Embracing the plant-based lifestyle in Malaysia

Author: Davina Da Vegan

3-Ingredient Jackfruit Sorbet

3-Ingredient Jackfruit Sorbet

It has been so long since Malaysia, famous for its colourful array of festivities all year round, got into the festive spirit. With Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in the country easing up, it looks like whatever cooking skills that were picked up during the height…

Kam Heong Sauce with Tofu ‘Chicken’

Kam Heong Sauce with Tofu ‘Chicken’

A little known fact about my local tastebud inclinations is that I have always loved me a good Kam Heong dish. Like Malaysian Butter Sauce, Kam Heong is also a sauce unique to Malaysia, an explosive amalgamation of ingredients from Indian, Malay and Chinese culinary…

Plant-Based Lifestyle Advocacy: The Next Chapter

Plant-Based Lifestyle Advocacy: The Next Chapter

I’ve been a proponent of the term, “Do what you love, love what you do” for some years. I’ve been blessed with an education in Communications that was generic enough to allow me to explore so many kinds of work – in radio, writing and…

8 Zero Waste Kitchen Hacks for Beauty, Health and Home

8 Zero Waste Kitchen Hacks for Beauty, Health and Home

Long before I spent majority of my time at home due to the pandemic, I was spending time finding ways to reduce my waste at home… or at least, maximizing my use of stuff before they saw themselves out. Through interactions with friends and followers,…

Pineapple Pumpkin Seed Fried Rice

Pineapple Pumpkin Seed Fried Rice

I’ve been meaning to share this recipe on the blog for a while. I got the measurements right, saved it in my Documents folder. Stayed untouched for a year. The reason is a bit embarrassing. Every time I buy a pineapple, I just want to…

Home-Brewed Soymilk

Home-Brewed Soymilk

An Asian staple for centuries, the legacy of soy is undisputable. I’m grateful that Malaysians have such easy access to freshly made soy products like tempeh and tofu. While I haven’t gotten round to learning how to make either of those, its milky manifestation has…

Vegan Vantage: Prabhaharan Nair

Vegan Vantage: Prabhaharan Nair

I am grateful to be in a community that is constantly learning and growing alongside me. Meeting more and more newly transitioned plant-based friends along the way sends out a message that this lifestyle is what will define more and more of our future.  One…

2-Ingredient Seaweed Crackers

2-Ingredient Seaweed Crackers

This recipe would not have been published 3 years ago. In fact, in my mind I didn’t even consider anything with less than 3 ingredients to be a recipe at all. I just assumed that people would not be interested in something so simple. “Are…

Vegan Kimchi

Vegan Kimchi

Never at any point in my life, up until the creation of this post, did I ever see a post like this coming. Life is AMAZING. When I held my community potluck party called The Foodie Food Club in November 2019, so many beautiful people…

Ulam (Malaysian Herbs) Peanut Pesto

Ulam (Malaysian Herbs) Peanut Pesto

For years I’ve been making pesto sauce, and it’s been a winner every time with friends and family. My personal go-to recipe included broccoli, oregano and soft tofu in the list of ingredients. Pesto was a joy to make. Pesto was my thing. Until… I…