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Spring 2021
Food & Drink
28 Days Vegan WEEK 2 PREP MAKE FLATBREADS
(FOR RECIPE SEE P.100)
A complete guide for beginners
Check to see if you have any of these items already made and if not, add ingredients
to your shopping list.
BASICS PREP COOK
(these are items that you should have Soak chickpeas Day 10 (p.130) Quinoa – 600g (1 lb 5 oz) uncooked
pre-prepped as they will last a while) (185g/6½oz cooked)
Tofu cream cheese (p.90) MAKE
By Lisa Butterworth & Amelia Wasiliev
Red wine vinaigrette (p.80) Linseed or Chia seed egg DAY 9 (p.78)
Hummus (p.180) Coconut yoghurt lime chilli dressing
Sauerkraut (p.84) DAY 9 (p.82)
Pesto (p.90) Chargrilled eggplant & sumac dip DAY 10
Tomato & chilli relish (p.86) (p.180)
Pico de gallo (p.92) Quick flatbread DAY 12 (p.100)
Granola (p.96) Chickpea flour crêpes DAY 13 (p.100)
Vegan broth (p.94)
Vegan aïoli (p.82)
1. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and stir to combine. 2. Knead quickly to bring together to form a dough.
WEEK 2 TIMETABLE
11AM
10AM Meanwhile
PREP and Bake MAKE
•Sweet potato muffins (DAY 9). When cool, •Chargrilled eggplant & sumac dip (DAY 10)
freeze extras for snacks) •Hummus (DAY 10)
10.30AM 12PM
MAKE MAKE
•Bean shakshuka (DAYS 8 & 9) •Falafel mix (DAY 10)
ISBN 9781922417251
COOK •Coconut yoghurt, lime, chilli dressing (DAY 9)
•quinoa (DAY 9)
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3. Roll dough out into 4 even oval shapes. 4. Cook on an oiled griddle pan for a few minutes each side.
£14.99 | 240 x 200mm | 192 pages
Full-colour | Flexi-bound | Food
A complete guide to living the vegan lifestyle. DAY
08
WEEK 2
MONDAY BEAN SHAKSHUKA
Whether you’d like to fight global warming or make healthier choices for your body,
WITH CORIANDER
Prepare this delicious breakfast the night before so all you need to do is reheat
it in the morning. You can also make extra and mix into a weeknight dinner.
this book is your guide to adopting veganism into your life. Lisa Butterworth and BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER
Amelia Wasiliev provide advice about nutrition, dairy-free alternatives and tips for Bean shakshuka
with coriander
Miso soup with kimchi
SERVES: 1
Roasted cauliflower
salad
more ethical consumption. Veganism starts at the table, but it can help make every
SERVES: 2 PREP / COOK TIME SERVES: 1
PREP / COOK TIME 5 minutes / 15 minutes PREP / COOK TIME
MISO SOUP WITH KIMCHI
10 minutes / 15 minutes 10 minutes / 20 minutes
5g (¼oz) wakame (dried seaweed)
1 tablespoon olive oil 1 heaped tablespoon kimchi ½ red onion, cut into wedges
decision more mindful.
1 small red onion, finely diced 15g (½oz) white miso paste 200g (7oz) sweet potato, diced
2 garlic cloves 1 spring onion (scallion), sliced, to serve ¼ cauliflower, cut into small florets
2 teaspoons smoked paprika ½ tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon ground cumin 01 Bring 250ml (1 cup) water to the boil in 2 tablespoons pine nuts
1 teaspoon chilli powder a medium pan. Reduce heat to a simmer, add 50g (1¾oz) mixed baby spinach and rocket
3 kale stalks, leaves removed and chopped wakame and kimchi and heat through. Remove (arugula) leaves
400g (14oz) tinned diced tomatoes a few spoonfuls of cooking water and mix in a sea salt and pepper
400g (14oz) tinned cannellini (lima) beans small cup with miso to soften. Whisk miso into pan 2 tablespoons Red wine vinaigrette (p.80)
28 Days Vegan is a starter’s guide to making sustainable changes that keep the dinner
200g (7oz) tinned black beans and simmer gently while stirring to combine.
2 tablespoons Tofu cream cheese (p.90) 01 Preheat oven to 190°C (375°F). Combine
5g (¼oz) coriander (cilantro) leaves, 02 Divide among serving bowls and top with red onion, sweet potato and cauliflower on a
chopped sliced spring onion. large baking tray. Drizzle with oil and season
salt and pepper
table delicious. With shopping lists for every week, breakdowns of vegan staples and
well. Roast for 15–20 minutes until edges of
crusty bread, to serve Nutrition per serving: vegetables are starting to caramelise. Spread
ROASTED CAULIFLOWER SALAD
38 cals /1.05g fat / 5.54g carbs / pine nuts out on another baking tray and toast
01 Warm oil in a large pan over medium heat 2.31g protein for the last 5 minutes of cooking.
and fry onion and garlic for a few minutes.
28 full days of meals (including snack time cravings), this book has everything you
Add spices and kale and fry until kale has wilted 02 Toss all ingredients together to combine.
slightly. Pour in tomatoes and beans and simmer
for 5–6 minutes. Top with dollop of tofu cream Nutrition per serving:
cheese and coriander. Season to taste. Serve 631 cals /46.24g fat / 49.19g carbs /
with crusty bread. 10.23g protein
need to start a plant-based diet with as much ease as possible.
Nutrition per serving:
543 cals /13.41g fat / 83.51g carbs /
27.97g protein
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Lisa Butterworth is the West Coast editor of BUST and a founding editor of Tidal.
She covers food, fashion, pop culture, women’s issues and more for outlets
including Nylon, Cosmopolitan, Women’s Health, Elle, Martha Stewart Living, Time Out DAY
26
WEEK 4
and New York Magazine while basking in L.A.’s eternal sunshine. FRIDAY
The gazpacho can easily be made ahead of time. Dinner makes extra pulled
GAZPACHO
jackfruit to use for lunch tomorrow. It will keep for up to 4 days in the fridge.
Amelia Wasiliev is a London-born food stylist, writer and mother of four now
based in Sydney, Australia. From a long line of food lovers, she uses fresh BREAKFAST
Acai bowl with
toasted coconut
LUNCH
Gazpacho
DINNER
Pulled jackfruit tacos
ingredients to create simple but delicious recipes. She’s written a number of books, & chia SERVES: 1 SERVES: 2
PREP / MARINATE TIME PREP / COOK TIME
10 minutes / 2–4 hours (optional) 15 minutes / 45 minutes
SERVES: 1
including The Zero Waste Cookbook.
