We switched to a mostly plant based diet six years ago.
A plant-based diet consists of all minimally processed fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes & nuts and excludes all animal products. We are currently Pescatarian and mindful of what we eat.
Vegan Thai Tofu Red Curry & Wild Rice I love this recipe. It’s easy to make, delicious and easy to change it up with different veggies and by serving it with wild rice, quinoa or farro. Plus it’s packed…
Tofu is one of the mainstays of our diet now and we usually just prepare it by marinating it and cutting it into squares of so I thought I try something different and make Tofu meatballs. With 10 grams…
Earlier this month I had some fun with dinner and made a hasselback butternut squash topped with a sweetcorn, cilantro & feta salsa on a bed of fresh arugula. This learning to cook gig is a lot of creative…
Grilled Tofu Steaks with Shiitake Mushrooms, Asparagus and Cherry Tomatoes Seared Tofu Steak (豆腐ステーキ) is a traditional Japanese dish made by pan-frying tofu until a browned crust forms on the outside. We found the original recipe for this in…
So, over the past five years since we’ve shifted to a plant based diet, I’ve also started to teach myself to cook. I still have to follow recipes but I am learning. This meal is one of our favourites…
This year I’ve been fine tuning my exercise regimes and my nutrition. For the past four years since my cancer diagnosis and subsequent surgery, I had been on a Hormone Replacement Treatment but that is over now and my…
Purple Cabbage and Quinoa Salad I love this meal and it provides 25 grams of protein. First I make the sauce, cover it and place it in the fridge. Then I cut all the vegetables and create the bowls…
Over the past three years, Yim and I have shifted to a plant based diet and along the way, we’ve started paying more attention to our bodies and what we need more of as we age. Collagen is one…
For every gram of fibre we eat, we can increase our stool by nearly two grams, due to the fiber fermentation process in our colon. Why should we care how much we poop as long as we aren’t constipated? …
We used to believe that our DNA was our destiny. The exciting news is that our lifestyle choices can impact our DNA. In 2009, Elizabeth Blackburn and her colleagues won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for unlocking the mysteries of…