‘Good food is very often, even most often, simple food’. Anthony Bourdain This is an easy, one pot dish. It was made by my grandma on fasting days, as it does not contain onions or garlic. Onions and garlic are seen to excite the mind and so are often omitted when fasting. If you have …
‘The one thing you can change is how you treat yourself, and that one thing, can change everything.’ For me eating well is part of self-care and self-care is self-love. My relationship with food wasn’t always great. At one point I used to restrict my calorie intake to 500 calories a day, at another I …
I love Okra…now, but growing up with my grandma, she used to call these ladies fingers and so I refused to eat them. Ladies fingers are Okra, also known as Bhindi in Hindu. On the inside Okra has seeds (making it technically a fruit) and is a little slimy, which puts people off. However, it …
‘Words are like ingredients; it only takes a few simple ones to sweeten someone’s day’ Mr B loves these cupcakes, as he can eat them as his breakfast. They are high in protein due to the double quinoa and almond flour. They are high in antioxidants due to the raw cacao, which also has calcium, …
‘Soup is a cuisine’s kindest course. It breathes reassurance; it steams consolation; after a weary day it promotes sociability, as a five o’clock cup of tea or the cocktail hour’. When there is a lot of pressure building in the atmosphere, you can feel it in your body. It builds up like a crescendo and …
‘Nothing in this world is as it seems. Except possibly, porridge’ This is such a beautiful sweet porridge, which doesn’t call for any added sweetener due to the natural sweetness that comes from the dates and bananas. I like to make the date-banana paste in batch at the weekend, so I can use it for …
Advice from a rainbow – ‘Live a colorful life. Be an inspiration. Bring unexpected joy. See beauty in the curves. Be someone to look up to. Live in the moment. Reflect your true nature.’ It is always a great idea to have a variety of colours in your meal, as every color represents a different …
‘Wait, be patient, the storm will pass, the spring will come’ Easter is a great reminder that a new season and new day is coming. It is a time of renewing the spirit, a reminder of rebirth and resurrection. I love this period, for it brings a different reflection than the new year, with the …
‘Per Aspera ad Astra – through adversity to the stars’ Lentil Bolognese is a great quarantine recipe. It is made of pantry goods and leftover or wilting vegetables. I made this in my third week of quarantine when my cupboard and fridge were depleted but it has been one of Mr B’s favourite dishes so …
‘God puts rainbows in the clouds so that each of us, in the dreariest and most dreaded moments, can see the possibility of hope’ – Maya Angelou Whilst in quarantine, Mr B and I have been trying to focus on what the quarantine has brought us versus what it has taken away. One of the …
