Vegan party food – some may think that’s an oxymoron, but they’d be wrong. It’s the best party food around!
Take these little lentil burger balls for example, crispy, tasty little flavour parties in your mouth. Continue reading
The sous chef proposes
I’m just about the happiest woman in the world! As you can see, Ash proposed, and placed the most beautiful antique ring on my finger.
I know this doesn’t have much to do with cooking, or recipes, but bear with me and I’ll share something edible with you too. But before I do, I must share some photos from our weekend away. Continue reading
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There’s a man in my kitchen!
As I was drawing names out of a hat for the chocolate giveaway (speaking of which, Fiona Andrews, please Facebook or email me to claim your prize, or I will have to redraw a new winner on Wednesday), Ash was proving once again that he is a capable and creative cook in his own right. Boys aren’t only good for doing the dishes you know. Continue reading
And the winner is…
Fiona Andrews!
Thank you everyone for entering, and I hope you’ll check out Black Gold Velvet Chocolat’s website. We’re lucky to have omnivores out there with the skills to make beautiful chocolate and the generosity and thoughtfulness to make a vegan range!
Fiona, if you could please contact me via my Facebook page or send me an email at catsmall88 – at – hotmail – dot – com (I’ve written it like that to prevent spammers getting a hold of it), so that I can get your address details!
Until next time… xx
Fresh and flavoursome ratatouille
There are very few things that Ash and I disagree on (nawww), but ratatouille is one of them.
I love eggplant, zucchini and olives. Ash is only very slowly being convinced that any of those three vegetables are edible at all. So ratatouille, that features all three, is a bit adventurous for him as yet. Continue reading
Cinnamon and sesame hummus
Before you smile, nod, and back away slowly, hear me out.
Have you ever had a tasting platter of fruits, cheeses (for the non-vegans), little antipasti vegetable things and quince paste? This subtly sweet hummus fits somewhere along those lines. It’s the sort of thing you might serve alongside something savoury, and it would be that unexpected, stand-out flavour. On the other hand, you could use it to dip fruit pieces into, for a healthy, high fibre, nutrient dense snack. I wouldn’t go all out and serve it with ice-cream or cake. It’s not a dessert. Actually, I’m having a difficult time defining it at all! All I know is that I made it, it was delicious, and I’ll be making it again. Continue reading
Charred broccoli with white bean mash and grilled vegetable skewers
This looks so fancy but it is oh, SO, simple. I’ll let you in on a sercret – searing lemon halves is an easy trick to make any plate look gourmet. Do it.
One of our favourite dinners used to be from the Stonesoup – tuna, broccoli and white bean mash. Fast, delicious, healthy and cheap. This is an adaption that subtracts the tuna and adds some grilled vegetable skewers. Call me biased, but I think it’s even better. If you’d like to try the tuna variation, you can find it here. Continue reading
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Dave’s Curry
Thank you all for your enthusiasm for the review of Black Velvet Gold Chocolat vegan range! I’m blown away by the response, which confirms that above all else, we just love chocolate! The entries are still open for a beautiful sample packet of the chocolates, so keep’em coming!
On the topic of things that we love, while I was busy photographing yesterday’s beautiful chocolate samples, Ash was diligently cooking up a delicious dinner for us.
In keeping with the theme of old favourites, this recipe was first introduced to us when Ash’s younger brother Dave cooked it for the family. Packed full of vegetables, absolutely moreish, spicy and touched with coconut goodness, no curry has been repeated as often. Continue reading
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Discovering Black Velvet Gold Chocolat, a giveaway
A little while ago, I was fortunate to discover the Facebook page for Black Velvet Gold Chocolat, a boutique chocolatier handcrafting beautiful chocolates in Rosedale, Victoria. They were asking for feedback from vegans to see whether a vegan/dairy free range would be successful or popular, and to find out what flavours we wanted the most.
After much positive response, Ruth (the chocolatier herself) has released a vegan chocolate range! I emailed her enquiring as to whether I could order some to be sent to Sydney, as I won’t be visiting Victoria again until July. She was generous enough to send me a beautiful box of samples for review on Cat’s Kitchen. Continue reading
Softshell chickpea tacos – an old favourites menu
A man-sized meal
Oh beloved readers, I did not forget you this weekend, I promise.
As I did the shopping on Sunday, I was thinking of what wonderful culinary revelations I would share with you this week, and then I failed as you waited with bated breath for the weekend post! Perhaps I’m overestimating your devotion a little, I suppose the possibility exists that your lives extend beyond this page. But the long and short of it is that instead of cooking a gorgeous ratatouille to share with you, Ash and I had a delightful dinner at a little vegetarian Indian shop. I have been meaning to stay up late or get up early to post something delicious for you, and have only now found time to do it it. Shame! Continue reading