PREP / COOK TIME 1 slice crusty white sourdough bread, 2 French shallots, finely diced ACAI BOWL WITH TOASTED
crust removed ½ teaspoon ground cumin COCONUT & CHIA
5 minutes / 5 minutes
2 large roma (plum) tomatoes, cored and 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
2 tablespoons coconut flakes halved 80ml (¹⁄₃ cup) barbecue sauce
100g (3½oz) frozen acai purée ½ small Lebanese (short) cucumber, 1 tablespoon passata (tomato purée)
1 frozen banana peeled and halved 400g (14oz) tinned young jackfruit, drained
125ml (½ cup) soy milk ½ fresh jalapeño, seeded 50g (1¾oz) Chinese cabbage (wombok),
4–6 strawberries 1 French shallot finely shredded
1 tablespoon vanilla protein powder 1 small garlic clove 2 tablespoons pickled jalapeños, sliced
1 tablespoon chia seeds 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus extra for 10g (¼oz) coriander (cilantro) leaves,
drizzling roughly chopped
01 Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Spread 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon olive oil
coconut flakes out on a baking tray and bake for salt and pepper 4–6 soft tacos
4–5 minutes until toasted. 1 tablespoon toasted pine nuts, for topping 4–6 tablespoons Guacamole (p.180)
sea salt and pepper
02 Meanwhile, blend acai, banana, milk, 01 Soak bread by running it under cold water lime wedges, to serve
strawberries and protein powder until smooth for a second to soak, then squeeze out all
in a blender. You may need to add a little extra liquid. Add bread and remaining ingredients 01 Cook shallots in ½ tablespoon water for
milk, depending on how thick you like it to be. to a blender and blend until smooth. Taste and a few minutes. Add spices, barbecue sauce,
Pour into a bowl and top with toasted coconut add extra seasoning as required. Either serve passata, jackfruit and 250ml (1 cup) water. Bring
and chia seeds. immediately or chill in a sealed container to the boil, then cover and simmer until jackfruit
for a few hours to let the flavours develop. is soft. Uncover and cook for 10–15 minutes PULLED JACKFRUIT TACOS
Nutrition per serving: to reduce liquid. Toss cabbage, jalapeños,
498 cals / 17.61g fat / 75.58g carbs / 02 Top with toasted pine nuts, black pepper. and coriander, oil and seasoning together in a bowl.
15.31g protein a drizzle of oil. Layer each taco with jackfruit, guacamole and
cabbage mix. Serve with lime . Store leftovers
Nutrition per serving: in fridge.
645 cals / 23.51g fat / 92.23g carbs /
20.27g protein Nutrition per serving:
555 cals / 22.57g fat / 88.77g carbs /
8.24g protein
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Food & Drink
Eat Plants, Be Happy!
. PAGE 43
ROOTS . PAGE 176 ROOTS . PAGE 177
Eat plants, 130 simple vegan and vegetarian recipes Spiced roasted baby
carrot salad with kaffir
be happy! By Caroline Griffiths & Vicki Valsamis
coconut dressing
SERVES 4
In the cooler months, beautiful earthy heirloom carrots make a lovely warm salad, coupled with a zesty
Asian-inspired dressing. This dish also works well in warmer months as a cold salad offering. –VV
500 g (1 lb 2 oz) tri-colour heirloom Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F (fan-forced). Line a baking tray
E S • 130 S baby carrots with baking paper.
IP I 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
1 teaspoon ground cumin
Trim the leafy green tops off the carrots, leaving 2 cm (¾ in) of the
stalks attached. Wash and scrub the carrots well, then place in a large
IAN REC
MP
½ teaspoon ground coriander bowl. Add the coconut oil, cumin, coriander, ginger and salt, tossing
½ teaspoon ground ginger thoroughly with your hands until coated.
LE VEG
½ teaspoon sea salt Transfer the carrots (and any excess coating) to the baking tray and
30 g (1 oz/¼ cup) slivered almonds, roast for 30–35 minutes, or until the carrots are tender.
toasted
AR
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients.
coriander (cilantro) sprigs, to garnish
AN Set aside.
T
VEGE & KAFFIR COCONUT DRESSING Arrange the roasted carrots on a serving platter. Season with salt and
freshly ground black pepper. Give the dressing another quick stir
125 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) coconut cream
and drizzle over the carrots. Scatter with the toasted almonds, garnish
2 teaspoons kaffir lime juice
with coriander and serve immediately.
1 teaspoon kaffir lime zest
1 tablespoon grated palm sugar BEST IN: AUTUMN, WINTER & SPRING
¼ teaspoon finely chopped garlic
1 tablespoon vegan fish sauce
Caroline Griffiths & Vicki Valsamis
ISBN 9781925811643
½ teaspoon finely chopped red chilli
On Sale 9 Feb 2021 ALREADY
VEGAN!
£20 | 242 x 206mm | 260 pages
Full-colour | Flexi-bound | Food
Eat well for yourself and the planet, with this delicious collection of
130 plant-based recipes.
We think everyone should eat more plants, and we don’t just mean two carrots instead
of one – it’s about enjoying all the colours of the veggie rainbow. Vegetables too often Squash
play second fiddle in a dish, and this book is here to change that. With spiced rhubarb baby squash
pumpkin
chutney, fennel gratin, and roast sweet potato with miso & ginger caramel, Eat Plants, Be
spaghetti squash
zucchini
Happy! puts veggies back exactly where they should be: at the centre of a meal.
With 130 simple, delicious, vegetable-focused recipes, authors Caroline Griffiths and Vicki
Valsamis show how eating plant-based means eating well – and ensuring a happier mind,
body and planet.
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Caroline Griffiths is an author, qualified home economist, cook, food writer and
food stylist with a keen interest in nutrition. She is a passionate food expert with BULBS & FUNGI . PAGE 232 BULBS & FUNGI . PAGE 233
over 20 years of food industry experience, having worked in several of Australia’s Onion tarte tatin
best-known test kitchens. She has authored four books, and has contributed to SERVES 8
many cookbooks, food magazines and websites. You can use a combination of baby onions and shallots for this tart, or just make it with your
favourite member of the allium family. If some of your baby onions are slightly larger, cut them in
half and place them cut side down in the pan, just before you top them with the pastry – they’ll look
good too, like little onion flowers. –CG
Vicki Valsamis is one of Australia’s most sought-after food stylists and recipe 800 g (1 lb 12 oz) shallots and/or baby
onions, unpeeled
50 g (1¾ oz) butter
Put the shallots and/or baby onions in a heatproof bowl and pour over
enough boiling water to cover them. Leave for 10 minutes, or until
cool enough to handle, then drain and peel.
developers, and has worked with major brands, food magazines and publishers. She’s
2 tablespoons olive oil (or use the oil from Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F (fan-forced).
the Garlic confit on page 245)
2 tablespoons rapadura sugar or In a 20–22 cm (8–8¾ in) heavy-based ovenproof frying pan or tarte
brown sugar tatin pan, heat the butter and olive oil over low heat. Add the peeled
previously published Monster Shakes and The Vegetable with Smith Street Books.
