Lunch at the Greeks in Marrickville consisted of a vegan roll, mushrooms, zucchini and a host of other vegetables. The Greeks know how to make something as simple as a vegan roll delicious!

The Village Wholefood place in Marrickville is closing down. There are still plenty of bargains. My stash today includes a lovely little kitchen blackboard for recipe writing, 30% off unhulled tahini, an enamel fruit bowl at .50cents, turkish rosemary for under $1.50 and a bag of buckwheat flour at $4.00. Not bad for a days shopping

Foodies Love Food. Name 10 Ways the 'Foodie' Tag Benefits a Vegan

1. It can provide a broader canvas to work from.

2. It might create larger supermarket shelf space and some vegans believe this is where the future lies.

3. Everyday of our life, and our families lives, we eat to survive 3 times a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner. We can't live without food or water. It pays to be a vegan foodie.

4. Foodies grow more food.

5. Foodies form lasting…

Whether it be Black, White, Green or Pink peppercorns did you know they all come from the same stem it's just a case of maturity as represented by their colour.  They are all anti-inflammatories, circulatory stimulants, antioxidents and suit Mexican cooking. Pink peppercorns are used in mojos as a garnish, black and white peppercorns  in culinary use are powerful agents in small doses that lends contrast to a dish and green peppercorns are briny, the youngest of all the peppercorns and are…