Procrastination Is Key

Well, with so much uni work just waiting for me to do, what better to do than spend a night in than pizza and a movie! So many people doubt the tastiness of vegan pizza, but if only they were at my house right now! (On a side note, the movie of choice to accompany the amazing pizza was Year Of The Dog. Chosen because of a)the beagle on the front and b)Peter Sarsgaard, boy was it a sad one! I dare anyone who feels they lack compassion to sit through this without crying!)

Pretty Nibbles For Picky Party Guests

At my birthday party on the weekend, we were catering for gluten free, pregnant, vegetarian and vegan peeps, and so we came up with these delightful little treats - just a mouthful, and good for everyone!
Bruschetta Canapes
Ingredients
- 3 punnets (approx 40) cherry tomatoes
- 1 green apple, diced finely (2-3mm cubes)
- 1/2 red onion, diced finely (2-3mm cubes)
- 2 cloves garlic (or more if you are that way inclined), crushed
- juice 1 lemon
- handful of basil, thinly chopped (alternatively, continental parsley works well here too)
- sea salt & cracked pepper
Method
- Halve all of the cherry tomatoes, remove the insides and set casings aside. (Don't throw the insides out! We don't need them for this recipe, but they are great to chuck in pasta sauce next time your making some)
- Combine apple, onion and garlic in small mixing bowl. Finely chop some of the tomatoes (i usually do around 5, ie 10 halves) and add to mixture.
- Add lemon juice and basil and mix well.
- Add a ton of salt and pepper to your taste. Usually around 1-2 tsp of each works well. It is best to way over-season this mix, as the seasoning is somewhat diluted by the tomato casing.
- Leave to sit for ~an hour to let the flavours combine, then fill each casing with approx. 1 tsp of the mixture, et voila - we're done!
- These are best assembled just before eating, but the mixture can be made up to 24 hours in advance.
Enjoy!

Have Your Cake and Eat it Too!

Who doesn't like cupcakes?
I thought, to start, we could check out some cakes i made for a birthday party. Seeing as i don't like to assume people cater for vegan needs, and i don't like to bestow that responsibility on other people, i like to take food with me everywhere i go. This way, no one feels uncomfortable at my lack of dinner, and everyone gets to taste first hand that, just because i don't eat dairy or eggs or other "fun" things, i don't miss out!

Dilectable Delights For Those Low On options

After drooling over many a Donna Hay, and being sad at not being able to partake in the eating as well as the looking at food, I have lofty plans of filling a page with pictures to enjoy, and maybe a recipe or two, for those of us who steer away from the animal based ingredients used by the majority of the population.

Bon Appetite.