2 thyme sprigs, leaves picked, plus extra bulbs and cook gently for 15–20 minutes, or until quite soft and
to garnish lightly browned.
60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) red wine vinegar Stir in the sugar, thyme leaves and vinegar. Season with salt and freshly
8–10 Confit garlic cloves (see page 245) ground black pepper. Cook for a further 5–6 minutes, or until the liquid
flour, for dusting has reduced and caramelised. Remove from the heat and set aside to
350 g (12½ oz) block of frozen
cool for 10 minutes.
good-quality puff pastry, or 2 puff Nestle the cloves of garlic, evenly spaced, under the bulbs on the bottom
pastry sheets, thawed
of the pan. If any of the baby onions are a little larger than the rest, cut
them in half horizontally and place them cut side down in the pan.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry to about 3 mm (1∕10 in)
thick and cut out a circle slightly larger than the pan. (If using pastry
sheets, press them together and trim to a circle.) Prick the pastry
all over with a fork and place it on top of the bulbs. Ease the pastry
between the bulbs and the side of the pan.
Transfer the pan to the oven and bake for 30–35 minutes, or until the
pastry is cooked through, puffed and a deep golden brown.
Remove from the oven and allow to settle for 10 minutes.
Place a large serving plate upside-down on top of the pan, then
carefully turn the tart upside down onto the plate. Serve warm or cold,
scattered with extra thyme.
BEST: ALL YEAR ROUND
Food & Drink
The 5-Minute MUSHROOM &
PESTO ZOODLES
Vegan Lunchbox With its delicious and punchy combination of flavours, this
salad is a nod to the Mediterranean. The dressing calls for
both cashew cream and vegan pesto – both of which can be
Happy, healthy & speedy meals
found in health food stores and in some supermarkets.
to make in minutes olive oil, for pan-frying
4–5 button mushrooms, thinly
1 Heat a splash of oil in a small frying
pan and fry the mushrooms and garlic
sliced for 2–3 minutes. Remove to cool.
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 Toss the mushroom and remaining
By Alexander Hart
1 zucchini (courgette), spiralised
salad ingredients together, then tip
4–5 cherry tomatoes, halved
into your lunchbox.
2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts
4–5 pitted kalamata olives, halved 3 Combine the dressing ingredients
in a small jar or container with a
CASHEW PESTO DRESSING tight-fitting lid.
2 tablespoons vegan pesto 4 Pour the dressing over the salad just
2 tablespoons cashew cream before serving and toss well.
squeeze of lemon juice
salt and pepper, to taste
ISBN 9781925811940 92 NOODLES + ZOODLES
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QUINOA & BLACK BEAN
SALAD WITH
Get your plant-based lunch organised in record time with this CHIPOTLE CREMA
foolproof cookbook.
This salad combines the classic Mexican ingredients of
black beans, avocado, coriander and chipotle, with a filling
base of quinoa. Chipotle chillies in adobe sauce can be
found in tins in most supermarkets, or speciality stores.
Sometimes it seems like too much of a chore to get our lunch prepped for the day ahead,
especially when we’re committed to (or experimenting with) a plant-based diet. We can
100 g (31/2 oz/ 2/3 cup) cooked and 1 Toss the salad ingredients together,
cooled quinoa then tip into your lunchbox.
100 g (31/2 oz) drained tinned black
beans 2 Combine the dressing ingredients
often run out of inspiration too, meaning we end up with the same dull lunch every day 1/4 green capsicum (bell pepper), in a small jar or container with a
finely diced tight-fitting lid.
1/2 avocado, diced
3 Pour the dressing over the salad just
– a drudgery which makes healthy eating much harder than it should be.
2 spring onions (scallions), thinly
sliced before serving and toss well.
handful of coriander (cilantro)
leaves
CHIPOTLE CREMA DRESSING
The 5-Minute Vegan Lunchbox aims to make prepping your lunch each day a breeze – 1/2 chipotle chilli in adobo sauce,
finely chopped
juice of 1/2 lime
ensuring your days are deliciously healthy and completely vegan, too. The 52 recipes
2 tablespoons vegan mayonnaise
salt and pepper, to taste
cover a range of diverse salads, utilising the power of grains, beans, veggies and more.
There’s also advice throughout on how to make bulk lunches for your week, if that’s 74 GRAINS + SEEDS
your style, and how you might be able to overhaul last night’s leftovers into a great
midday meal.
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SWEET POTATO &
TAHINI WRAPS
Alexander Hart is a cook, food writer and a long-time health food advocate based This recipe calls for left-over sweet potato, but most left-
over roast vegetables would work here, including pumpkin
in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, Australia. Alexander has previously authored
(winter squash) and potatoes. The tahini sauce is so versatile
– it can be used in many different types of salads.
Jar Salads and The 5-Minute Salad Lunchbox, both published by Smith Street Books.
1 wrap 1 Mix the tahini sauce ingredients
handful of shredded red cabbage together.
200 g (7 oz) left-over roasted
sweet potato, cut into chunks 2 Top the wrap with the cabbage,
¼ red onion, thinly sliced
sweet potato and onion.
3 Pour the tahini sauce evenly over
TAHINI SAUCE the top.
