Keith combines his background in ayurveda, herbalism and yoga with over 30 years as a plant-based chef. Author of 'Cooking with Love' Keith is known for his highly engaging retreats, courses and workshops.
Is this the end of the world as we know it? Covid is bad enough but is now a new threat on the horizon? Plant milks destroying the environment. This frothy white menace apparently means we need to cut down trees to plant soya bean to produce soya […]
Just a simple cough or sniffle may find you at home and keeping away from people for a week or two. An ayurvedic detox yoga retreat in a tropical location is an impossible dream—particularly as you can’t travel to India at the moment. One way to pass the […]
This nut roast it utterly delicious. A celebration of nuts and seeds with gluten-free bread crumbs. The first half can be used as a stuffing for vegetables such as mushrooms or peppers. Simply add linseeds and walnuts to make a wonderful nut roast. Keith’s Celebration Stuffing 1 onion […]
The purpose of a main course is to be the highlight of any meal—just like my wife was at our wedding. Her eight bridesmaids were like the side dishes, they complemented the bride but in no way outshone her. In French dining the main course follows an entrée […]
Today I caught the headline that 1 in 4 hospital beds will be occupied by diabetics in 11 years. Also that the number of young people with diabetes is increasing: 1 in 8 diabetics are under 40. 90% of Type 2 diabetics are overweight. We all know this […]
Although we look forward to our summer holidays all year, it’s surprising how stressful having fun and relaxing can be! Driving, travelling, hold ups and airport security take a heavy toll. It’s easy to lose your cool and break the whole illusion. Getting cross or running out of […]
I have visited Australia a number of times over the past few years teaching yoga and Ayurveda to share the knowledge and wisdom from India with lots of students. After a while I realised that Australia has its own ancient wisdom so this time I decided to delve […]
Creative and imaginative people always expand into new areas of thought. Where to next for plant-based food? Being vegetarian or vegan has for decades been a part of alternative culture. Now it is becoming quite normal which is great news! The numbers of vegans are growing fast and […]
Here I interview Tjanara Goreng Goreng, author of the no-holds-barred memoir “A Long Way From No Go” where she reveals in breath-taking honesty why Aboriginal sacred knowledge (how to bring the rain and look after the land) isn’t shared. But also how it could be made possible. What’s […]
The easiest way to make a protein-rich, vegan main dish is to simply mix pulses and grains together. In India this type of dish is called ‘kitcheri’ and it is one of the staple foods in northern parts of India. Kitcheri is a generic term for rice and […]
You might think Christmas Lunch is the main time when the family’s vegans and meat-eaters are going to meet head on. Just when you thought it was safe to come out of the kitchen… the Summer Barbecue Season presents itself. Barbecues are perfect for when you want to […]
How do you eat healthily when you don’t much have time to cook, have a lot of mouths to feed or are cooking on a budget? Like a lot of things, it’s easier said than done! So to help you I have created a whole week’s worth of […]
This is one of my best creations so far… the fabulous multi-coloured kaleidoscope soup. First make a wonderful orange soup as the base. I made one with split peas, squash and sweet potatoes. I put the following ingredients in a slow cooker on a medium or high […]
I was delighted to meet Katherine de Watterville recently at the Vegan Life Show as I’m currently writing a vegan cookbook and she introduced me to a fantastic range of therapeutic-grade essential oils. The great thing about these oils is their purity. Not diluted in any way, the […]
Pumpkins, a type of squash, have been cultivated in the Americas since ancient times. The pumpkin seed, like the hemp seed, is high in good-quality protein. Both are also high in iron, zinc, magnesium and omega-3 essential fatty acids. Herbal medicine regards pumpkin seeds as an important parasitic […]
