I loved penpals when I was a kid. When I was about seven years old there was a girl who rode her horse past my house all the time. She must have been about twelve and had the cutest riding outfits. I was too shy to talk to her but secretly I thought she […] Read more…
Think strawberries and cream are reserved for Wimbledon, darling? Not anymore! How’s this for delicious decadence so easy and healthy you can enjoy it every day? Forget oats. Quinoa is the crème de la crème of the grain/seed families. High in complete protein, it contains all nine essential amino acids and is especially well-endowed with the amino acid lysine, […] Read more…
bbbbbrrrrr, it’s freezing in Perth this week! I’m not at my sparkly best in the cold. Sunshine makes me sparkly. Running around in the cold makes me crave fast, comforting meals so I can get back to snuggling on the couch with re-runs of Gossip Girl a good book, a block of chocolate and […] Read more…
HELLO Green July! *cue glitter and streamers* To celebrate the start of a very healthy, sparkly month, I decided to start and finish the day with green liquid! Genius, no? I just hope I don’t turn green. 😉 Last weekend some friends hosted a pizza party and made an incredibly simple and delicious vegan pizza […] Read more…
OK, so I may not be living the Pro Blogger dream just yet 😉 but that hasn’t deterred me from wanting to hang out with creative types in the hope that some of their magic will rub off on me. Where better to bump elbows with people who are living the artistic dream than at […] Read more…
Can you believe we’re already half way through 2012? Crazy, right? I remember watching Sci Fi films in the 80s and thinking we’d all be zooming around in hovercraft by now. Oh well, we may not have cute, sparkly, silver jumpsuits just yet but thankfully the world is changing in some pretty special ways. Have […] Read more…
I first spied photos of CNR Cafe’s vegan offerings when I joined the Perth Social Vegans Meetup Group and I’ve dreamed about visiting them ever since. Last weekend I finally got my wish… It was a Sunday afternoon… People lounged on bean bags in the Northbridge Piazza, soaking up the winter sunshine and the free […] Read more…
It’s Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere today. Oh yes, it is! I love Winter Solstice, especially the part about the shortest day of the year occurring only a few short weeks into our dark, stormy weather. It gives me hope that I will survive the rest of winter and not morph permanently into some […] Read more…
Did you think vegan creamy soups couldn’t get any better than Pistachio Cream of Broccoli Soup? Me too! Oh, we were both so very, very wrong. I finally perfected the quantities for this soup (making much mess along the way) and it was so worth it! It is incredible! Seriously. And my Year […] Read more…
Do Pro Bloggers work on the weekends? I’m not sure but I figure they probably use the weekends to gather inspiration. To see people, hear things, smell things, taste things. In the name of research and the Pro Blogger dream, I hit the streets. And took photos of street art… Found a gorgeous spot to […] Read more…
Do you ever dream about being a professional blogger? I do. Only all the time. Oh, to spend all of my days writing, photographing and creating! In the short time I have spent writing this blog I have completely fallen in love with it. So much so that I decided to book a week […] Read more…
How good is Facebook? Oh I know it can be a black hole sometimes (time suckage, anyone?) but for finding information, events and long-lost friends, it’s pretty hard to beat. I had only been to Annalakshmi once before when my long-lost school friend Vish contacted me via Facebook to let me know that she would […] Read more…
Ohhh cashew cream, where have you been all my life?? After successfully using it to top off my Apple Crumble brunch and reading many reviews about its magical properties, I decided to push the envelope. On the weekend I bravely ventured where no sparkly vegan has been before and created my very first Cashew Cream […] Read more…
Do you dream of a restaurant opening in Perth with a dedicated vegan menu? Well dream no more, my friend. It’s here and it’s enough to tempt this sparkly vegan right out of her food comfort zone. I’ve never been a Japanese food fan. I’ve only ever known sushi as cold, clammy rice rolls sold […] Read more…
