Letting go of 2022 and welcoming 2023

Bonjour les amis, I am taking a moment to reflect on 2022 how much life has given me ... A wealth of love, knowledge, travel opportunities, new work adventures, new friendships and the most important was definitely Time for myself and my family ... I want you to know how grateful I am to have you... Read More

Marinated Eggplant.... Japanese influenced

I love this Raw recipe of eggplant easy to make just plan overnight to let them rest in salt ... And an other day to let them Marinate... 1/ First you need 1 Japanese ( also called Chinese) eggplant cut into dice and peeled placed in colander over a bowl sprinkled and massaged with salt ( play it... Read More

Lentil and Leeks dish Lebanese influenced Mujadara

I am always looking for ways to eat lentils and if I can add travel magic to my plate I am in Culinary Heaven ... This is a twist on Middle Eastern cuisine , called Mujadara ... you can use onions instead of leeks and it is super easy to make all in one dutch oven Le Creuset is my favorite...! 1/... Read More

Red and Yellow Pepper Purée...

This is my favorite Raw side dish and as always really easy to do, you will need a Mixer and plan the night before 1/ Place 1 cup of raw unsalted organic cashews in a bowl of water overnight 2/ Next morning rinse them and place in a mixer 3/ Add 1 red pepper and 1 yellow pepper sliced in the mixe... Read More

Energize me balls

I have been buying this energy balls around town before Covid and since I don't commute any more many shops are now out of my way... I tried many different recipe but I am settling on this one today... This is totally kids friendly 1/Place in a food processor 1/2 cup of walnuts 1/2 cup of... Read More

Vegan Diner : Vegetable Tajine

You will know if you have been following my blog that to me holidays rhymes with mediterranean food. Here is the recipe of the Tajine we had for Christmas Eve diner... Honestly serves 6 people... You need a big dutch oven like le Creuset or lodge... 1/ Fry in olive oil 2 red onions, 3 multi color... Read More

Vegan winter: Split pea soup

This is a twist on my friend Soko's Curried split pea soup 1/ Bring 1/2 onion cubed 5 branches of celery sliced thin 1 small cauliflower sliced thin 5 small carrots sliced thin to fry in olive oil keep stirring for a few minutes 2/ add spices 1/2 spoon of turmeric 1 spoon of mustard seeds, 2 spoo... Read More

Vegan Evening : White bean Soup

I made this soup with what I had in my fridge and really liked how it turned out ... So decided to share with you all I need you to help me find a Title for it.... So get cooking and comment on my instagram at http://instagram.com/Tigerleela/ The Falafel: 1/ Turn oven on @ 400 Roast 1/2 butternu... Read More

Vegan variation on Couscous

I grew up eating Couscous for holidays... So I decided to share with you my Father revisited recipe.... this is for 4 people but really you can eat it over the week or freeze it. Cook in a big pot Brown with some olive oil : 1/2 Green cabbage, separate leafs and cut them in half 1 medium yellow o... Read More