WHOLEFOODS – EATING IS A LIFESTYLE

May 6, 2012 in Uncategorized

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Sorry is that MEAT on your plate?

A few nights ago myself and the husband watched the documentary FORKS OVER KNIVES. Now it isn’t the most gripping documentary ever BUT it has enough evidence and facts in there to make you think about what you are doing to yourself every day!

WE ALL EAT EVERYDAY - whether it be for necessity to stay alive or for pleasure because you love food or to express your feelings of joy or sadness. But that means everyday we are making decisions about how our bodies will be … We can eat for health or for sickness! It really can be that simple.
Part of the documentary that really stuck with me is how they showed evidence that how the people  ate differently their bodies could turn cancer cells off or on just from their diet. And the same for the arteries around your heart. You can ensure your body is cholesterol free from making good food choices.

I know from my own personal lifestyle of food I have been making small changes over a long period of time. This hasn’t been an over night decision but a month by month and even years that I have been slowly changing.
If you look at my recipe posts from when I started this blog and compare the recipes that I cook now you will see more healthy choices, less meat and less sugar. I am now 95% Vegetarian. PLEASE don’t shout at me if you see a meat post on my blog. I have meat rarely and as a treat but it isn’t the norm!

Now back to FORKS OVER KNIVES : The main evidence of the documentary which they did huge studies which you should really watch is meat is a NO GO and refined sugars and refined starches and also VERY BAD! Also no dairy and eggs and only a whole food diet is recommended. Now most of this is easy for me as I have been slowly changing my lifestyle over the years and have got to a point now that I have

  •  lowered my sugar intake (barely have any refined sugars – only as a treat)
  • eating less meat
  • cutting out wheat and gluten (almost entirely – 1 treat maybe once a month!)
  • refusing to eat MSG, and bad additives like Aspartame etc..
  • reading labels – no E numbers and bad additives etc…

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APPLESAUCE AND PEAR JELLY LIKE SQUARES

May 3, 2012 in Recipe

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So I made these as a healthy “sweets” for my daughter as she can’t have any gluten or corn (most sweets contain corn syrup or glucose syrup which is often made from corn). Go ahead read the sweet packaging – you’ll find corn, maize, corn syrup, glucose syrup or wheat in almost EVERYTHING! *sigh*

Anyway I had seen this idea around the web last year. Bloggers were using cooked fruit and gelatine to make jelly fruit squares. I have not used anyone’s recipe but storing this idea at the back of my head but never really using the idea until now. I just tried to make them how i thought the recipe should go and did not use anybodies recipe as a guide. So this isn’t copied or stolen but the original idea isn’t mine.
These aren’t like sweets so much as they are like cooked sweetened apples in jelly form. Easy to put in lunch boxes and healthy. A nice snack.

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