Welcome, Everyone!
My name is Nicole.
I'm a gardening cook with a love of
local and flavourful foods.
Here you'll find Recipes, Meal Prep Guides
and Tools & Hints to Cooking
Tasty, tried-and-tested,
Plant-Based, Vegan, Gluten-free, Seasonal Food.
These recipes are slow-cook, mindful, and experience-based.
They will help you on your journey of food crafting. Enjoy!
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Thoughts for
Cooking Great Food
Each cooking experience is different, but there are certain steps I follow that make my food exceptionally tasty, healthy and divine.
Buy local and organic foods
Seasonal tastes best
Make almost everything from scratch
Vegetable broth, beans & beyond
Choose quality salt & spices
Sea salts and Himalayan pink salt
Spices from Gathering Place, Om Foods
Cook with all the senses
Touch, taste, sight and sound
Use recipes are a reference point
You are the Master Creator ~ it is up to you to sense what the dish needs ~ this is the cooking Experience. These recipes are but a tool to create a Masterpiece, without your creative flair and precious attention they may fall flat of expectation. Enjoy the Journey.
Oh, and please, Always Bless the Food!