Nectarine and pickled cucumber rice paper rolls {vegan + gluten-free} #immigrantfoodstories

In all the years I’ve shared my stories in this space, something has always stopped me from sharing any of the most harrowing story I know. It’s never felt like my story to tell and even today, I feel a little nervous because it’s not my story. It never will be. But in light of […]
Plum, lemon + olive oil cakes {gluten + dairy-free}

I bid farewell to 2016 with a huge sigh of relief. Celebrity deaths, wars and Trump aside, it was a tough one for me personally. What started out as an exciting year and a move home to New Zealand, quickly turned into a year of looking within and digging deep to get through each day. […]
Apricot, pistachio + passionfruit ice cream bars {vegan + gluten-free}

Summer arrived right on cue this year. Just when we were all getting well and truly over the wet and cold of the last 6 months (oh who am I kidding, the last 9 months!)- boom, warm weather arrived. December 1st the sun was out, the birds were chirping and the cicadas singing. As all […]
Chipotle, bean + lime stuffed sweet potatoes with herb salsa (gluten-free + vegan) + win a copy of my new cookbook and more!

Those of you who have been stopping by here awhile, or have either of my cookbooks will know that I encourage cooking real food from scratch as much as humanly possible. It’s kinda my thing. But you know, I’m human also. There are times when I simply don’t have the time or inclination to cook everything […]
Brazil nut, cacao + orange granola

I have a major cookbook addiction, but you all know that already aye? At one point a few years back, I couldn’t leave the house without returning a cookbook or two heavier. While the addiction is somewhat under control at the moment (ahem, cough, cough), I have totally lost count of how many I own. […]
Spring salad bowls

Versions of this salad bowl have been on high rotation around our house of late. Due to health problems I may or may not one day talk about on here, both my husband and I are eating a super rigid diet for the next little while. A diet without grains, dairy and any and every […]
Beetroot curry + seeni sambol and photos from my Sri Lanka trip: Part two

I’ve been in my thoughts a lot this year. Big life changes will do that I suppose. I miss my friends in Australia every damn day and I’d be lying if I said my heart didn’t hurt just a little when I think of them, and all my other friends who live far far away… […]