The Veggie Mama
I was never really into cottage cheese - it sounded weird and looked even weirder. My sister convinced me to try it on a cracker once, and I was pleasantly surprised. Given my propensity to avoid white wobbly food, I had steered clear thinking it would be tasteless goo that gave me the willies. … [Read more...]
This is a sponsored post for Choosi Health Insurance. Having kids has made me think about our health a hell of a lot more than before they were born. I mean, I was reasonably healthy, I exercised and did yoga and ate mostly well, but I also didn’t think much of it. When Abby started … [Read more...]
As much as I love baking, I'm not very good at eating the finished product. I had a violent sweet tooth with both pregnancies that has only abated now, so for a while there I was experimenting with making healthier versions of cookies and muffins, but now I'm swarming straight back to savoury and I … [Read more...]
I'm baaaaaaack! I hope you read that in a Carol Anne/Poltergeist voice. I ain't in your TV, but I'm in your computer, telling you that you need to eat some sushi. Every time I go overseas, I end up craving something weird toward the end. And even though we ate like kings in New Zealand, and … [Read more...]
Laksa is one of the greatest things on Earth. I get disproportionately excited when it's mentioned, and I have spent many hours in the kitchen trying to hone my craft. I have conceded it will never be as good as a proper authentic one, but it suits my needs perfectly. The thing that makes me sob … [Read more...]
When I was in the last few months of pregnancy with Pepper, I made quite a few dishes to stash in the freezer for busy nights. Christie from Fig and Cherry really gave me the idea when we had a playdate one day, and she'd brought along a frozen red curry for me. I hadn't bothered to cook like this … [Read more...]
Oh yeah, and vegan. Lately I've been going back through all my old favourites and my mind has been boggling at what refined crap I used to eat like it ain't no thang. Well, ever since I had babies and they started to eat the food I made, I wanted to do better by them. I was afraid of baking with … [Read more...]
I've heard these little potato cakes be called a lot of things over the years, but I just call them yum. But only if they're cooked all the way through and there's not a layer of raw potato inside, that's just depressing. They have to be crispy-crunchy on the outside and soft (ish) in the middle. … [Read more...]
Hi there! Welcome to my new digs. Some of you were here yesterday, chatting about kid food and what to do when others around you don't make the same food choices as you. It's an interesting topic. Are you lenient? Are you strict? Did you have strict parents and suddenly were the one later on … [Read more...]
Pin ItSo Caitlin from Mother Down Under is stupidly cute, has an even cuter toddler and blogs about being so far from home, raising a family with her Aussie dude. When she's not doing that she's hanging out with me. THIS IS GOOD. As are her broccoli bites for babes... they're making me hungry.I … [Read more...]
Pin ItHi. I'm Veggie Mama, and I like to cut corners.While I've no doubt a made-from-scratch felafel would be gorgeous, juicy little balls packed with mouth-watering flavour, I've never had cause to make them by hand. Yet.For my various felafel needs, which admittedly to this date have been few, I … [Read more...]
Pin ItKid food is fun! Well it is to me, anyway, as I always love making stuff in tiny sizes. No wonder I love bento so much.I made about 24 of these gorgeous little things and ate about 20 myself when Abby was reticent to investigate them. Veggie Dad took some for work lunches and the rest I … [Read more...]
Pin ItGraham Crackers have always reminded me of Raggedy Ann and Andy. I remember they had them as a snack with milk, in one of my Little Golden Books. And, of course, s'mores. While s'mores never really sounded like my thing although the girls at The Babysitter's Club were making them at … [Read more...]
Pin It How cute are these little thangs?! And you know what? They're the easiest thing in the world to make. And even good cold. Hell, you could even make one big quiche because all it requires is an impossible quiche recipe... doctored up a little.I can't remember which one I used now (it's … [Read more...]
Pin ItIt is a truth universally acknowledged that all home cooks should be armed with a good mud cake recipe. Even me, someone who isn't much of a fan of cake. To me, they're too cake-y (heh), oftentimes dry and lacking in flavour. I also didn't find mud cakes all that palatable - too dense, … [Read more...]
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