There is no shortage of at-home meal delivery services in the UAE – even vegan ones – and it feels like I’ve tried every single one of them. I’ve done the super athlete one (there were a lot of Brussels sprouts). I’ve ordered the super fancy version (such pretty meals). I’ve even tried the no sugar, no carb, vegan variety (tiny, tiny, tiny portions). Over my four years of dabbling in this and tasting that,...
Getting back to normal In a YouGov survey of 1,011 residents conducted in January, 76 percent said they believe the vaccine will bring life back to normal in a year. And four out of five surveyed opted for the Sinopharm vaccine. The survey was commissioned by G42 Healthcare. Some 52 percent of those surveyed cited safety and efficacy as their key motivators in getting vaccinated. People also cited protecting friends and family against new variants and...
Check out Hillhouse Brasserie pastry chef Sony Maharjan’s innovative dessert recipe If You Like PinaColadas, which won her top prize in the Sarood Hospitality’s vegan pastry competition. “My dish was quite simple, but the flavors blended very well and the judges said it was a beautiful dish,” said Maharjan. If You Like Pina Coladas! Ingredients: Caramelised Pineapple 180g pineapple 40g sugar Mango Gel 160g mango puree 25g sugar 2g agar agar Coconut Gel 50g coconut...
Hillhouse Brasserie staff Mark Kevin Lampa and Prakash Rawat cooked up a winning vegan scotch egg for the Sarood Hospitality vegan cooking competition. “We had no idea how we were going to do it at first but after lots of experimenting, practising and tweaking, we were happy and confident with what we had come up with,” said Lampa. Ingredients: Vegan Sausage Meat Mixture 100g chickpeas 100g black eyed beans 50g dal lentils 50g mushroom duxelles...
A pandemic won’t stop the UAE from producing new obstacle courses, parkour coaching, silent yoga, or delicious vegan and gluten-free treats. With social distancing, safe delivery and all the precautionary measures taken, here are a range of new things to try. Trampoline tricks Bounce is giving everyone the chance to learn parkour and trampoline tricks via a new 10-week Ninja Squad program as part of its Freestyle Academy. The program caters to all ages, and...
The first Veganuary was launched in 2014 by a UK non-profit and while the concept took a while to land in the UAE, restaurants are now falling all over themselves to get in on the Beyond Burger action. Special menus are all well and good, but whether the desire is to eat less meat is for reasons of health, animal welfare or global sustainability, diners need quality vegan options for the other 11 months of...
As the weather gets cooler, our bellies are responding by craving nourishing meals. Moni’s Healthy Choice serves up the recipe for this quick-to-make Vegan Shepherd’s Pie, which combines green lentils, sweet potatoes, paprika, cumin and coriander for the ultimate comfort food. Serves 8 | Prep time: 5 minutes | Cooking time: 45 minutes Ingredients 200g dried green lentil rinsed and drained 3 medium size sweet potato 2 tbsp olive oil 2 garlic clove crushed 1 large...
On World Vegan Day, Dubai’s One Life Kitchen & Cafe shares their recipe for the Alfalfa Romeo sandwich with livehealthy.ae readers. It is the Dubai Design District eatery‘s best seller, and it is no average sandwich — vegan or otherwise. The Alfalfa Romeo Sandwich Ingredients (makes 1 portion) For the pesto 30g Kale 10g Almonds 80ml Olive oil 5g Garlic For the Hummus 1 Large beetroot Juice from 1 lemon 410g Canned chickpea drained 30ml Tahini...
Thinking of going vegan but worried that giving up animal products will be too hard? A new plant-based meal distributor is promising to make the switch a whole lot easier. Veganism is booming in the UAE. Vegan restaurants and menus are popping up in most major cities and it’s now easy to find meat- and dairy-free produce in most supermarkets. Vegan Facebook groups are also growing in popularity, with foodies giving each other recipe and...
As we arrive at another World Vegan Day (November 1, in case you didn’t know), it’s a good time to reflect on veganism and the way the world is going. I’ve been vegan nearly all my life, so have never felt like I was ‘missing out’ and the ‘but there’s bacon’ arguments are irrelevant here. Hang on – before we go any further, I’d better offer up a definition of veganism. It’s a term coined...
Rawkure may conjure up images of anti-inflammatory sweet treats like Sinless Cacao Donuts and superfood Kreamy Kupcakes. But there is a savory line too, including this recipe for Beetroot Risotto that Rawkure’s founder Mariam Hourani shares with livehealthy.ae readers. Ingredients 1/2 cup chopped sweet onion 1 teaspoon grapeseed oil 4 small beets, chopped and made into puree 1 cup white arborio rice 3 -4 cups homemade vegetable stock 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp black pepper ¼...
