Cheap Eats

Grilled Eggplant (GF, V)

By , June 20, 2024

‘Rub, smoke, repeat’ I love grilling, especially vegetables. You can change the texture and taste considerably and most vegetables stand up well on the grill. Eggplants are one vegetable that to me taste better once grilled. It is easier to apply the high temperatures you need to get them to soften and cook all the

Japchae (GF, Veg)

By , June 8, 2024

‘Fill your plate with the colours of the rainbow. What pleases the eye, pleases the body’ I wanted to try a new dish for my little, slowly integrating differentiated foods and was craving a good gluten free noodle dish. I cooked the veggies individually for little as he doesn’t like it when they are all

Clementine Zucchini Popsicle (DF, V)

By , May 25, 2024

‘Keep your face towards the sunshine – and the shadows will fall behind you’ This is a simple, delicious recipe. You can make it as a popsicle, sorbet or a smoothie. It’s sweet and the zucchini is so mild that you won’t taste it. It’s a great way of getting veggies into your little in

Broccoli and asparagus soup (DF, V)

By , April 29, 2024

‘The deepest roots, never doubt spring will come’. Spring has so many connotations. It is a time when the earth and our bodies wake up from the long winter dream. It is a time when everything comes back to life. This season in Ayurveda is associated with Kapha and heaviness. It is common for our

Tiella Barese (Italian Rice and Potatoes)(GF)

By , March 17, 2024

‘Every bite takes you home’. My best friend asked my now husband how excited he was to be marrying a chef. His answer was that he believed food was fuel and nothing much else. She questioned if I was marrying the right man. Ten years later, he drops recipes on my desk from the guardian,

French Lentil Salad (DF, GF)

By , March 4, 2024

‘The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes’ Marcel Proust This quote is dedicated to all those who watched the Netflix series ‘you are what you eat: a twin experiment’. The series documents the results of identical genetic twins as they change their diet and lifestyle over

Carrot cheesy balls (GF)

By , February 26, 2024

‘Do one thing every day that scares you’ – Eleanor Roosevelt Little has started his fussy phase with veggies. Don’t get me wrong, he eats a lot of veggies, yesterday I put broccoli, salad, corn, and pizza on the table, and he ate it in that order. But there are days where he just doesn’t

Ayurvedic Puffed Rice Snack (GF)

By , October 21, 2023

This dish takes 5 minutes to make and is a great midday snack or breakfast. It is sweet and salty. The spices aid in the digestion of the snack with some additional heated turmeric to help with inflammation. I took this recipe from Divya Alter’s book, how to eat for what you feel. I added

Fennel Salad with Mint (V, GF)

By , July 10, 2023

‘What are those bulb things you are slicing? You’ve never seen fennel? It looks like celery and tastes like licorice’. Fennel is used as palate cleanser in Italy. It has a sweet mildly aniseed taste that is more interesting to me than celery. I like both to be honest, as does Mr and Baby B.