2 tablespoons tahini
4 Roll up and secure the wrap.
juice of ½ lemon
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons water, plus extra
if needed
salt and pepper, to taste
18 WRAPS
Food & Drink
The 5-Minute, CHICKEN, LENTIL &
CAPER SALAD
5-Ingredient Lunchbox Here’s a great use for left-over cooked chicken – which
could be left-over roast or poached chicken, or even
pre-bought barbecued chicken. To shred the chicken,
Happy, healthy & speedy meals
use two forks or clean hands to pull it apart.
to make in minutes 150 g (51/2 oz cup/ 2/3 cup) drained
tinned lentils
1 Toss the salad ingredients together
with salt and pepper to taste, then tip
100 g (31/2 oz) shredded cooked into your lunchbox.
chicken
large handful of mixed small 2 Pour the dressing over the salad just
By Alexander Hart
heirloom tomatoes, halved before serving and toss well.
handful of baby capers
Preserved lemon & honey dressing,
store-bought or see recipe on
page 126
ISBN 9781925811957 52 BEANS + LEGUMES
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£14.99 | 250 x 180 | 128 pages
Full-colour | Hardcover | Food
GREEN TEA NOODLES
WITH SALMON &
Master the art of improvising your lunch, using whatever you’ve got lying CRUNCHY GREENS
around, with this simple cookbook.
Green tea is a popular flavour in Japan, where it’s
added to sweets, as well as savoury foods, including
soba noodles. It pairs beautifully with the raw
salmon, green beans and cucumber in this dish.
When your cupboard is looking a bit bare, it’s hard to get inspired to make lunch for
the day ahead. We can often run out of inspiration too, meaning we end up with the
180 g (61/2 oz) cooked, rinsed and 1 Toss the salad ingredients together
drained green tea soba noodles with salt and pepper to taste, then tip
50 g (13/4 oz) green beans, sliced into your lunchbox.
and blanched
same dull lunch every day – or worse yet, buying every meal out and about. Those
2 Pour the dressing over the salad just
85 g (3 oz) raw sashimi-grade
salmon, sliced before serving and toss well.
1/2 short cucumber, thinly sliced
costs add up.
Sesame miso dressing, store-
bought or see recipe on page 126
The 5-Minute 5-Ingredient Lunchbox aims to streamline your lunch each day according
to what you have lying around. Some forgotten rice or grains in the cupboard? Or a
random assortment of tinned veggies? These 52 recipes will show you how to quickly
turn them into a nutritious and delicious lunch. Plenty of these lunchbox ideas are also 86 NOODLES + ZOODLES
vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and/or dairy-free. There’s also advice throughout on
how to make bulk lunches for your week, if that’s your style, and how you might be
able to overhaul last night’s leftovers into a great midday meal. ULTIMATE AVOCADO
GREEN GODDESS WRAP
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Take a trip back to 1970s California, where
the green goddess dressing was ubiquitous.
A nutritious, delicious wrap in every bite.
Alexander Hart is a cook, food writer and a long-time health food advocate based 1 spinach wrap
in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, Australia. Alexander has previously authored 3 tablespoons green hummus or
regular hummus
1
2
Spread the hummus over the wrap.
Top the wrap with the remaining
Jar Salads and The 5-Minute Salad Lunchbox, both published by Smith Street Books.
handful of baby spinach leaves
ingredients.
handful of alfalfa sprouts
1/2 avocado, sliced 3 Roll up and secure the wrap.
Green goddess dressing, store-
bought or see recipe on page 124
20 WRAPS
Food & Drink
Infused!
70 thirst-quenching healthy drinks
FLORAL, SPICY AND HERBACEOUS
By Angèle Ferreux-Maeght
LOOKING GOOD
TURMERIC, CARROT AND MANDARIN
good for the complexion, antioxidant
MAKES ABOUT 1.5 LITRES (51 FL OZ/6 CUPS)
INFUSE FOR 15 MINUTES TO 2 HOURS IN THE FRIDGE
6 cm (2½ inch) piece turmeric
4 baby carrots or 2 medium-sized carrots
2 mandarins
1.5 litres (51 fl oz/6 cups) water
some ice cubes
Wash the turmeric, carrots and mandarins. Cut the turmeric
and mandarins into slices. Cut the baby carrots in half, or
slice the medium-sized carrots. Place the ice cubes and
other ingredients in a carafe, then pour in the water. Leave
to infuse for at least 15 minutes in the refrigerator.
Consume throughout the day
N° 14
Detox waters
ISBN 9781925811650
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Full-colour | Hardcover | Food
Create your own infused waters, soothing teas and tisanes, to help detox HERBACEOUS
your body, boost your immunity and increase your energy levels.
CANADIAN
SAVORY AND CRANBERRIES
promotes health of the kidneys
and urinary system
The power of infused waters, teas and tonics is increasingly sought after for MAKES ABOUT 1.5 LITRES (51 FL OZ/6 CUPS)
boosting good physical and mental health. As the mainstream interest in healthy
INFUSE FOR 5 MINUTES
3 tablespoons cranberries (fresh or dried)
3 savory sprigs
eating continues to grow, so too has the interest in healthy drinks, and especially in
1.5 litres (51 fl oz/6 cups) water
Heat the water. If using dried cranberries, soak them in hot water for a
reducing consumption of alcohol. Infused! contains 70 nutrient-rich hot and cold
few minutes and then drain. Place the cranberries and the savory sprigs
in a teapot and pour in the hot water. Leave to infuse for 5 minutes.
Consume 30 minutes before or 2 hours after meals
drinks that use fresh fruits, herbs, flowers and spices – including lemon, kiwi,
pomegranate, peach, mint, rosemary, cranberries, cucumber, raspberry and vanilla –
to leave you feeling hydrated, refreshed and revitalised.
N° 46
Detox infusions
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Angèle Ferreux-Maeght is a Paris-based chef and author with an interest in healthy
living through natural foods and tonics. It was at 17, in San Francisco, that she
discovered naturopathy and the principles of healthy eating, which have stayed with her
ever since. SPICY
CHAÏ
6 SPICE AND HONEY
promotes digestion,
strengthens the immune system
MAKES ABOUT 1.5 LITRES (51 FL OZ/6 CUPS)
INFUSE FOR 4 MINUTES
5 cm (2 in) piece ginger (fresh or dried)
5 black peppercorns
4 cinnamon sticks
1 tablespoon coriander seeds
5 cloves
2 tablespoons star anise
1 tablespoon honey
1.5 litres (51 fl oz/6 cups) water
Heat the water. Place all the ingredients in a large
teapot, and leave to infuse for 4 minutes.
Variation: Add a slice of fresh turmeric and a pinch of nutmeg.
