On a mission to ‘veganise’
AUSTRALIAN Ellie Bullen is passionate about travel, so she has combined that with her other love — wholesome food — in her latest book, The Global Vegan.
The dietitian and nutritionist developed her interest in wholefood while growing up in Lennox Head, a small beachside town, and started a food and lifestyle blog, Elsa’s Wholesome Life, to encourage others to take up a nutritious diet.
‘‘There is a lot of noise in the nutrition area these days and my aim has always been to provide clear information about a plantbased diet, as well as simple, wellbalanced vegan meals,’’ she said.
Bullen and her husband had been based in Bali while travelling the world, visiting more than 20 countries across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North America and the South Pacific, but have now settled on the Gold Coast.
She often took cooking classes in new countries to learn how to prepare local dishes, meet locals and visit markets, although she admits her vegan ideals were challenged in some places where there were not many of those food options.
‘‘With my passion for cooking I was excited to try out new ingredients and take inspiration from local dishes that I could come home and ‘veganise’.’’
That has resulted in vegan takes on classics such as pad Thai, moussaka, caesar salad and even fried eggs.
The book is broken up into sections for breakfast, light meals, mains, sweets, drinks and basics.
She has included a section on plantbased nutrition and some of the new ingredients she uses.
The book also has many photographs of Bullen taken on her travels.