Taline Gabrielian - Hippie Lane: The Cookbook: Wholefood Goes Deliciously Luxe

Influenced by her cultural roots and with a creative gift for healthy recipe development, Taline Gabrielian is passionate about food, health and family. She uses whole, unprocessed ingredients to produce plant-based, vegan recipes that are packed with a powerhouse of goodness. Founder of Hippie Lane, which has a growing international following on social media, Taline is fast becoming a foodie rock star. Her first book features breakfasts the family will love, exciting and innovative lunches, nourishing snacks, power salads with gorgeous creamy dressings, beautiful bliss bowls, weekend meal inspiration, dinners for week nights and date nights and the most amazing sweet treats. Talines food is delicious, easy to make and inventive; she takes nutritious eating to a whole new level of feel-good sophistication. Hippielane.com.au

the hippie lane philosophy Food has always played a leading role in my life.

My family is of Armenian heritage and coming together around the dining table for a home-cooked meal was the norm. I was exposed to good food from an early age and I learnt to appreciate the value of cooking and how it brings people together. My fondest memories are of my mother gathering close friends and family to experience her fab feasts. The smell, the laughter, the shared stories... The best experiences, all kept in my heart. I began to cook in my teens.

I loved flicking through cookbooks and found endless inspiration. It fired my imagination and gave me an appetite for beautifully presented meals. When I reached adulthood, I became interested in health and learning more about natural vs processed foods, and about how our food choices impact our wellbeing and overall health. When I learnt that I had some common food intolerances (to dairy, wheat and eggs), it took my interest in all things food and health to a new level. I began researching everyday ingredients and the effects they can have on our health it totally changed how I view food. I adopted an organic wholefood diet and became far more mindful about what I was putting in my body.

I started experimenting with a variety of less commonly known ingredients, including gluten-free grains, raw foods, superfoods and natural plant-based ingredients. I fell in love with the tastes and textures that resulted from this delicious period of experimentation, and became obsessed with creating recipes that nourished my family. This is how Hippie Lane came to life. What diet am I on? Im not. I dont do diets. My belief is that we have an evolving relationship with food and, during different stages of life, we adopt different habits.

I let my body direct me. Right now, Im eating a majority of plant-based meals, but I dont classify myself as fully plant based, vegan, vegetarian or raw. Food must be enjoyed and appreciated, and when we label ourselves and become inflexible about our choices, I feel it takes away a great source of joy from life. My passion for healthy, wholesome food is all encompassing. It gets me out of bed in the morning, gives me limitless energy in the kitchen and pushes me to continue to create. Im in my element creating recipes.

Its where I let go. Aside from the delicious results, I find it therapeutic there are no rules and I just let it flow. My goal is to inspire a healthy approach to eating one that is less reliant on animal products and more centred around food that is fresh and whole, from the earth. This book is about embracing our love affair with food and the traditions that give us so much pleasure: the daily breakfast, the morning smoothie, the birthday gathering, Friday-night dinner date or Sunday brunch. It is about honouring and revitalising those food rituals. Sharing a nourishing meal with family and friends is my ultimate happy place.

I invite you to join me in that magical space, and share it in your own home with your own family and friends. The essentials ingredients

Acai powder Pronounced ah-sah-ee , acai powder is the star ingredient in my fave breakfast, the acai bowl. Native to the Amazon, the dark purple acai berry is one of the richest known natural sources of antioxidants, and is also packed full of essential vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre. Combined with frozen fruit, it makes a deliciously simple and supercharged breakfast bowl. Im obsessed! Activated buckwheat groats An absolute godsend to gluten-free people around the world! Deliciously crunchy and versatile, activated buckwheat can be used in so many ways. You can use it as a granola or cereal replacement for breakfast, or add some to smoothie bowls for crunch.

I include it in the base of cheesecakes or slices, and my , and it works beautifully. Youll find activated buckwheat in health food stores and online, or you can make your own by following these simple steps: soak 180 g (6 oz/1 cup) raw buckwheat groats overnight in 500 ml (17 fl oz/2 cups) filtered water mixed with 1 teaspoon salt. Rinse and drain. Set a food dehydrator to 40C (105F), spread the groats on your dehydrating trays and leave for 2448 hours, or until dry and crisp. Alternatively, spread the groats on a baking tray lined with baking paper and dry in the oven at its lowest setting for 2448 hours, or until dry and crisp. Easy peasy!

Almond meal Almond meal is simply made by grinding almonds.

Super delicious in baked goods, it adds a nutty, moist texture and beautiful flavour to recipes. Almonds are well known for their healthy fats, fibre, protein, magnesium and vitamin E; health benefits may include lowering blood sugar levels, blood pressure and cholesterol. To maintain freshness, keep your almond meal in the fridge in an airtight container.

Berry powders Ive recently discovered blueberry and strawberry fruit powders and am completely in love! Full of antioxidants, berry powders are not only delicious, but nutritious. I use them in smoothies, stir them through breakfast dishes, and sprinkle them on almost everything.