I’ve always been sensitive to wheat & yeast – but it’s never stopped me from devouring foods I enjoy. As far as I’m concerned, if it tastes amazing, I can deal with the consequences later.

When my friend Adam Lane (ex Ivy Teppanyaki / Nobu London) told me about the new venture “Love Lunch” he’s involved in, I was immediately warmed to the idea. Love Lunch specializes in organic, low fat, dairy, gluten and meat free meals that are delivered to your door step.

Does this mean I can have my cake, and eat it too? (The cake being gluten free, of course!)

Little did I know, “Adam’s friend Annalise” was actually the famous model/actress, Annalise Braakensiek. Over 10 years ago when I used to sell gourmet olive oils and expensive French truffles at Olivier’s & Co, I used to admire her amazing figure (evident from a healthy organic diet?) when she frequents the neighbouring salon upstairs to have her long blonde locks styled.

Annalise grew up on a biodynamic farm where access to fresh organic produce was so easy, she began cooking at a very early age. With support from her uni friend Bill Granger, she has decided to launch Love Lunch as a proper business venture.

At this early stage, it is only available on a weekly basis. An email is sent out by Annalise every Thursday with her weekly dish, and I place my order by Friday. She then shops accordingly, personally selecting delicious premium organic seasonal produce, and cooks up lovely meals, ready for Tuesday deliveries.

Last week’s love lunch was:

Low fat Malaysian mixed veggie and tofu curry- LOW FAT!!! Yes, I use organic malt free soy and rice milk instead of coconut cream, no oil, and no animal fats…just seasonal organic veggies and non GMO tofu, traditional Malaysian spices, fresh ginger, lemongrass and kaffir lime from our garden, and of course, always my main ingredient: lots of LOVE!

Served on a bed of steamed jasmine rice, sprinkled with fresh coriander and a wedge of lemon or lime (I’ll see whichever is better at the organic markets on Saturday) to squeeze over just before devouring.

I ordered 5 to be delivered (fresh!) to my office and my creative colleagues prepared some papadums (cooked with the microwave, burnt a few and also set off the smoke alarms, oops), sliced cucumbers and yogurt dip.

The feedback was all positive! I never knew curry tasted so good made with soy & rice milk – the flavours were rich and the spices were fragrantly balanced. The chilli had a good kick and my colleague loved the fresh herbs on top.

All the packaging is environmentally friendly too!

To read more about Love Lunch visit: http://www.lovelunch.com.au

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This was one of our favorites from November 2009:

Quinoa and roast vegetable salad – of 100% certified organic quinoa. A gluten free, cholesterol free, high in both calcium and protein ancient grain from the Andes, (for those of you not familiar with it, its similar to cous cous) and certified organic roast pumpkin and seasonal veggies, baby spinach, rocket, Rosnay organic kalamata olives, and my home made dressing of Rosnay organic olive oil, balsamic vinegar, Maldon salt and cracked pepper, fresh herbs from our garden and of course, always my main ingredient, lots of LOVE! (This is a vegan dish.)

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