Consume before bedtime (1 cup)
N° 61
Detox infusions
Food & Drink
Penang Local Early
Early
9
Cult recipes from the streets Morning in Bangkok beautifully captures
the Thais’ way of life. Dawn invites the
locals to begin their routine by preparing
and giving food to the monks, who each
last few years as young locals have opened
up hip cafes, serving espresso, filter coffee
and pastries. Central business districts are
full of early morning street food vendors as
that make the city
morning leave their temples to accept well as convenience stores such as Seven
peoples’ gifts as part of the daily Buddhism Eleven, catering food for office workers.
practice. Food is embedded into Thai Sitting down for fancy breakfast is not quite
culture and plays a vital role in all parts of a culture for the Thais due to busy schedule
lives. It is a symbol of goodwill and merit in and weekday mornings are always about
the Buddhism practices. The locals believe being on time. Morning is rush hour for
that donating food to the monks is one of most people travelling to work due to heavy
the ways to build good karma. traffic jam all around the city.
By Asma Mohamad Aris &
Sunrise sees street food vendors setting However, this is not to apply to everybody
up their stalls all over the city, offering and weekends are generally very different.
various breakfast options to cater for Morning meals at home may be steamed
busy customers. Breakfast is usually fast eggs, rice soup with condiments or congee.
Ahmad Suffian Salim
and easy with very common takeaway Younger generations visit cafes for brunch
options such as grilled pork skewer and which mostly have been heavily influenced
glutinous rice, soymilk served with Chinese by the Western style breakfasts and
doughnut available city wide. It is though beverages. Local markets are filled with
not surprising that breakfast for the Thais is busy shoppers with shopping lists in their
not too dissimilar to lunch or dinner. Rice, hands, ready to cook for their families on
noodles and sometimes curries are often the weekends. Growing up in Bangkok, we
served at breakfast tables and as such, remember visiting Lumpini park at early
there are many food stalls offering such morning hours on the weekends. The park,
cuisines from early morning. situated in the midst of the city chaos, is
well known to the locals for its beautiful
Majority of the Thais do not have coffee greenery escape, aerobic and tai chi
on a regular basis. There are various coffee communities, not to mention the food stalls
shops in the city but they are mostly inside the park, serving up warm congee,
chained coffee houses from overseas. This Chinese style buns and dim sim.
however has started to change over the
ISBN 9781922417008
On Sale 5 May 2021
£25 | 244 x 193mm | 224 pages
Full-colour | Hardcover | Food
The best recipes from Penang, an island obsessed with food.
MID
As its Southeast Asian and Oceanic neighbours know, Malaysian cuisine is some of the
best in the world. For centuries the Malay Peninsula has harboured ships from the
Middle East, India, Europe, China and Indonesia. And while Kuala Lumpur might be the
nation’s official capital, Penang is undoubtedly Malaysia’s food capital.
Penang is an island practically bursting at the seams with incredible food and with the
people who love to eat it. Penang Local takes you on a culinary tour of Malaysia’s
bustling, intoxicating north. With 70 recipes that define the cuisine, you can capture
the magic of Malaysia at home.
Even a brisk walk through George Town is alive with the fragrances of laksa - coriander
and cumin (the foundation of Malay curries), along with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves,
Early
cardamom, star anise and fenugreek. This book captures a day in the life of this BERANGAN PANGGANG Coffee roasted chestnuts
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food-obsessed capital, featuring iconic national recipes that will quickly convert you to
Visit Chowrasta market and you’ll find variety of Penang specialties like tau sar piah (mung bean
paste biscuit), belacan (shrimp paste), spices and other popular sweet and savoury snacks.
Just outside the market, there are many stalls selling food and drinks, but the one that really
a spice-lover. caught our eye was the berangan panggang (coffee roasted chestnut) stall. It’s fascinating to watch
the hawker roast the chestnuts with coffee beans – the hint of smokiness from the aromatic
coffee works so well with the sweetness of the chestnuts. Wrapped in a newspaper cone, the
chestnuts make a welcome snack after a good stroll around the market.
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Serves 4 1 Wash and drain the chestnuts, 3 When the chestnuts are cool
450 g (1 lb) fresh chestnuts (see
then wipe dry with paper towel. Cut enough to handle, wipe them with
Note)
an ‘x’ into each chestnut to prevent paper towel, then peel and enjoy
them popping during roasting and while they are still warm.
40 g (11/2 oz) butter set aside.
Asma Mohamad Aris & Ahmad Suffian Salim are a collaborative duo with a
3 cups (240 g) dark roasted whole
coffee beans 2 Melt the butter in a large cast-
iron Dutch oven over medium
heat. Add the chestnuts and stir
passion for good food, fine flavours and sustainable living. Under the brand
to coat in the butter, then add the
coffee beans and stir for another
1–2 minutes. Cover and roast over
medium–low heat, stirring every
SCINTILLA, they’ve created upscale Malaysian pop-up restaurants in Australia, 5 minutes, for 15–20 minutes,
depending on the size of the
chestnuts. They will look nice
Indonesia and Japan. This is their first book.
and charred when they’re ready.
Transfer to a bowl to cool slightly,
discarding the coffee beans.
Notes
Fresh chestnuts are readily available
during the autumn and winter months
at Korean or Asian groceries, produce
markets and some larger greengrocers.
Ensure your kitchen is well ventilated
when roasting the chestnuts as they
can get quite smoky.
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BuildHer 26
GETTING YOUR 2 2 27
A practical guide to DESIGN RIGHT!
GETTING YOUR DESIGN RIGHT!
BUILDHER
building and renovating Getting your design right is so much of the heartache of building and renovating.
Yes, you will need to execute the design (build it), but before you can do that
you are going to need to work out what it is that you want… then commit to
it. It’s a decision whose repercussions will affect the next 5, 10, 15 or even 20
years… No pressure!
Given that the design element represents so much of the challenge of building,
By Kribashini Hannon &
it makes sense that most of us will need someone to come in and help us. But
who? There are so many designers, and variations of designers, and variations of
price and service in the industry that it can feel overwhelming when you set out
to choose your designer. 2 2
The first step is to understand the different types of
Rebeka Morgan
designers and the services that they offer. Once you know
this, you can start to look into who might be a good fit for
1 you. Design can be very subjective. what you like I may not,
and in this way, we are looking for a personality fit that is in
keeping with the personality of the deliverables. One of the
great challenges when hiring a designer is that you are never
sure of the finished product when you sign up. Do they get
it? To some degree, you just need to have faith that the
designer understands what you are trying to achieve, and is
able to deliver you a concept that you will not only love, but
will be within your budget.
2
1. Bayview dark bathroom: One of the things 3. Bayview upstairs bathroom: This en suite was 4. ceilings and floor were tiled. The mixture of
we find exciting about bathrooms is our ability built in the existing roof space of the house. natural stone tiles and smaller glossy porcelain
to be more playful. Bayview upstairs bathroom: This en suite was tiles accentuates the unusual-shaped space.
