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Author inspiration, Dessert, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetable4 Comments

Joyful Christmas Apple Crumble

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Steffi asked me to share a recipe for apple crumble – I haven’t made this, but felt it would be totally wonderful and am now adding it to my repertoire. Buy hard, crispy varieties that are good for cooking. Not too sweet because there is a little coconut palm sugar in this recipe (which you can leave out if you prefer). This recipe if for a 30cmx30cmx6cm dish I have at home that would probably serve about 8 people, or 6 if you’re greedy 😉 Peel, core and cut into wedges as many apples as can fit into your baking … Continue reading Joyful Christmas Apple Crumble

Author inspiration, Breakfast, Seafood5 Comments

Popeye’s Power Breakfast & How to Cook the Perfect Fish Fillet

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We bought a whole side of salmon on sale – large fillet, boned and with the skin on. I used a lovely large fillet in the Salmon & Broccoli Soup and the rest I sliced into four fillets and put in an airtight container in the fridge. It was definitely on the cards for breakfast to cook up those fillets … Here’s a secret that I’ve been asked to share! It’s time to reveal how I make the perfect salmon fillet. The skin is packed full of nutrients and is totally amazing when it’s crispy! This technique can be applied … Continue reading Popeye’s Power Breakfast & How to Cook the Perfect Fish Fillet

Author inspiration, Breakfast, Chicken, Lamb, Recipes, Vegetable3 Comments

Sarah’s Scrumptious Sausage Casserole

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Talk about an amazing meal on a budget. This gastronomic delight cost about £7 and just keeps on feeding me back the yumminess. In a large casserole dish lightly brown about half a kilo of whatever sausages you like – vegan or meat and always gluten free of course! I chop them into about one inch sections so they are bite sized (depending of course on the size of your mouth and how hungry you are at the time of chopping!). In this one, I used Merguez, which are a type of spicy lamb sausage which my local butcher makes. … Continue reading Sarah’s Scrumptious Sausage Casserole

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Rick Stein’s Beef Rendang – but I’ve used Lamb!

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Rick Stein is a bit of a hero of mine. I love the way he simplifies food and uses quality produce to create divine yumminess on a plate! I’ve tweaked it ever so slightly … no sugar or salt 🙂 Ingredients: 100g finely grated fresh coconut 4 fat lemon grass stalks, bruised 50g piece tamarind pulp 3 tbsp coconut oil 3 x 5cm cinnamon stick pieces 3 star anise 6 cloves 12 green cardamom pods, lightly bruised 1.5kg lamb rump, cut into 5cm chunks 800ml coconut milk 8 kaffir lime leaves Spice paste: 10 dried red chillies 225g brown onions … Continue reading Rick Stein’s Beef Rendang – but I’ve used Lamb!

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Thank You

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A very heart-felt thank you to everyone who like my recipe sharing Facebook page – we are now 900 amazing, awesome, strong people who want to change their lives by healing themselves with food ♥ Your ongoing inspiration and support is testament to the self-honouring we are all now feeling and that Love will change everything in our lives. Continue reading Thank You

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At Christmastime & Always

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Remember to always feel your body, from the inside out, before and when you shop for food. This is the first step to healing yourself with food. Saying NO is the first step to self-love. Honour your body and resist impulses to buy food that will numb and medicate you – cheese, sweets, alcohol, bread, cakes, crisps, chocolate … The temptations are in every aisle at this time of the year. Be strong and Love your body first – and it will love you back ♥ Continue reading At Christmastime & Always

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Hello? Hello?! Are you listening to your body?

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My latest HuffPost blog One of my close friends is a nutritionist and to quote her – “FACT about 75% of the world’s population does NOT have the enzyme to break down the sugar in milk (AJCN). Worth pondering? So why are we TOLD to have 3 serves a day?? Who are we going to listen to – the authorities or our bodies??” Are we programmed to be deaf to our body? Are we ever really listened to by our parents if we don’t want to eat something? So do we learn not to listen and then choose not to … Continue reading Hello? Hello?! Are you listening to your body?

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The C Word – Christmas – and the Spiral of Over Indulgence

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Here’s my newest Huff Post blog with some goodies for Christmas dinner! So here we are again – same, same different year. The silly season where it is totally accepted that we gorge ourselves on all manner of food – whatever we want, and of course, get drunk at Christmas parties and eat bad canapés and dodgy party pies! Woop woop – what fun! And wow, here we go again down the battle ground of the supermarket aisles – fully loaded with special roasting potatoes, goose fat, sausages, turkeys, hams, creams, custards, puddings and sauces – flogging us all manner … Continue reading The C Word – Christmas – and the Spiral of Over Indulgence

Author inspiration, Soup, Vegetable3 Comments

Broccoli & Spinach Soup

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I have just had a glorious weekend in Somerset and had delicious food provided by the Love in a Cup Cafe in Tytherington. On Saturday they served, with delightful divinity, a broccoli and spinach soup which inspired me to share my take on it … One head of broccoli, including the stalk, chopped One large brown onion, chopped Three cups chopped spinach (fresh of frozen) Stock Brown the onions in a little olive oil till starting to caramelize Add the broccoli to the pan with a little stock and simmer gently till soft Season with pepper, turmeric and a little … Continue reading Broccoli & Spinach Soup

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The Huffington Post

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Hello fellow foodies and lovers of our bodies and the yumminess of life! I am now an official blogger for the Huffington Post and felt to share my first two blogs with you all – A Gluten, Dairy and Sugar Free Life – Are You Serious?! To Market, to Market to Buy a Fat Leek Please like and comment on the Huff Post site and I will let you know when new ones come along! Enjoy and please let me know if there’s anything you would like me to write about. Love, Sarah Continue reading The Huffington Post