Simply Food: 80 Delicious Wholefood Recipes for Everyday Living

Whole food meets comfort food in this exquisite and utterly delicious cookbook.

- Eleanor Ozich

Simply Food is just that — the joy of an easy, homecooked meal made with love. Each recipe calls for no more than 15 minutes of hands-on time and features pantry basics to create the ultimate lazy breakfast, Sunday roast or spread for sunny springtime picnics: think tray bakes, sweet treats and three-step slow-cooker staples. Ozich’s delightful intros and mouth-watering photography will inject joy into every experience. Whether you’re cooking for two or a crowd of 20, Simply Food will bring soulful flavour and colourful flair to every kitchen and table.

Vegan Sticky Date Pudding with Coconut Butterscotch Sauce

Serves: 6

Sticky Date Pudding

1½ cups dates, soaked in boiling water for at least 1 hour

1 cup plant-based milk

1/3 cup melted coconut oil

1½ cups spelt flour

1 cup coconut sugar

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp ground ginger

½ tsp sea salt

Butterscotch Sauce

½ cup maple or rice

malt syrup

1 cup coconut cream

¾ cup vegan spread (like an olive oil spread)

1 tsp ground ginger

½ tsp sea salt (or pink Himalayan salt)

¼ tsp ground cardamom

Preheat the oven to 160°C and grease a 20cm Bundt cake tin with coconut oil.