This delicious platter of hummus and chickpeas, loaded with salad, is one of my favourite dishes for entertaining – and it’s perfect for vegans too! Firstly, it looks so pretty and secondly it’s completely and utterly moreish. It feeds 4-6 adults as a starter / appetiser and I highly recommend it for your next book…
Healthy Recipes
Roasted Butternut and Red Pepper Soup
You may tell from the number of soup recipes on this website, that I really enjoy the idea of nutritious liquid in a bowl (or cup in this case). The toasted and buttered piece of ciabatta may also play a role in my soup-loving ways, for what is a soup without something to dunk in…
Spicy Romesco Pasta
Introducing this delightful vegan pasta recipe with all sorts of twisty, tangy, heavenly flavours. Say hello to ~ Spicy Romesco Pasta. What I love about this recipe is the part where it says, “throw all sauce ingredients into the blender”. It has a magical ring to it and you know the evening is off to…
Groovy Smoothie Cleanse
It’s time to cleanse you guys!!! It’s February already and we need to get our healthy eating habits back on track! I created this cleanse last year after I felt I personally needed a “healthy eating” reset! It is jam-packed full of nutritious recipes and you can’t help but feel good after all the clean-eating!…
5-Ingredient Butternut Soup
Probably the easiest soup you’ll ever make. In fact, no, it IS the easiest soup you will ever make. There are not frills to this 5-ingredient butternut soup but the taste is amazing! I always maintain that adding more ingredients to a dish doesn’t always make it taste better. Less ingredients means you get to…
20-Minute Chicken Teriyaki – With Only 5 Ingredients!
I am totally hooked on 5-ingredient meals. HOOKED! After browsing through a friend’s copy of Jamie Olivers 5-ingredient meals, I was so inspired to create meals with only 5 ingredients. It just makes so much sense! This isn’t one of Jamie’s recipes but it does use some of his common combinations like teriyaki and chilli….
Delicious Date Balls
I’ll admit upfront, I’m a “Date Ball” convert. Love em. Before changing over though, the thought of eating a Date made my face contort and my shoulders hunch. Dates! Ugh! Those are dried, sticky and overly sweet fruit with a gooey texture that moms try and give their kids to get their kilojoule intake up, right? …
Red Lentil and Lemon Soup
I have never used raw lentils in a soup, until I tried this soup. For some reason I thought they took FOREVER to cook. Turns out, they only take 20 minutes, if that. So, it’s a good enough reason to keep that wholesome looking jar of red lentils in my pantry and a VERY good…
How to Make Perfect Hummus from Scratch
Ever wondered how to make Hummus? That healthy dip/paste made from chickpeas that you dip carrot and celery sticks into? Yes, that stuff? It is called Hummus. Some say, “Hugh-miss”, whilst others say “hum-miss” and some say “hom-miss”. However you say it, it is YUMMY and wholesome and it’s easy to make from scratch –…
4-Ingredient Ginger Shots
Because Winter is virtually here and its the season for flu and all that morbid stuff, I thought (on a happier note) it apt to introduce the juice that will save your soul and sanity from the viral as well as bacterial lurkers of June, July and August. Those party poopers always arrive uninvited so…
Lentil Cottage Pie
In an effort to eat less meat and more vegetarian meals and of course to be a supporter of Meatless Mondays, I have been looking at how I can make lentils and chickpeas taste good. Let’s be honest, they can be rather bland, yes? BUT!! They are great protein additions and there is hope for…
Beetroot Salad with Honey & Mustard Dressing
Beetroot. Gross, right? I know, that is totally what I used to think too. And then I actually tasted beetroot, beetroot that was slow roasted with butternut together with creamy feta cheese and OMG. I completely converted on the spot. Soon after my beetroot conversion, I discovered this power salad at my son’s school –…
