vegan about town

Next weekend I am returning to the town of my birth for a flying, 48 hour visit (and to go see Top Gear). I'll be staying in Haymarket. ...

On Thursday I had to brave the hordes going late night shopping, as I tried to find new clothes for Chinese New Year. My parents have been k...

D was away in Tasmania last week for lca , so I had seven days of Single Penguin Food. I had the best intentions of lots of new to me things...

don't pick up a jar of sundried tomatoes by the lid. the lid will fall off, scattering oil, glass and smelly tomatoes all over your floo...

Part of the joy of Chinese New Year is the treats we get, once a year sweets that are sugary and floury and coveted and difficult to make. I...

Not only was yesterday the first day of Chinese New Year (YAY), but it was also Australia Day. I mostly did CNY things, but I did also bake ...

Dressed in our super ang -y best, last night we went to my parents' house for reunion dinner, as is customary on Chinese New Year's ...

I made my very first attempt at making bread from scratch last week! It was the rosemary bread in Veganomicon , and the yeast totally failed...

My sister loves claypot. I am amenable to claypot, but I’ve not had it a lot, always having given preference to chicken rice and laksa and n...

Utopia has been an old vego standard here in Perth town, with its delicious all-vegetarian foods and its great karaoke screens and its bubbl...

When I visit my parents I tend to get loaded up with fresh vegies from out in the Swan Valley, crisp gai-lan and bok-choi and so on. Last we...

This baked cheesecake from My Sweet Vegan was so great I made it twice this week: once for a test, and once for D's last day at Old Job...

Lisa recently blogged about her Top Eats of 2008 . I'm not sure I can do a top five list, but I can certainly tell you my #1 eat of 2008...

I used to love sausage rolls. They're one of those things you love as a kid, they're essential at parties (along with the ubiquitous...

I love pesto. It makes a great addition to many things, I love spreading it across lasagna sheets for a richer flavour. It's really easy...