Donna’s simple mid-week soup

Whenever my sister visits or we meet up in Australia, I always request one of her soups. She is the queen of soup-making! This was a soup she made recently when staying with us here in Portugal. It is a very simple, quick, no-fuss soup. ~Autumn Donna’s simple mid-week soup preparation 40 minutes serves 3  […]

vegetable barley ginger soup with lemon thyme & a leaf mandala

A soup to warm your hands and to strengthen your courage… We can do anything if we sit with intention, just holding it in our thoughts, our hearts and lifting it up with LOVE, LIGHT, JOY, PEACE and COURAGE. There are no limits to what we can do…..try it! tips If I am out of […]

mellow tofu & vegetable stew with kombu

deep breath in… and let go… I did ask for something tremendous to come into my life and I think this is it. This shift. I’m grateful. But then with these shifts, there’s always a letting go. MELLOW TOFU & VEGETABLE STEW WITH KOMBU I usually make this for a Friday lunch when the children […]

miso mushroom barley soup

a nourishing soup and an afternoon walk  BARLEY MISO MUSHROOM SOUP serves 4 – 6 ingredients ⅓ cup barley 8 cups water or vegetable stock 10 button mushrooms, halved and sliced 1 cup cabbage, finely sliced 1 cup celery, with some of the leaves, finely chopped 1 large carrot, finely chopped 2 small sweet potatoes, finely chopped […]

sweet potato white bean herb & quinoa patties

I have been hunting for a lentil or bean pattie dish for quite a while, but most of the ones I have found sound less than appealing. This variation was initially inspired by a chickpea one I discovered; however, the use of a legume and the herbs were the only similarities. As my sister’s husband […]

spiced aubergine & sweet potato curry

My vegetable garden consists of six triangles arranged in the shape of a mandala, with an olive tree in the middle and a seat around it. It is my sanctuary where I find quiet, contentment, and peace. When I work in the garden, I usually start from one triangle and work my way around until […]

sweet potato, carrot & kale palya

palya Palya is a Kannada (South Indian language) word for a dry side dish made with any vegetable or a combination.  Palya is usually cooked in dry heat, which brings out the flavour of the vegetables when the natural sugars in the vegetables caramelize and the flavour is concentrated. Small pieces of uniformly cut vegetables […]