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For Us. For extra length. Allspice-Pimiento. To make your paella even better add in 1/2 cup of sliced pimiento stuffed green olives. Spanish peppers are called Padron peppers. I like Bullhorn peppers for paella dishes too.  A pinch of Cayenne pepper can be added for extra heat. Allspice berry is the Spanish name for pimento. Chillies are hot peppers, red peppers and green peppers. They belong to the Capsicum species and F. Solanaceae. F means Family. Pimenton is paprika. Pimienta is Pepper…

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This delicious salsa with capers is with a difference. 

One Tomato Salsa with Capers 4 large tomatoes; diced, 4 cloves garlic; chopped, 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 4 tbsp flat leaf parsley, 1-2 tsps capers, drained, 1 tbsp lemon juice and zest, 1/4 tsp salt to taste. 

Trade-name Bellini's Tomatoes are also recommended for this salsa.

There are rock salt capers that are encased in rock salt therefore you would need to adjust your salt intake accordingly.

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

The Oils for the salsa:

Olive oil

Grapeseed oil

Canola oil

Safflower oil

Sunflower oil

All-purpose oil

The Olives for the salsa:

Spanish black

Kalamata

Spanish…

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.

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

THE BEEF:  a selection of plant-based meat or meat-less 'meatballs', plant-based streaky bacon, marinated and BBQ-ed tempeh, TVP spicy…

This is a formula 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 2 from this category

Vegetables and Fruits for the salsa:

Tomato, English Cucumber, Capsicum;all colours, Red Chillies, Green Chillies, Habanero, Serrano, Jalapeno, Mango, Pineapple, Spring Onion, Shallots, Red…

Air-ovened Corn-On-The-Cob with Green Cayenne and Corn Sauce

Prepare 4 ears of corn. Wash the corn throughly. Leave the husk on and disregard the silky bit. Trim the tip of the corn and prepare and trim the pulled back foliage of the husk to fit the roaster pan keeping the husk intact with the corn which will eventually give a smoky effect. We are not looking to remove the husk.  Add a thin film of canola oil or olive oil for the ears of corn to roast at 250C degrees for 15 minutes.…

Garlic Potato Mash Bash

Potatoes per person: 3 medium potatoes; scrubbed and cooked. 20 minutes cooking time.

Ingredients: The trio is:

Spanish Garlic, 3-6 cloves

1 red pointy fresh chilli, cut on the diagonal and some cut into flecks

½ red Onion, diced

A splash of plant-based milk, rice milk, to make the mash

1 tsp powdered chilli powder

2 tsp powdered Cayenne

3-4 drops Tamari

2 tbsp vegan Sweet Chilli Sauce

1…

Acorazados means armoured in Spanish. The tortilla is double to prevent any seepage. First add tomato rice. Next top with the chorizo, beans in white wine then wrap a second time. "Make mine a double". There are three steps to assembling your Tacos Acorazado. The three amigos are: Prepare the tomato rice, prepare the vegan chorizo and drunken beans and lastly assemble. Note: The apple and red onion salsa can go on top. I prefer mine on the side. Also when you are cooking the chorizo pour…

Salsa a la veracruzana. Tomato, Onion and Green stuffed olives (pimento).

Salsa bandera. 'flag sauce' named for the red of the tomato, the white of the onion and the green of the chilli.

Salsa borracha. Drunken sauce made from smoky chilli pasilla, garlic, onion, white vegan cheese e.g., vegan feta and puique vegan-style. Puique is a white, thick sweet alcoholic drink made from agave.

Salsa de tomatillos. With green chillies, onion and cilantro.

Salsa. Spanish…

1.Tacos, vegan allsorts served with sweet potato fries.

2. Enchilada

3.Mexi Chilli Bowl

4. Mexican Street Corn with lime and cilantro
5. Macho Nachos and Nachos Fruit Salad with dusting powder
6. All the mojos
7. Vegetables with Mexican Molcajete sauce (2 chillis/2 paprikas)
8. a la Mexicana casserole with ezpozate and Mexican oregano
9. Almond Tortilla with Spanish rice, avocado and trimmings, Tortilla…

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

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 Perfumed with…

What I Eat is my mantra. What's Your 3-Word Mantra? Some examples of 'What I Eat' are ....

1 big bowl of roast organic vegetables in picante sauce

1 mixed salad bowl

Rhubarb and Strawberry Shortcake – New Zealand style

Loaded young Jackfruit Bourguignon with carrots and mashed potatoes in olive oil

Epic jacket potatoes with chilli con carne and all the trimmings

Leek and Silverbeet tart with Vegalomi

Plant-based sausage-rolls in puff pastry…

Two Bolivian Quinoa Kitcharis

Prepare and cook the quinoa to packet instructions. ½ cup per person to 1 cup of water. I favour au natural or tri-coloured. Drain and put aside.

In a skillet fry the herbs for a few minutes starting with 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp white pepper with chilli (Togarashi), 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp dried chilli flakes and 1 tsp onion seeds (Kalonji seeds) and salt to taste.

Add the vegetables including: 5 x baby beets; cooked and peeled,…

Depending on who you talk to paellas are regional in Latin America, South America and Spain. My objective is to make each individual one like a fiesta dish. Here are 5 of mine.

Paella One: 3 Chilli Paella

Spanish rice, oily plant-based sardines, turmeric for the rice, oil of choice such as olive oil or safflower oil, vegetables of choice including carrots, beans, corn, peas, onions, beetroot, garlic and broadbeans etc, smoky paprika and a pinch of crushed chillies, one long red…

1. Sticky tamarind carrots with green chilli coconut dairy-free yoghurt

2. Avocado dippers with a chipotle sauce

3. Lentil Polpette with coriander coconut yoghurt

4. Epazote and Mexican Oregano

5. Made-with-Plants dairy-free (DF) Sour Cream

6. Garlic Chives is also called Garlic Shoots

7. Udon noodles with Gochugaru, shitake mushrooms with warm endive

8. Saffron mayonnaise, dairy-free Pesto mayonnaise and Smoky mayonnaise

9. Red…

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 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…

My first No 1. Survival Food is hearty Bouillon. 

If you and a friend were stranded on a desert island and had to choose your first favourite 50 survival foods what would that be? I’d like to see your list too.

Survival Foods A List:

Vegan 'beefy' Bouillon or a 'winter'' bouillon like Genmai Miso dashi stock, Brown rice, Millet, Peas, Carrots, Corn, Spinach, Apples, Oranges , Berries, Mango, Potatoes, Lettuce, Broccoli, Scallions, Capsicum, Lemon, Lime, Pineapple, Red…

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, pepper, shallots, garlic, spring onions; chopped, choose a hot sauce from a diabolical heat range right through to a smoky heat range…

The most recent bourguignons I have cooked was all served with mashed potatoes and carrots on the side. Most recent bourguignons of mine was a delicious fried tempeh triangles bourguignon and one of the originals was white chestnut ball bourguignon. I use two varieties of mushrooms for contrast e.g., Portobello and button mushrooms. Shitake or button mushrooms also if you choose to. The herb most associated with bourguignon is thyme. The red wine is vegan friendly. Guar bulks. I use tapioca…