Concept: Vienna

Designed in Vienna, this colour-contrast oxford features white collars and cuffs with a pale green core.

Bangers and Mash

I just got back from London. Here's a tasty dish of veggie Bangers and Mash. I dug the potatoes out of the garden this morning - so fresh and tasty.

Fried Pies!

Roll out prepared biscuits (fresh, frozen or refrigerated) Fill with something tasty - I used fried apples

Fold in half and seal with a fork.

Shallow fry over medium heat.

Guacamole

Prepare the ingredients:

• avocado
• diced tomatoes
• minced onion and/or garlic
• fresh lime juice
• salt

Mix all the ingredients except tomatoes until the avocado starts to break down.

Then, stir in the tomato and serve.

Strawberries with Tart Mango

Easy desert!

Tart mango can be a challenge to find at the moment of perfection, but so can a ripe mango.  Regardless, strawberries pair nicely, both with aesthetic and flavour profile.

Prepared here with turbinado sugar, whipped cream and sugared biscuits.

This can be easily converted to a vegan dish by omitting the cream.

Concept: Contrasting Fabric Collared V-neck

Mămăligă

A traditional Romanian dish made from cornmeal (like polenta):

Spread with sour cream or unflavoured Greek youghurt: Served here with:

• roasted peppers
• roasted and fresh tomatoes
• spinach
• goat's cheese

Cravate - Linen, Silk and Cotton

An homage to spring with light natural fibres and earth-tone print.

Constructed of Cotton/Linen blend (print), Stretch Cotton and Silk.

Cakes and Pies - The Amalgamation

10-inch Cake?  Just one layer?  No frosting?

Hiding inside is an entire 9-inch, homemade Apple Pie:

It's probably a crime against nature... or at least a crime against cuisine.

But it's fairly tasty:

This is one of those things that you try once, so you can say that you did... and now, for some strange reason, my pancreas hurts.

Concept: Zip-neck Linen pullover

Linen is one of my favourite fabrics.  It doesn't have much stretch so the fitting has to be precise, or the clothing has to be made to flow loosely.

The all panels will be made from the same colour fabric, so the sections will only be differentiated by an offset grain and, of course, the seam.

Hotdogs - decked out

Generally I think that hotdogs are nasty - vegan, veggie, real meat - all flavourless in my mind.  So, I like to deck them out with the following additions:

• chilli
• fresh tomatoes
• lettuce
• onions
• mustard
• butter
• whole wheat buns

-NEVER catsup

I used the grill pan to put some char on these veggie dogs:

Asperges et la laitue frit

Sautéed in macadamia nut oil, cubed tofu with fresh-from-the-garden asparagus spears and seared lettuce, garnished with a balsamic reduction.

A Proper Salad

If your salad is boring, you're not making it right.

Grill Pan

Grilled tofu:

This week, I finally got a grill pan.  Best idea ever!

In the winter, using an outdoor grill isn't great, but this makes a great alternative.

• when choosing a pan, make sure it's very heavy
• make sure the pan is hot
• even non-stick should be seasoned and/or oiled before use
• use ONLY silicone coated, wooden or plastic utensils.

Pancit

I was hungry for Pinoy food, so I stirred up this tasty noodle dish.

• rice noodles
• peppers
• green beans
• broccoli
• veggie sausage
• peas
• onions
• carrots
• soy sauce

Vegan Tofu Sandwich

• olive oil sautéed tofu seasoned with applewood smoked salt
• red & yellow peppers
• lettuce
• avocado

Served on made-from-scratch focaccia bread and garnished with tomato and fresh-from-the-garden basil

Peach Cobblerettes [ghetto good]

"Ghetto good" is a term I heard on Master Chef.  The idea behind the phrase is, something that's inelegant, but is still too good to be overlooked. So, here's one of my favourite ghetto goodnesses.  All of the ingredients are commercially purchased and machine processed.  These are the opposite kinds of food that I enjoy, but this is just too good:

• canned peaches (drained)
• pie syrup (corn starch, sugar, salt, vanilla, pie spices, liquid)
• frozen biscuits
• whip topping

Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes

These ingredients have a long shelf life, so you can keep them on hand for any unexpected company... or if you're just craving fresh cobbler, but only have 30 min.

Absolutely ghetto-good

Phanaeng Curry with Chamorro Red Rice

Improvising here with:

• lettuce
• tofu
• peppers
• tomatoes

Seasoned Breads

Here's two batches of bread made simultaneously:

• The white bread is garlic bread: garlic and olive oil mixed into the dough.
• The yellow mix bread: turmeric and paprika with basil and parsley.

Pecan & Blueberry Waffles

• waffle mix (yep, sometimes I use a mix)
• ground flax seed
• frozen blueberries
• chopped pecans
• olive (or coconut) oil
• egg whites