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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.

Cauliflower Pasta Sauce (GF, V)

By , June 27, 2023

‘The advantage of the cauliflower is that if all else fails, you can always cover it with melted cheese and eat it’. My little one loves broccoli (for now), but he won’t touch cauliflower, so I have been thinking about ways of sneaking it into his dinner. I make a mean turmeric rice (thank you

Oatmeal Waffles (GF, DF)

By , January 14, 2023

’Eat waffles, sleep, play, repeat’ Yes, the waffle recipes are back! I have made this one the most recently as Baby B takes them to school with him. They are also great to take with you when traveling in the car. My mum wanted to learn how to make these, so I gave her the

Lime Rice Pilaf (GF, V)

By , October 15, 2022

‘Imitate the rice stalk, the more grains it bears, the lower it bows’. I love Divya Alters new book, the joy of balance. The recipes are simple, healthy and the knowledge is vast. I also had the honour of making a small contribution during the photography session and feel a personal connection to the recipes

Butter Bean Puree with Dukkah (GF, V)

By , August 28, 2022

‘I’d rather have a cupboard full of herbs than a closet full of heels’ This dish was inspired by my friend Kim. Literally one of the nicest people I have met. She mentioned using canned butter beans to make puree, how much time it saved and how tasty it was, and I was won over.

Watermelon Canape (GF, V)

By , July 30, 2022

‘If you focus only on the seeds of a watermelon, you miss the sweetness of the meat’ I’ve been buying a lot of watermelon to keep the family hydrated during the various heat waves we have had on both sides of the pond. My baby Matteo loves to use it as a teether, my mum

Brown Rice and Oat Bread (Gluten Free, Vegan)

By , April 2, 2022

‘Love doesn’t sit there like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; re-made every day, made new’. This is a lovely base recipe from Amy Chaplin’s whole food cooking every day. It is naturally gluten free and made of great satiating ingredients. I adapted it slightly to adjust to the ingredients I had

Black Rice Porridge (Gluten Free, Vegan)

By , February 12, 2022

‘Man’s mind once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions’ I love it when a recipe expands and changes your perspective. Amy Chaplin’s Book, Whole Cooking Every Day is great for this, as she is taking your every-day items, like porridge and creating new varieties of them, keeping your chef mind and

Snickerdoodles (Gluten Free, High Protein)

By , February 7, 2022

‘Home is where heart is. Heart is where cookie is. Math clear: Home is cookie’ – Cookie Monster This recipe uses coconut flour, used predominantly by the paleo community for its high fibre, low carbohydrate quality. The flour has good fats and protein, is nutritive and satiating.  Coconut flour absorbs more moisture than other flours,