November 23, 2009: Amish apple dumplings
The apples in our latest vege box were floury and not much fun to eat in their natural state. I was still optimistic that we might enjoy them cooked, so I pulled out a recipe that I made (badly) once before - Amish apple dumplings from Kurma Dasa's Vegetaria

November 23, 2009: Asparagus stir-fry
Putting in a standing order for a random box of fruit and vegies from Greeline has meant that every couple of weeks we scour the internet for ideas to help us use up cabbage,

November 22, 2009: 'Honey'comb
Our recent Soulmama post generated some speculation about vegan honeycomb. What's commonly called honeycomb here in Australia bears only a passing resemblance to the wax-and-honey structures built by bees - this crunchy, airy, sugary confection is known elsewhere as

November 21, 2009: Natural Tucker Bakery
Our post on the delights of Funky Pies prompted a comment from Craig suggesting that there were more top-notch vegan pies to be had in the inner-north. Following his lead, I made my way to Natural T

November 15, 2009: Mango-coconut spliced icecream
This week was the optimal time to kick off a new season of icecream making. The weather was warm, a mango was ripening dangerously in the fruit bowl, and I wanted to make a light-ish dessert for our Sunday night guests. David Lebovitz’s Perfect Scoop index indicated that mango sorbet was the go, though I only had enough mango for a half-batch. Davi