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A South African lifestyle blog about food and travel by Photographer Melissa Delport.
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Refined sugar free ✔️ Dairy free ✔️ Gluten free ✔️ Plant based ✔️ Utterly delicious and decadent chocolate tart ✔️✔️✔️ From the dessert chapter of sweet treats meet the Tylie tart. Named after someone very special who loves chocolate almost more than I do! #wholecookbook •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #bowlfood #bowlfoodforbalance #mindfuleating #plantbased #vegan #buzzfeast #foodie_features #foodvsco #foodblog #huffposttaste #thetrufflejournal #gloobyfood #kitchenbowl #beautifulcuisines #thekitchn #recipes #heresmyfood @food
Jozi you have been golden. Thank you for receiving WHOLE with such love and excitement. I am blown away! Thank you @shesaidsa for being my launch mama and for shopping this gorgeous dress from @richfactory with me. I felt like an African Queen! Thank you @penguinbookssouthafrica and @picknpay for making today happen with such ease. It was beyond my expectations. Thank you to everyone who came out and brought their energy and created a space for me to share my book with you. I feel like I am walking on cloud 9. #wholecookbook •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #jozi #cityofgold #foodphotographer #foodblogger #cookbook #healthyeating #mindfuleating #bowlfood #bowlfoodforbalance #tlrstyling
This is an outtake from WHOLE. Oyster mushrooms in all their glory. The textures and colours are perfection. Double tap if you agree ♥️ #wholecookbook •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #oystermushroom #foodphotography #feedfeed #foodie_features #foodvsco #capetownmag #foodblog #thetrufflejournal #gloobyfood #beautifulcuisines #recipes #heresmyfood @food
I’ve learnt that in this journey of health; any extreme doesn’t invite in balance. The minute I restrict myself and say I can’t have something I feel deprived. I now try to live with balance and allow myself to indulge. Because it’s ok. My body can handle it and rather than beating myself up, I enjoy and move on. It’s safe. I don’t live in fear of carbs the way I used to. This is my fire bird recipe from my cookbook WHOLE. It’s spicy and utterly delicious and guilt free. It’s has brown rice that is a happy food and it will leave you feeling nourished and smiling on the inside. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #wholecookbook #mindfuleating #healthyeating #bowlfood #bowlfoodforbalance #foodphotography #f52grams #feedfeed #buzzfeast #foodie_features #foodvsco #foodblog #thetrufflejournal #gloobyfood #kitchenbowl #beautifulcuisines #thekitchn #recipes #heresmyfood @food
Yesterday was a dream come true. I am still speechless and emotional from the overwhelming support at the launch of WHOLE - Bowl food for balance. I could not have asked for more. Thank you to everyone who came out, shared their energy and of course bought a copy of my very first cookbook. Photographed, styled and written by myself. You now have a little bit of my heart in your home. Thank you to @thestrangersclubct for offering the perfect venue and @kronemcc for my favourite MCC 🥂🍾 Thank you to my tribe for making me look so good. I couldn’t have done it without you. I am so deeply blessed and grateful and I cannot put into words how excited I am for the future. @thebangbangcollective thank you for the gorgeous hair and @mstracyleerosslind thank you for the perfect styling, I felt like a Queen. My family @snowflake_sonja @nicholas.derauville @lllivesey I love you. Thank you for running with me. And to all that follow me here. Thank you. You guys mean the world to me and Each and every double tap and DM drives me to create more 🙏🏼♥️ #wholecookbook •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #tlrstyling #MelissaDelport #thetrufflejournal #capetown #photographer #damnfinehair #bowlfood #healthyeating #mindfuleating #bowlfoodforbalance
This is the very first shot that I took for my cookbook. Looking back I felt so clueless, so judgmental of myself and so inexperienced. I often have this voice inside my head that tells me I’m not good enough, old enough or that I’m not ready to succeed. Through the process of my book I’ve learnt rather than silencing that voice and giving it energy to rather focus on why I can succeed and to show myself I am worthy. It’s a constant work in progress and a journey that I’m sure will never end. One thing I know is that completing my book has given me a renewed faith in what I am capable of and I am so deeply grateful for the opportunity of wearing my heart on my sleeve and sharing it with all of you. This is my pearl barley funghi risotto and it’s in my cookbook WHOLE. Not only a cookbook but a journey of healing. #wholecookbook •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #bowlfood #mindfuleating #mushroomrisotto #foodphotography #lifeandthyme #f52grams #feedfeed #buzzfeast #foodie_features #foodvsco #capetownmag #foodblog #huffposttaste #thetrufflejournal #gloobyfood #kitchenbowl #beautifulcuisines #thekitchn #recipes #heresmyfood @food

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