September 2026 Blog Posts (15)

Creamed Brown Rice Risotto and Fragrant Tempeh Steaks. A light lunch.

Serves 2

Ingredients:

½ C of Brown rice per person, washed and remove any small stones or grit from the strainer

Plant butter

½ Spanish red Onion per serve, diced

1 bunch of Broccolini, washed and trimmed

½ Red Capsicum, diced

4 cloves Garlic, crushed

1 green long chilli, sliced thinly

½ tsp Chilli powder

3tbsp Sesame Paste with the oil as…

Big day in Newtown. Lunch at Green's Enmore Road was a Mexican Burria vegan pie - the best! Tony Jones, the director, will be in attendance tonight for the premiere of 'Sentient'; Q and A's will be part of the program no doubt. Tony Jones is an Aussie. Known at 'Sundance' Film Festival. He asks "Can we justify harming animals in the name of science?". It's pegged as a moving journey into laboratory animals.  Runtime is 105mins.

1. Matcha Sponge cake with vegan whipped cream

2. BBQed sweet Pineapple slices cut into wedges with dairy-free cream and maple syrup

3. Marble vegan cheesecake

4. Madeira sodden sponge cake with orange icing

5. Raw Caramel slice with a Universal crust

6. Orange and chocolate Jaffa cake

7. Peppermint slice

8 Fresh fruit

9. Sticky date pudding and sticky toffee pudding

10. Red Velvet Whoppie pies

I'd like to hear from you with your expressions from the plant and vegan kingdom.

 Of Cabbages and Kings

Brussel Sprouts with Clout

Orange Renaissance/Orange Blancmange

Hoisin Boursin

Love and Peas

Blazin Raison Balsamic

Lemon Pepper Pot/Lemon Bad Boy/Lemon Pepper

Native Swede with cousin Turnip

Lettuce Show You Around/Lettuce Entertain You

Red Alert/Red Slaw/Kale Ale/Cauliflower Contrivance

Gutter Tactic Spud…

Spanish Gazpacho is a speciality cocktail drink that’s been drunk throughout the decades by a variety of well-known supporters of ‘Gazpacho’ itself. It is a regional spicy peppery tomato cocktail – different regions have their take on it. It’s iced for those sweltering hot days at the golf club etc. Ingredients include: fresh tomatoes; skinned and seeded, peppers, shallots, garlic, spring onions; chopped then choose a hot sauce from the devilishly diabolical heat range right through to a…

This is a formula based on salsa. It is not unlike what 'Do Re Mi' is to music. The base ingredients in salsa are what notes are to song. e.g., Red Onion, Cilantro and Lemon or Lime quarters are the base and that is what we build on. All salsas should be chilled.

Choose 6 or less from this category

Vegetables and Fruits for the salsa:

Tomatoes, English Cucumber, White Onion, Brown Onion, Capsicum; all the colours, Radish, Continental Cucumber, Red Chillies, Green…

Buffalo Purple Cauliflower Steaks with Ranch Sauce

Eat Your Greens (and purples too)

Organic where possible. Serves 2

Do The Prep:

1 Head Purple Cauliflower

1 bunch of English Spinach

1 bunch of Purple Broccolini, trimmed

1 medium Purple Cabbage, shredded finely

1 large Purple or Red Onion, diced finely

1 bunch of Purple carrots, cut in rounds

1-2 fresh Green long Chillies, cut on the diagonal

2 tsp Ginger…

The Vinegars for the salsa:

All wine vinegars, Red Wine vinegar, White Wine vinegar, Rice wine vinegar, Umeboshi vinegar, Sherry wine vinegar, Balsamic vinegar

The Seasonings for the salsa:

Salt and Pepper

Paprika

Sumac

Red Pepper Powder

The Oils for the salsa:

Olive oil

Grapeseed oil

Canola oil

Safflower oil

Sunflower oil

All-purpose oil

The Olives for the salsa:

Spanish…

Soured Red Cabbage, Shiitake Mushrooms and Brown Lentil Bolognese

Serves 4

½ medium red cabbage, finely cut

2 cans brown lentils

1 large red onion, diced

6 small garlic cloves, crushed

¼ Lemon juice to sour the red cabbage

2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil or grapeseed oil

8 fresh shiitake mushrooms

3 tbsp tomato paste

3/4 C of textured soy protein

1 tsp powder chilli powder

1 tsp cayenne powder

1 tsp…

Breakfast Salad 1:

Ingredients: Gourmet mixed leaf salad selection  including Gem and loose mustardy Rocket leaves mix.  1 large avocado, umeboshi or white wine vinegar, a medley of cooked mushrooms, vegan mayonnaise, ½ diced red onion, 1 tbsp nutritional yeast, 2 tsp mushroom water, 3 cloves crushed garlic salt and white pepper to taste. Combine.

Breakfast Salad 2: 1 large mixed Breakfast Salad Bowl including organic baby green and purple lettuce leaves, spinach leaves, cherry…

Vegan Hot Dogs

Serves 4

Ingredients for the Marinade:

1tsp grated Ginger, 1ts crushed Garlic, ½ tsp powdered Turmeric, 3tsp Sweet Chilli sauce, 1tsp Soy sauce,1tsp Olive oil or Grapeseed oil, Salt to taste

1 packet of Tempeh, 2 ribs per ‘dog’

1 large Onion, chopped and diced

2-3 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar

1 tbsp raw sugar

4 slit sideways, Hot Dog Buns, warmed

6 large fresh Shiitake mushrooms, French-style cut in quarters

Extra…

Some Marinades

The Marinades are important to vegan cooking. Here are some of mine. Also, some pointers on marinades include: Where soy is mentioned, coconut aminos seasoning can substitute. There are some food items that suit marinades including tofu, pears and mushrooms for their ability to ‘suck it up’ , as it were, the liquid marinade. There are 20 minute marinades through to overnight (in the fridge) marinades. The longer the better for a more intense flavour some say although 20…

On A Chilly Eerie Evening Lentil, Corn And Coconut Stew

Serves 4

4 cans brown Lentils

2 large tomatoes, chopped

1 red Chilli, cut on the diagonal

8 Corn Cobettes, previously air-ovened for the kernels

3 tbsp fresh Coconut, grated or 4tbsp Coconut milk

2 tsp Chipotle powder or 2 Chipotles in Adobo sauce

1 tsp dried Thyme

1 tsp dried Coriander leaf

1 tsp Cumin

1 tsp Turmeric

1 tsp red Chilli paste

1 tsp…

Air-Ovened Char-Grilled Bell Peppers, Habanero Hot Sauce and Spring Onions

Serves 4

Ingredients:

4 Orange and Green marble Bell Peppers or any colour, wash, trim and cut in half lengthways

1 tsp Sage, fresh or dried

Habanero hot sauce

Olive oil or Grapeseed oil

8 Spring onions, wash and trim

Salt and Pepper

Instructions:

Preheat the air-oven to 250C. Place the 8 shells of Orange-Green Bell Pepper and the 8 Spring Onions in…

VIXENs FIX-INs

 Make your own burritos DIY with family and friends. This Mexican feast is for all!

NEXT LEVEL BURRITOS: include

VEGETABLES: Iceberg lettuce, strips of red capsicum, green capsicum, orange and yellow capsicum, slaw with carrot, sprouts, onions, garlic, broccolini, eggplant, tomatoes, spring onions.

BEANS: Black beans, Red Kidney beans, Lentils, Chickpeas, White beans, Mexican beans.

THE BEEF: A selection of plant-based meat including…