Category: Recipes
Healthy ingredients, nutrition staples, recipes, tips and nutrition essentials. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.
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Tomato Salsa
Read more: Tomato SalsaIt is so easy to make fresh tomato salsa, which you can enjoy as a dip, or serve alongside salads, steamed vegetables or other dishes. While fresh ripe tomatoes will taste best you could use tinned tomatoes and add a teaspoon of maple syrup for sweetness. Optional Additions: Cucumber, bell peppers, parsley, oregano, olive oil,…
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Marinated Mushrooms
Read more: Marinated MushroomsThese marinated mushrooms are handy to have ready-made for adding a deep savoury taste to lunch salads and wraps, or as an added ingredient in quick meals, or serve as a side dish. Nice variations are lemon with coriander, oregano and basil, or add turmeric and cayenne for a hot spicy flavour. The longer you…
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Cooking Black-eyed Peas
Read more: Cooking Black-eyed PeasBlack-eyed peas, the name rolls off the tongue, like blackstrap molasses, a joy to utter and eat. I am talking the divine morsels of soluble fibre, B vitamins, iron, potassium, magnesium and many other beneficial nutrients, —not the pop band of the same name, (which I also like.) In my cupboard they are usually found…
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Sweet Potato Oven Chips
Read more: Sweet Potato Oven ChipsSweet potatoes taste all the sweeter when baked in the oven. As oven chips, they make a delicious snack, or serve as a side dish. The yellow flesh sweet potatoes are high in vitamin A and a very good source of vitamin C, manganese, copper, pantothenic acid and vitamin B6. Additionally, they are a good…
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Vegan Carrot, Walnut Mince
Read more: Vegan Carrot, Walnut MinceThis is a versatile recipe for making a plant-based, vegan mince to replace minced meat in traditional recipes such as spaghetti bolognese and shepherd’s pie. Use it to stuff peppers, on salads, in wraps, as a side dish, or wherever you feel like adding a tasty filling. Serves 2 sides, or use as a filling…
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Vegan cream of broccoli soup
Read more: Vegan cream of broccoli soupThis is a light, easy to make, vegan cream of broccoli soup. The creaminess comes from the soaked cashews, alternatively use a few tablespoons of tahini or cashew butter if you have no cashews or you are pressed for time. Ingredients: 1 large or 2 small heads of broccoli 2-3 large potatoes 1 tsp of…
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Fermented Cabbage
Read more: Fermented CabbageSauerkraut Here’s a simple recipe for fermented cabbage, also known as sauerkraut. Daily eating a small amount of fermented foods will help to increase and support the good bacteria in your gut. Fermented raw vegetables are rich in active probiotics, nutrients and digestive enzymes. “Lactobacilli produce lactic acid and are used for many different things,…
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Turmeric Golden Milk
Read more: Turmeric Golden MilkHow to Make Turmeric Golden Milk Turmeric golden milk is a traditional Indian remedy commonly used to boost the immune system and reduce pain in muscles and joints. Turmeric is much appreciated for its anti-inflammatory properties, as well as being anti-viral and antiseptic. Turmeric has a strong affinity with the respiratory system and is a popular…
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Turmeric Butter
Read more: Turmeric ButterHow to Make Turmeric Butter Turmeric butter is an easy and delicious way to include this anti-inflammatory food in your diet. Use on sandwiches, serve on grains, or mix a teaspoon of turmeric butter with warm milk for a tasty beverage. Ingredients: ¼ cup virgin cold-pressed coconut oil, softened but not melted ¼ cup extra…
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Turmeric Golden Paste
Read more: Turmeric Golden PasteHow to Make Turmeric Golden Paste Make your turmeric golden paste weekly or fortnightly and store in the refrigerator to have on hand for adding to hot and cold drinks, to make turmeric butter or as a base for tasty curry dishes. Ingredients: Directions: The Benefits of Taking Turmeric as a Paste Related Posts: Turmeric…
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Cucumber with Kale Pesto
Read more: Cucumber with Kale PestoIngredients: Kale Pesto: 2 cups of de-ribbed kale leaves ¼ cup raw sunflower seeds ½ cup of cold pressed olive oil ½ teaspoon of unrefined sea salt 1 clove of garlic Juice of one lemon Cucumber spaghetti 1 large cucumber OPTIONAL: Nutritional yeast flakes – sprinkle on top just before serving. Also use whatever nuts or seeds…
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Baked Amaranth with Beets
Read more: Baked Amaranth with BeetsI got some fresh organic beets—which usually I would use for salads or juice, but today I wanted something warm. The cupboard was a little bare but I had amaranth and thought to combine both beets and amaranth and bake them. This little experiment resulted in a dish I will definitely make again. The result: delicious, mildly sweet and totally satisfying.…
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Oatmeal Whole Wheat Bread
Read more: Oatmeal Whole Wheat BreadThis oatmeal bread is quick and easy to make. You could use spelt or other flour in place of whole wheat flour. Try adding seeds, nuts or raisins for a hearty breakfast bread. Ingredients: Directions: Variations: Add chopped nuts, seeds and dried fruit, or cinnamon and allspice for a hearty breakfast bread. Oatmeal adds a nutty…
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Banana Crumble
Read more: Banana CrumbleA sweet solution, and an easy recipe for when you have too many ripe bananas. Ingredients: 4 ripe bananas 100 grams of oat flakes 1 tablespoon of tahini ½ cup of flaked almonds (walnuts or other nuts, seeds)—Use any nuts or seeds you have or omit if you prefer. 1 level teaspoon of ground cinnamon 1…
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Cucumber Dill Salad
Read more: Cucumber Dill SaladCucumbers and dill are good ingredients to consider if you are feeling bloated or suffering from digestive upsets. Dill herb and seeds are calming to the digestive system and help reduce bloating and flatulence. Cucumbers are mildly diuretic, probably due to their high water content, they are also high in potassium and low in sodium,…