Category: Sustainability

Love OzHarvest, Hate Food Waste, Love Shakshouka

Recipe, photography & styling by Tanya Zouev. When I began working as a food photographer nearly thirteen years ago I was shocked at the huge quantity of food thrown out after being photographed. Entire turkeys and cakes would be swept off the set by the food crew and dumped into the trash. When I enquired … Continue reading Love OzHarvest, Hate Food Waste, Love Shakshouka

A Beef Curry For World Environment Day 2013 with a Think Eat Save Sentiment

Recipe, photography and styling by Tanya Zouev. Let me tell you something about me, deprivation and I really don’t get along. In my never-ending quest to eat well whilst being mindful of both the environment and my budget, I am constantly devising new ways of cooking so I don’t feel as though I’m missing out on … Continue reading A Beef Curry For World Environment Day 2013 with a Think Eat Save Sentiment

Sticky Spicy Ginger & Honey-Glazed Baked Chicken Drumsticks

Recipe, photography and styling by Tanya Zouev. The beautiful thing about learning to cook is that you learn not only how to properly feed yourself, but you also learn how to control flavours and what happens when you mix this with that. I find cooking one of the most satisfying things in life and don’t … Continue reading Sticky Spicy Ginger & Honey-Glazed Baked Chicken Drumsticks

Some Thoughts On Think Eat Save & A Spicy White Nectarine Chutney

Recipe, photography & styling by Tanya Zouev. It’s been a busy week of writing and blogging and for this post I collaborated with MamaBake, to discuss the global issue of food waste. Think Eat Save, a campaign to reduce global food waste was launched on January the 22nd by The United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) … Continue reading Some Thoughts On Think Eat Save & A Spicy White Nectarine Chutney

Kerbside Shopping: The Stuff People Throw Away

Those who know me well know that I am a staunch anti-consumerist who bangs on about reducing, re-using and recycling as much as possible. If there is one thing that drives me absolutely insane, it is blatant waste of resources and food. I lived in a suburb of Melbourne called Carnegie for a few years … Continue reading Kerbside Shopping: The Stuff People Throw Away

Wasting Not And Wanting Not On Christmas Day

Today is Boxing Day in Australia, the day after Christmas Day. I am tidying and cleaning the house after the mayhem of the last couple of weeks leading up to Christmas. Somehow at this time of the year housework just doesn’t seem as important and with the amount of social stuff going on it’s pretty … Continue reading Wasting Not And Wanting Not On Christmas Day