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
I love to make my own hummus, it’s much simpler than you think and takes no time at all. You can flavour it how ever you like it once you know the basic recipe! This little number was served with … Continue reading Hummus & Sweet Potato Chips
This is a classic with a smashing twist by the addition of purple skinned sweet potato, one of my all time favourite vegetables. This version makes about 12 cups of soup and is ready in about 25 minutes. Ingredients: 2 … Continue reading Smashing Pumpkin Soup
Kelp noodles are so good! Full of minerals and natural sodium and they are the best pantry item for the base for any little stir fry you are inspired to make. They are naturally gluten, dairy and sugar free and have … Continue reading Fried Kelp Noodles with Fish & Greens
When I looked in the fridge and found beans and lettuce, who knew it would turn out so spectacularly scrumptious! I had recently tried some grilled lettuce in a restaurant and thought … this could work … Ingredients: 400g raw … Continue reading Bean & Lettuce Stir Fry with Chilli Fish
Crunchy granola is a big favourite with friends and family so I’ve been experimenting and this one is a cracker with a cardamon twist that will surprise you! Ingredients: 1½ cups golden flax seed meal 1½ cups chunky chopped almonds 1½ cups chunky … Continue reading Crunchy Chia & Flax Seed Granola
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
I am having guests and wanted to offer an alternative to breakfast so I made up this gluten free breakfast granola with a twist! It’s lovely how it chunks together and makes Ingredients: 1 cup raw almonds 1 cup raw … Continue reading Super Crunchy Nutty Seedy Granola
I can see that the crunchy seed cracker exploration has begun in earnest … these are so yummy and, in all modesty, totally awesome, incredible and yummy!! Ingredients: 1 cup raw sesame seeds 1 cup raw sunflower seeds ½ cup … Continue reading Crunchy Seed Crackers v02
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