We love mixing up what we are eating and often have plant-based meals a few times a week. We are feeling fit and healthy for just over 50s and clear in thoughts and concentration. This starts a new series of … Continue reading Vegan Poké Bowl
Fragrant and nutritious, this quick and simple bean bomb beauty is beginning to end about 20 minutes. Great for any time of the day as a meal, or side dish. I used a few leftovers – roasted golden beetroot and … Continue reading Beautiful Black Bean & Basil
This is an adaptation of an amazing little dish discovered at abc cocina in Gramercy, New York City – it’s the bomb! Ingredients: 1 large ripe avocado 120g fresh shelled peas 2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander (cilantro) Juice of one large … Continue reading Spring Pea Guacamole
This elegantly simple kale and asparagus salad was even more snazzy with the addition of perfectly fresh avocado and a sprinkle of toasted seeds. Teamed with a new edition to the slow roast lamb marinade and the gorgeous beetroot dip, … Continue reading Kale & Asparagus Salad
This delightfully light fennel, pear and walnut salad is simply delicious, tasty and full of flavour. Sweet, sharp, tangy, crunchy, crispy and succulent … Ingredients: 1 large fennel bulb, finely sliced ½ iceberg lettuce, finely sliced 1 firm green pear, … Continue reading Fennel, Pear & Walnut Salad
This Nicoise Salad is a variation on the original from Nice in the South of France, but very nice indeed! Serves one for a lovely, loving, gorgeous work lunch… Ingredients: 1½ cups loosely packed chopped lettuce, I used baby Cos 1 … Continue reading Nicoise Salad Style
This spinach, sweet potato and basil salad has a few yummy additions like broad beans fried in olive oil with caraway seeds and flaked almonds … it is quite simply extraordinarily delicious! The purple skinned sweet potato in this recipe … Continue reading Spinach, Sweet Potato & Basil Salad
This Asian chicken salad is posted in homage to the amazing Olivia who cooked for us at work. Her passion and love of food, flavours and textures is a joy to behold! This is changed slightly from the original, cos … Continue reading Asian Chicken Salad with Lemon Tahini Dressing
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