Apologies for no Belly on Monday 7th June. A wee problem with the BayFM transmitter meant that we missed filling your Bellies with the June’s seasonal fresh report along with the rest of the belly rumbling show. Rest assured though, sister Rasela will be getting fresh with you and re-telling tales on the next show – June 21st .
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10th May – Sonja ‘Yummy in my Tummy’ Kovachevich
Here we have someone that is as passionate about eating as the Bellysisters!
Sonja is the author of the delightfully illustrated and personally handwritten ‘Yummy In My Tummy’ cookbook series… although ‘cook’ book may not be the appropriate description for them as her latest one is called ‘In The Raw’.
Australian Yogi, international wanderer – mother nature’s grateful child, admirer and supporter and of all happy tummies.
Enthusiastic explorer in the realm of taste, spirit and radical well being, seasoned experimenter in the art of creating extreme yumminess from simple wholesome home-made concoctions, here to provide practical know how for your sweet enjoyment.
Sonja has a big passion for food, health and spirit. Her books combine an emphasis on all three. They are the fruits of continual experimentation with different wholesome foods in the search for that perfect combination of good simple taste, minimal cost, time and effort and good sustenance.
Sonja has traveled the world and sampled many flavors along the way which seem to be evident in this simple introduction to doing it ‘healthy style in the raw’ at home, if it tickles your fancy.
Raw food has so many wonderful benefits as it retains all of it’s nutritional value and by soaking and sprouting certain foods we literally bring it to life. Adding more food that is alive in your diet can bring YOU more to life and provide great energy and sustenance if you combine it correctly and if it suits your constitution.
Sonja says that ‘In The Raw’ has been created from the heart and it aims to inspire and encourage you to love your food and love yourself and to make food preparation and enjoyment a conscious and joyful experience.
“May All Beings Have Happy Bellies”
If you would like to make your Belly smile perhaps you can try one of Sonja’s latest favorite raw recipes.
Magic Mousse
(feeds 2… or 1 greedy Belly)
Blend up : 1 banana, 1 avocado, handful of cacoa nibs (ground or blended or raw cacao powder), 2 tbsp or carob powder and some soaked juicy dates OR 1/2 tsp stevia powder or a few drops of liquid stevia (natural sweetener, go easy as it is extremely sweet!)
and EAT… YUM!
3rd May – Annie Evans the Dig Cook
Annie Evans is a DIG COOK…
… if you are wondering exactly what this entails (and so was i until i met Annie) it is someone who travels the world on archaeological digs, cooking for the whole party for the entire duration of the dig. This has taken Annie to faraway places and to countries where food is difficult to purchase and even harder to prepare.
Annie spoke of the most unusual circumstances to cook in, from a mud brick house in the Troodos mountains of Cyprus, to small villages perched high in the Greek mountains . The immense amount of planning and preparation that goes into each trip is quite extraordinary and having to adapt menus and recipes to fit the culture and country and availability of produce could be hard work if you are not Annie Evans!
Our local wonder chef has encountered obscure supermarkets packed to the rafters and bursting with bizarre and unrecognizable objects and foods and has bought more than her fair share of highly unusual items , like an octopus that was sold to her by a local in Cyprus on the side of the road, after which came the job of knowing how to turn it into something tasty and edible.
We heard all of this along with the joys of discovering her ‘talent’ as a traveling cook at, shall we say, a more mature time in her life.
This lady is full of delicious inspiration and her infectiously cheerful manner was delightfully tasty and something you would certainly look forward to coming in from a dig for.
Annie left us with one of her favorite recipes, a Moroccan Spiced Vegetable Dish (which can also be adapted to you meat eaters out there). You can discover it and many more on Annie’s website. www.digcook.com
Annie’s 12th expedition took her from her home in Myocum to the lands of Syria and beyond.
I can’t wait to catch up with Annie to hear more stories of food adventure and tasty tales to go with the images below. This is certainly a very colourful time in Annie’s life and i hope that it serves as an inspiration to all of those out there who think that life slows down when you reach a certain place in it. Well, Annie is here to remind you that it doesn’t!
Syrian Dig
Annie shopping for fruit and veges from locals in Syria