ISBN 9781922417015
2. painted roof without feeling claustrophobic. built in the existing roof space of the house. ceilings and floor were tiled. The mixture of
The room is also perfect for children, with natural stone tiles and smaller glossy porcelain
purpose-built joinery including a drawer. tiles accentuates the unusual-shaped space.
On Sale 6 April 2021
£25 | 250 x 210mm | 256 pages
Full-colour | Hardcover | Lifestyle
This book empowers women to take control of their new build or home
renovation – from the first planning steps, through to affordable finishes
and styling.
Renovating or building your own home is one of the biggest investments (financially
and emotionally) you can ever make. For years, the BuildHer Collective have helped
women around the world make this a fun, rewarding and empowering experience. Led
by dynamic Australian duo Kribashini Hannon and Rebeka Morgan, BuildHer have
created a movement. In this book, they’re here to share their building expertise, for
women of all experience levels.
Whether you’re contemplating a renovation, or are flipping your third property, this
book is catered for varying levels of experience in building and construction. (Even
those of us with zero experience!) Using case studies and stories from the BuildHer
community, Kribashini and Rebeka show how anyone can achieve their goal and
become an accomplished BuildHer.
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ROOMS
BUILDHER
Bathrooms can be one of the most fun but also one of the most challenging
rooms to build or renovate, due to the staging and co-ordinating of various
trades, fitments and plumbing requirements. It all starts with a clear vision, brief
Kribashini Hannon & Rebeka Morgan founded the BuildHer Collective in 2017.
and design, which will direct the project and team. When designing your dream
bathroom, you need to understand the requirements of those using the space.
One of the key elements here is to think about access for people who might
have mobility issues later on in life.
With success as a commercial construction project manager and registered builder,
Essentially, all bathrooms are about combining the following items: the vanity
sink and mirrors, shower, bath and toilet. Yet there are so many scenarios of
how this can be achieved, it can seem like an epic task! If you are renovating,
then begin by identifying where the plumbing is currently and what it is about
the layout you would like to change. Moving plumbing isn’t necessarily hard
respectively, they decided it was time to use their shared knowledge to demystify
if you have a lot of underfloor clearance; however, if you are on a slab or in an
apartment, then it may be prohibitive. If this is you, then try sketching up an
ideal of what you would like to achieve, and then have a fallback plan which keeps
all the plumbing positions in the same location.
the building process for women everywhere. This is their first book.
The trades required to install or renovate a bathroom can include carpenters,
plasterers, painters, joiners, electrician, plumbers, tilers, caulkers and glaziers. 2 4
Many of these trades need to come back several times in the process. For
example, the plumber will need to rough in before the plastering and then
return at the end of the process to fit the fixtures. Getting the co-ordination
of these trades and having the correct materials on site when required is critical
to keeping the cost down. It can be expensive and frustrating to get people
back many times to do a job that is not ready, so make sure you understand the
process before you start, to facilitate a speedy renovation or build!
1. Bayview dark bathroom: One of the things
we find exciting about bathrooms is our ability
1 to be more playful.
2. painted roof without feeling claustrophobic.
The room is also perfect for children, with
purpose-built joinery including a drawer for
their toys and a seat for adults when the kids
are in the bath – pure genius!
3. Bayview upstairs bathroom: This en suite was
built in the existing roof space of the house.
4. ceilings and floor were tiled. The mixture
of natural stone tiles and smaller glossy
porcelain tiles accentuates the unusual-
shaped space.
Lifestyle, Pop Culture & Non-FictionGrow Your Own Pet Plants ? WHICH PET SHOULD YOU GET?
HIGH MAINTENANCE LOW MAINTENANCE
A cute guide to choosing and caring for
(you are a micromanager/you like to keep busy) (you actually have a life/you can’t be bothered)
your leafy friends Do you have central heating
(and turn it on)?
YES
succulents/
air plants
Can you put up
Do you like flowers? YES with prickly
NO
characters?
By Andrew Mikolajski damp & shady sunny
NO
NO YES
shady
sunny
leafy
perennials
ferns shrubs
African gerberas/
violets jasmines
NO
Can you cope
with droopy
characters?
Can you cope with
NO
special diets?
Can you put
up with NO
draughts?
YES
YES
. rainforest
cacti/ orchids
tradescantia
desert
YES
cacti
ISBN 9781922417060
14 15
CHOOSING YOUR PETS CHOOSING YOUR PETS
On Sale 13 April 2021
£9.99 | 230 x 180mm | 120 pages WATERING, FEEDING & GROOMING
Full-colour | Hardcover | Lifestyle Keep your plants happy and they’ll show their appreciation with lots of
healthy new growth. Neglect them and they might well show their disgust
Feeding
Feeding plants keeps them
by dropping their leaves all over the floor.
healthy and strong. Feed
during the growing period, usually
spring–summer. Liquid fertilisers
are easiest to use. Some have to be
Watering Most will be happy drinking tap diluted and added to the water when
water. Ideally, draw it 30 minutes watering. Others are ready to use,
This practical (and adorably illustrated) book offers tips on how to turn
Plants don’t like being without
before watering and let it come up either watered into the compost or
water when they’re actively growing
to room temperature. If you live in sprayed over the leaves.
– usually from spring to early
a hard water area, splashes can dry
autumn. Water the compost around
to leave a calcium deposit on the Flowering plants, such as orchids,
the base of the plant, soaking it
leaves. You can boil the water first have special feeds. These contain
thoroughly. As a simple rule of
random garden cuttings into lifelong plant friends.
to get rid of this, then let a different balance of ingredients
thumb, water your pets every one or
it cool, like you do with a baby. that encourages flower production.
2 weeks during this period, then
reduce the frequency to once a month
If you’ve got a lot of pets to deal Your pets don’t need too much
or so over winter, just to keep
with, to save time you can put them feeding, however, and less is better
the compost moist. If your pet has
in the shower. They’re not shy than more – overfeeding can make the
fleshy or swollen stems or leaves, as
and will all quite happily stand stems droop.
cacti, succulents and some others
together in the tray with the water
do, you can allow them to dry out
Buying houseplants is an addiction. You might start with a charming fern in the corner
on the cold setting. Alternatively,
between winter waterings.
you can stand them all in a sink, Grooming
basin or large tub full of water for Your pets will love
30 minutes or so until the compost attention. To keep them
is saturated. Allow them to drain looking their best at
of your living room, and, before too long, every windowsill in your home is groaning
completely. all times, remove any faded or
withered leaves. Depending on the
During mild, wet weather, most of plant, you can either cut them off
them like going outdoors for an hour at the base with a pair of sharp
or so – it firms up the leaves.
under the weight of 100 succulents. As your addiction grows, the cost adds up. That’s
scissors or snippers, use a small
kitchen knife or pinch them out with
your thumbnail.
