Sadhana Kitchen

I tried a few things for the first time in my life today.

One of them being raw vegan food, and boy am I glad I tried it at Sadhana Kitchen.  

Recently opened and run by Maz & Sam (living & wholefood enthusiasts), you can trust that you are receiving healthy, nutritious & delicious food!

The menu is dairy, sugar & wheat free and most items are gluten free unless stated.

The vibe is warm and funky with a great cushioned floor seating area and graffiti artworks.

I had the Rice balls for entree, Zucchini Lasagna for main and a Blueberry & Lemon cheesecake for dessert. I absolutely loved all of it!!!!

My mum and sister chose the Spinach & Mushroom Quiche for main and enjoyed the Chocolate/ Raspberry tart for dessert.
I had to try their's too and OMG that Chocolate Raspberry tart was to die for.

Sadhana's also make awesome Green Smoothies and Tonic juices to cleanse your body.

And ..... if that's not enough for you, they also run affordable workshops to help introduce you to raw foods and fantastic recipes.

Get behind this place and go try Sadhana Kitchen's quality food at 76A Wilford Street, Newtown!

                                                   http://www.sadhanakitchen.com/

Nu,nu,nutorious

I decided to head to the city last weekend. 

On my journey I stopped by Nutorious (a caramelised nut shop in qvb). 

I always used to enjoy eating these marvellous nuts prior to my veganism, so this time, I decided to ask the owner whether they were vegan friendly. 

She confirmed.......

THEY ARE!! Whoop Whoop :) 

All they use to caramelise them is sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and water! 

They are made fresh consistently throughout the day and are wrapped in little cellophane bags. You can choose a mixed bag or choose your favourite nut to go. 

So if you haven't tried them yet, get moving!!!!!

Basil Pizza & Pasta

Tonight, I felt like pizza.

I heard Basil Pizza & Pasta call my name.                                    

Basil is a small pizzeria located at 126 King St, Newtown.        

They offer a wide range of vegan and vegetarian pizzas as well as pastas.

Cheezly is the preferred vegan cheese used by Basil Pizzeria and my favourite by far.

As well as mains, the majority of the cakes they stock for desserts are vegan too, as they are made by RubyFruit bakery.

Basil is open every night after 5pm and offer home delivery, take out and eat in options, so if your in Sydney and feel like some pizza, call Basil on 02 9519 4880.

You wont regret it :)

Not chicken stir fry

I thought i'd kick off the recipe section with one of my favourite stir fry's.
Such a breeze to make if i'm in a hurry and oh so yummy!

Serves: 3-4
Note: I normally use broccoli in this recipe as well, however I didn't have any in the fridge tonight :(

Ingredients:
Fry's Vegetarian chicken style strips (1 pack)
1 red capsicum
1 carrot
5 mushrooms
15 snow peas
1 broccoli
1 tsp Sesame oil
1 tbs Soy sauce
Olive oil

Step 1: 
Peel off the ends of the snow peas.

Step 2:
Chop up the vegies as desired.

Step 3:

Add olive oil to a fry pan, add pack of "chicken" style strips. Cook for 7-8 minutes on medium/high heat until golden brown. Set aside.

Step 4:

Heat olive oil on a seperate fry pan. Add snow peas, broccoli, carrot and capsicum. Cook for approximately 2 mins until slightly softened.

Step 5:

Add mushrooms, sesame oil & soy sauce and cook for approximately another 3 mins. 

Step 6:

Serve up and enjoy :)