Overnight oats are a delicious and nutritious breakfast option, not to mention easy to make too! Thing is, many recipes rely on protein powder to increase the protein content which some people don’t really like the taste or texture of. If you prefer a natural, whole-food vibe to boosting protein in your oats, there are…
Vegetarian
Crispy Eggplant with Garlic and Ginger Sauce
An easy Asian-inspired plant-based dish where eggplant is fried with garlic and ginger until crispy and then coated in a sweet and salty soy-based sauce that thickens once cooked. Served with rice or noodles this dish is perfect for a vegetarian main dish or as a side to a meat-based meal. Garnish with coriander or…
Easy Curried Chickpea Salad
A delicious, quick and easy, high-protein vegetarian salad that can be eaten for lunch or dinner or as a side to a meat dish. This curried chickpea salad is mildly spiced but can be adjusted to make it even spicier!
Edamame Salad with Parmesan and Creamy Herb Dressing
A delightfully fresh green salad with Edamame Beans, Snap Peas, Parmesan and lots of creamy green herb dressing. This simple green salad is the perfect side dish for a barbeque or braai. The creamy green dressing is healthy and delicious but if you don’t have time or energy to make the dressing then you can…
How to Make Homemade Almond Milk
An easy recipe for making delicious, creamy, homemade Almond Milk with step-by-step instructions and photos Almonds are soaked for 6-12 hours then blended with water, cinnamon, salt and vanilla extract. Sieve for a smooth milk or drink as is for a wholesome grainy almond milk. Both are delicious! Making almond milk is very simple and easy…
Easy French Onion Soup
An easy, flavourful, French Onion soup recipe made with just a handful of ingredients. Hearty and wholesome, this classic French Onion Soup recipe takes approximately 1 hour 10 minutes to cook and 10 minutes or less to prepare. It’s worth all the time and more, I promise. I feel like I have tasted all the soups…
Creamy Tuscan Butter Bean Pasta
An easy vegetarian dish, this creamy Tuscan Butter Bean pasta comes together in under 30 minutes. Butter beans are roasted for 15 minutes and then combined into a sauce made with cream, sundried tomato pesto, parmesan, garlic, chilli flakes, vegetable broth and herbs. We top it off by mixing in Rigatoni pasta for a one-pot vegetarian meal! Yeeeah! Serves 4 I…
Creamy Cucumber Salad with Sour Cream and Dill
An easy, tasty and refreshing cucumber salad mixed with a tangy sour cream and dill dressing. Whip this creamy cucumber salad together at the last minute. It is perfect for summer days and laid back barbeques or braais. Cucumbers are great on their own, we know that. We can eat them like peanuts! But, cucumber…
Easy Homemade Yoghurt Recipe (without yoghurt Maker)
This is an easy to use step-by-step recipe (with photos) for making homemade yoghurt without a yoghurt maker. It is quick to make and tastes delicious. You need a digital thermometer or candy thermometer and a heavy-bottomed pot with lid, milk and half a cup of store-bought yoghurt as your starter culture. It was during…
Easy Lentil Soup (Best Ever!)
This is a deliciously easy Lentil soup suitable for vegans. It comes together in 45 minutes or less and is packed with wholesome flavours and contains mainly pantry ingredients, hooray! It contains fibre, protein and an array of vitamins which makes this a healthy meal to make over and over again. The recipe will easily serve 4 people.
Chickpea Salad with Peanut Ginger Dressing
This is an easy-to-assemble salad with a rainbow of vegetables, perfect for lunch, dinner or in-between snacking. It is suitable for vegans and is also packed with fibre and plant protein. The variety of colors means that you will also be getting a variety of nutrients! The peanut ginger dressing gives it a flavorsome Thai…
Gratitude Stew – Best Vegetarian Stew Ever!
I named this vegetarian dish “Gratitude Stew” because I found myself silently narrating the words “Oh Thank youuuuu GOD” after each and every bite hah hah! Every mouthful was just so ridiculously flavoursome that I ate every bite ever so slowly just to savour it even more! Rich and tomatoey with pleasant kicks of curry…