You can buy special wipes or sprays
why adopting plants – says author Andrew Mikolajski – is the best course of action.
for shining up smooth leaves – a
sort of plant moisturiser. Most leaf
shine products not only give leaves
a healthy, polished look but also
deliver a small amount of feed to
the plant via the leaves.
This adoption process can, of course, involve taking sick plants off your less-than-
Plants with hairy leaves sometimes
attract dust and other detritus,
so brush them gently with a
paintbrush or old toothbrush
to keep them clean.
MISTING //
green-thumbed friends and nursing them back to health. Or perhaps finding the
Spraying
rainforest plants with water
makes them think they are in
the tropics.
occasional freebie placed by the curb, abandoned and in need of a new guardian. But 20
CARING FOR YOUR PETS CARING FOR YOUR PETS
21
adopting a plant might also be as simple as growing a tiny cutting – a chunk of any
plant, which has fallen or been gently snipped off – into a full-size plant.
Suitable
for:
Andrew’s fun and easy-to-use book offers advice on how to nurse and propagate climber
Lovers of glamour
and luxury
STEPHANOTIS FLORIBUNDA
cuttings, alongside cute illustrations, which might just help satisfy your addiction.
// FLORADORA
For now.
Exuding class with its patent leather leaves, this seductive creature
will reel you in with the heady scent of its waxy, trumpet flowers.
No one can resist it.
Take care of me...
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What is it?
climber // A twining Bright light but screened
from direct sunlight through
?
climber from
tropical woodland a window
in Madagascar, with
white flowers from Every 1–2 weeks in spring
spring to autumn and summer; mist daily, if
possible; keep just moist at
Andrew Mikolajski is a gardener, lecturer, public speaker and broadcaster, based
other times
Apply a balanced fertiliser
I every 2–3 weeks in spring
and summer
in Northamptonshire, England. He’s written over 30 books about caring for and Apply leaf shine, remove
any faded flowers; shorten
overlong stems in summer
loving your plants. LEAF
SHINE
No
Up to 2 weeks in spring
and summer; longer at
other times
PO ST
COM
Standard household compost
// a trim of moss will help keep the roots moist
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Lifestyle, Pop Culture & Non-FictionHow to Live With the Internet
HOW TO
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INTERNET ISBN 9781922417039
AND NOT LET IT RUN YOUR LIFE
On Sale 23 March 2021
Gabrielle Alexa Noel £9.99 | 185 x 160mm | 80 pages
Full-colour | Hardcover | Non-fiction
This book is a guide to navigating your life online, offering practical and
sanity-saving tips to help you block out distractions and detractors. chapter_five
The negative impact that living with the Internet has
on our mental health is constantly in focus. Between
It’s happened to most of us. One day we’re casually sending emails and swiping on a cyberbullying, internet addiction, and more isolation,
it’s clear that convenience and connectedness come
at a price.
friend’s Tinder, and then, the next, we can’t pry ourselves away: hateful tweets,
I’ve gone toe-to-toe with white supremacists
who were spamming my social media accounts.
When I wrote about sexual violence and the #MeToo
outrageous articles, updates from our exes and half-hearted flirtations. Our digitally
movement, I received rape threats that caused me
to take a 24-hour break from Twitter. And there are
other experiences that were equally terrifying and
dehumanizing. I was afraid to post anything on
driven lives aren’t just straining our eyesight – they’re causing us to burnout offline. social media, to take up space online, because of my
anxieties around internet harassment. But any time I
complained, someone shrugged and told me, “that’s
what happens online”. In many ways, my identity as
This book is here to help you take control of your digital life, with tips and information
an influencer means that people expect and even
justify the cyber abuse I face, believing that it comes
with the territory. While I disagree, it shows me that
people who are perhaps shielded from the worst
about everything from data privacy, trolls, relationships and sending risqué photos. aspects of cyber abuse are probably unclear about
its impact, severity, and scope.
These days, our real selves exist more and more online, and this book is here to help
you stay safe, sane and connected to the world around you, off and on the internet.
So, take your agency back and start to use the World Wide Web as it was intended –
to empower yourself and to slide into DMs.
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Cyber abuse harms us
Online abusers use many different to profit from it. It stems from the core
tactics to drive people offline. Sometimes, belief that women (and people perceived
they even work together, participating in as women) are not allowed to be sexual
Gabrielle Alexa Noel is a writer, digital creator and software developer whose
campaigns that overwhelm and cause beings. But also, it comes from societally-
socially, psychologically,
harm. This type of abuse happens to held beliefs that online sex work isn’t real
public figures all the time, who are often work – and that those who do it deserve
work has appeared in the Huffington Post, Playboy, LGBTQ Nation and more. She
deified for having a platform – but it can harm. It is an expansion of violences
also happen to regular degular people. against sex workers that already exist
and even physically –
Trolls might create fake social media offline. And it shows us how digital spaces
covers topics within dating/relationship, sexuality and tech.
accounts with your name and photos to grant bad actors with new, more insidious
post offensive comments or humiliate ways of targeting already vulnerable
you. They may also share your personal communities.
here’s what it looks like
information, like your name, location, The broader issue is that race, ethnicity,
and ways to contact you. This is called religion, age, profession, and gender
doxxing and it has led to threats of and sexual identity play a huge role in
violence and prank calls to police (which, exacerbating instances of cyber abuse.
in the context of police brutality, endanger While men do face online harassment and
vulnerable communities by increasing their abuse, there is a huge difference in the
contact with police officers). abuse that women and people who are
Trolls might also share non-consensual
Cyber abuse and harassment continue sexual images of their targets as well,
to disrupt my journalism and content either to shame someone they know or to DEFINITION
‘out’ sex workers whose images may exist
creation. But that’s often their intention – to behind a pay wall (where they have some Cyber abuse is behavior in which
silence individual voices and undermine form of anonymity). I interviewed an online technology is used to threaten,
intimidate, harass or humiliate someone
movements, to make it so toxic online that sex worker for Galore who explained that — specifically with the intent to hurt
someone once threatened to publish
it is unsustainable for writers, activists, screenshots of her if she didn’t pay him.
them socially, psychologically or even
physically.
creators, and organizers to do necessary In doing so, he would be revealing to her
work. If internet access is a human right, friends, family, and followers that she was
doing online sex work. To take her power
then impacting people’s willingness to use back, she ended up sharing the images
technology, is a human rights violation. herself.
