In Central Asia traditional dumplings are called “Manti”. Originally manti were filled with meat. According to Wikipedia the name comes from the Chinese word “mantou” which means “stuffed head”. Creepy, right? In general, Central Asian cuisine is described as predominantly meat-based, with few vegetables. But there are some gems for vegans too! Tips to make […]
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Fresh Salad with Chickpeas and Broccoli Sprouts
Salad and smoothie are the main sources of vitamins and minerals in our diet. A lot of people love salads, but in my case it took me a while to make friendship with it. I used to eat salads quite a bit, like children when they eat something they don’t like just to get their […]
Pan Fried Noodles (vegan)
Fried Noodles is a type of Chinese fast food. An easy and tasty dish, one of my favorites! For the first time I tried Fried Noodles in Sri Lanka, where we spent our longest vacation (50 days honeymoon). We have been to Sri Lanka twice. We liked it there so much the first time that […]
Easy Vegan Sushi with Eggplant
Vegan sushi is one of my favorite treats. Usually I make it for breakfast, when I have leftovers of rice. I don’t use any equipment for this, so I am actually not pretending to make perfect sushi like in a restaurant. It is simple, takes me about 30 min to do and makes me feel […]
Easy Vegan Pasta with Red Lentils
For today’s pasta I chose to make really nice tomato sauce. This recipe is inspired by my friend from Kazakhstan. When she visited me in Cyprus, she shared with me a secret, which makes tomato sauce really special, tasty and good in texture! Though I made changes to her recipe to make it low-fat and […]
About my first Vegan Meet Up in Limassol
6th of September Vegan MeetUp took place in Limassol. By coincidence, I was the one who organized it. When I moved to Cyprus, I started to follow all local vegan Facebook groups that I could find and participated in meet-ups when it was possible. Actually I took part only in a few of them, because […]
Low-Salt Sauerkraut
There are many opinions regarding Sauerkraut in a vegan diet. Some say it is a very important product to have in your diet, others say that because of added salt, fermented cabbage has few advantages compared to fresh cabbage. However, from my experience I would say that especially while transitioning to a vegan diet, fermented […]
Antioxidants
Some time ago my hubby and I made a small shift in our cooking habits. We discovered that peels of veggies contain a lot of antioxidants and nice nutrients that don’t deserve to be thrown away. Well to be accurate, we discovered that peels sometimes contain even more healthful elements than the vegetable itself. For […]
Water, Fiber and Oneness
Fiber We all know about the benefits of fiber. Nutritionists (no matter which diet they are promoting) all agree that high-fiber foods help us to maintain normal gut functioning. However, it usually misses our attention that fiber without water doesn’t work! The more fiber you consume, the more water your body needs. Otherwise there will […]
Chinese Style Vegetables
Did you know, that ancient Chinese Religions (Taoism and Buddhism) promoted meat-free diets? And monks were often vegans (source). Maybe this is the reason why Chinese cuisine has so many meat alternatives to offer, like seitan, tofu… And there are various Chinese dishes with vegetables and seaweed, that are traditionally made vegan. I like Chinese […]