Oreos chocolate ice-cream

This is a creamy, smooth and very indulgent vegan chocolate ice-cream. We started making this last summer and it has since been a staple in the house.

Ingredients: (Makes a small tub)

• 1 can (400mL/ 13.5 oz) coconut milk, 2 cans coconut cream
• brown sugar
• cocoa powder (I used raw)
• vanilla essence
• salt
• chocolate Oreos

Directions

• Refrigerate 1 can coconut milk, 2 cans coconut cream overnight.
• The next day put in the blender/ food processor the contents of 3 cans in the blender, add 1 1/2 cup of brown sugar (it’s 1/2 a cup of sugar for every can ), 6 (or more) tablespoons of cocoa powder, 2 tsp of vanilla, pinch of salt, blend!
• Put the containers (whatever you want to store your ice-cream with) in the freezer
• Pour the blended product into the ice-cream machine. My will turn for about 30mins. This step will vary according to your ice-cream machine's instructions.
• Pour  the finished ice-cream into containers. Stir-through half a pack of crushed Oreos.
• Freeze overnight.

Rainbow bird rendez-vous

What we ordered was a surprise to us, we were not sure what we were ordering.
Despite the English name, and despite the fact that the staff could speak some English, the menu was in Japanese, and the waitress was not able to explain in English what the dishes were. Nevertheless, we thoroughly enjoy the atmosphere and the friendly service.


My main dish was an onigiri, pickled vegetable& salad, and miso soup- a light but satisfying meal.


Dean got this noodle based dish topped with fresh lettuce and mock meat drizzled in a yummy sauce.


For dessert Dean got slice of chocolate cake. Mine was a warm crepe served with ice-cream. Oishi!


After we finished our meal we walked around the beautiful lantern lined streets of Naka-meguro.  There was a busy grocery store on the left in the photo underneath.


Mindy in Naka-meguro.

Rainbow Bird Rendezvous

Yutenji 1-1-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan 153-0052

03-3791-5470

Brown rice cafe-Omotesando

One of the best vegan restaurants we've been to in Japan. We ate there 3 times. One of the books available for the customers to read was the vegan cook book-  The conscious cook by Tal Ronnen. He wrote on the first page- something along the lines of- To the staff at Brown Rice cafe, best vegan food I've had in Japan.

I especially love the bento lunch- food in tiny bites bursting with colours and flavours.




The little cupcakes with a dollop of tofu cream and mint served on the side. It is tiny, typical of the portion sizes in Japan.



Brown Rice Café
5-1-17 Jingumae
Shibuya-ku
Close to Omotesandô St, Exit A1
Open daily until 9pm

Another time we ate there we ended up ordering the same dish- tofu and vegetables in a sweet and sour sauce with a few sides including pickles and miso soup. As you can see we could not make up our mind what to drink, hence the green tea latte, iced tea, and water.

spicy noodle cafe

Veggie satay, Hamster's favourite food from Spicy noodle cafe, Latrobe St, Melbourne- one of our favourite haunts.



Connex train. I love the look of the older trains. These are slowly phased out, replaced by new trains that are not quite as charming.