This story speaks to a particular form of
patriarchal violence that, when combined
with digital technologies, punishes those
who display sexual agency and attempt
Lifestyle, Pop Culture & Non-FictionThe Pronoun Lowdown Travis Ruby
Pioneers & Alabanza Allegra
Demystifying and celebrating Trailblazers A London-based performance
artist, writer and activist,
An Australian visual artist, social
media influencer and trained
gender diversity
Alabanza’s performances have speech pathologist, Allegra is a
garnered them recognition as powerhouse. For their disability
a prominent queer voice within advocacy, they educate and
the arts. Their debut poetry challenge ableism deeply
Today, more than ever before, we see trans and book was released in 2017
and was listed as one of the
imbedded in society. They also
use their make-up as a form of
gender diverse icons shining bright in the public eye. top trans literary books of the resistance against normative
By Nevo Zisin
year. Their work speaks to their beauty standards, showing the
This representation marks an elemental shift in the experiences as a Black, trans, world what it looks like to be
world’s understanding of our communities. So there’s gender non-conforming person. disabled, trans and proud.
always time to celebrate the trans and gender diverse
people who are showcasing excellence in every field.
mama anohni
alto
An Australia-based community
builder, exceptionally talented
singer and a mama to all in need. This English-born singer,
Mama Alto is a performer, jazz composer and visual artist was
artist and fierce waria of Javanese the lead singer of Antony and
descent. A pillar of the Melbourne the Johnsons. In 2016 Anohni
Pioneers & Trailblazers
LGBTIQA+ community, Mama became the second openly
has been called a non-religious trans person to be nominated
high priestess, who creates for an Academy Award when her
connection through performances song ‘Manta Ray’, from the film
and concerts that celebrate Racing Extinction, was tipped
transgender People of Colour. for Best Original Song.
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ISBN 9781925811803
On Sale 2 March 2021
£9.99 | 170 x 150mm | 96 pages
Just
Unlearning
Full-colour | Hardcover | Non-fiction
I have a test for you. Next time you hang
out with a kid — a nibling, a student, or
racism, ableism, even your own kid! — just take note of the
transphobia, ways you’re speaking to them. What words
are you using to describe them? Pretty,
homophobia, strong, smart, lovely, polite, independent?
See your own assumptions about gender
classism, fatphobia, inform your choice of words. Are you
ageism, and other choosing specific toys to gift them? And
Dismantle the messy myth of gender with this colourful, approachable and
do the books you’re reading to them
encoded biases feature diverse characters? It’s worth
can be a life- a thought.
Back when I was a kid’s swimming
long process. Too
irreverent book.
instructor, I sometimes caught myself
using really gendered language when
often, when we’re talking to my students. Of course, I
called out on our considered myself very attuned to all
Keep
things gender. I mean, c’mon — I’m trans.
biases, we waste But social conditioning runs deep.
We find ourselves at an exciting moment in history. For the first time, trans and time defending I was calling my kids ‘good boys’ and
‘good girls’. Without even realising, I was
ourselves. In those giving them specific pink or blue floaties
in the pool. And when I created puppets
moments, we need
gender diverse people are being seen and heard. Thanks to tireless activism, and an
for the kids — yes, there was puppetry
to just learn. Why involved in my swimming classes — I
usually defaulted to making them male
do we get more characters. So, I checked myself. I started
increased visibility worldwide, these lived experiences (the joyful, and the painful) are upset about being
called a racist,
to relearn my behavior.
Instead of ‘good boys’ and ‘good girls’,
my students became ‘cheeky monkeys’.
Sometimes they were ‘cheeky chickens’.
than we actually
no longer able to be ignored. And so, The Pronoun Lowdown is here to demystify and are upset about
No matter the animal, they were always
cheeky. Then, I made sure most of my
puppet characters were strong girls. Some
racism.
celebrate trans and gender diverse excellence.
of the puppets used they/them pronouns
Swim ming
(not that the kids noticed that anyway).
I know my swimming class and puppet
Just Keep Swimming
The Pronoun Lowdown
making might seems like a little, trivial
thing. But sometimes, when it feels
like the world is against you, any small
Woven together with author Nevo Zisin’s own pronoun journey, this colourful
disruption to the system feels like a win.
hardback sheds light on the complicated history of gender around the world, in 56 57
language and across time. Nevo shares their ideas for how young trans and gender
diverse folk might begin to navigate their identities, as well as simple suggestions for
friends and family on how to provide the best support possible. And, as well as Nevo’s Providing support for a friend or family
member when they come out is a very
own anecdotes, these pages also salute the tireless work of other LGBTQIA+ personal thing. There is no single nugget
of advice that applies to LGBTIQA+
trailblazers and activists – without whom this joyous book could never exist. people across the board. For trans and
gender diverse people, the roadmap
to coming out is even blurrier. So, my
general advice would be to just ask
Everyone deserves to have their identity affirmed by their friends, families, and the them. Check in with the people you
love about the best ways to support
world through which they move. The Pronoun Lowdown celebrates trans and gender them. Also offering examples of
support can be really helpful when
diverse identities, in all their fluid and imperfect perfection! someone is distressed or going
through a hard time.
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Perhaps you But this is important: Never act on
could offer someone else’s behalf without their
to speak to consent and be very careful to not
someone’s family disclose their private information.
on their behalf. Ask If you’re not sure how to support
if you can go and someone, and they don’t know how to
find some resources ask, make sure that you are at your
Nevo Zisin is a Jewish, Queer, non-binary activist, public speaker and writer. They
to help educate any strongest. Rely on your own support
family and friends who networks for strength. This means
don’t understand the that when your loved one does turn
run gender inclusivity workshops in schools, workplaces and in their local Jewish
process. You could provide to you for help, you’re in a position
Supporting a Loved One
company when your loved one to provide that support. Lastly,
goes to the doctor to discuss be proactive and inform yourself
transition options, or to get mental about trans and gender diverse
community. Nevo previously authored Finding Nevo, a poignant memoir on the health support. There are so many
ways to support someone. Even cooking
a meal for someone — or bringing them
lives. That’s always a great
place to start.
experience of gender transitioning.
groceries — can really help when they’re
having a tough time.
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