Healthy

Chocolate Almond Butter Oats (Vegan, Gluten Free)

By , October 28, 2017

Chocolate Almond Butter Oats (Vegan, Gluten Free) This recipe is one of my favourite porridge recipes. It takes 10 minutes in total and whilst it looks and tastes as indulgent as a gooey chocolate brownie, it is full of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals and slow energy releasing ingredients and protein, such as coconut oil and

Chocolate Chip Chickpea Cookies

By , October 14, 2017

Chocolate Chip Chickpea Cookies This is a super easy recipe for one of those days when you just need a cookie straight out of the oven The wonderful thing about this cookie is that it tastes and smells like a normal chocolate chip cookie but has no flour or sugar. Doesn’t that just blow your

Raw Vegan, Beetroot Ravioli

By , October 7, 2017

Raw, Vegan Beetroot Ravioli I love this recipe from vegan food and living by Juliette Bryant. It is raw and so takes little time to create. It tastes super luxurious and creamy due to the cashews with the nutritional yeast creating the sensation of a silky cheese sauce. Beets are best eaten raw as they

Gorgeous Gooey Black Bean Brownies

By , September 30, 2017

Gorgeous Gooey Black Bean Brownies Why would I want to eat a healthy brownie, when I could eat a rich, deep, gooey chocolaty brownie instead? What if this was one and the same thing?! Introducing the gluten free, flour free, dairy free, nut free brownie. It is super easy and takes around 20 minutes, using

Deconstructed Samosas

By , September 23, 2017

Deconstructed Samosas My grandma’s samosas were famous. She served them at family meals and everyone would dive in as soon as they arrived. I remember my mum selling them at school fundraisers when I was a kid and people ordering them for parties of their own. She must have made tens of thousands of them

Vegan Chocolate Mousse

By , September 16, 2017

Vegan Chocolate Mousse This chocolate treat has three main ingredients and takes not time at all in a blender. It is dairy free, gluten free, nut free, refined sugar free and high in protein. It has a deep, decadent texture and ‘you won’t believe it’s made of tofu’, which is a wonderful ancient healthy ingredient

Courgette and Corn Fritters

By , September 9, 2017

Courgette and Corn Fritters These are a great little snack or starter filled with tasty vegetables. They remind me of my grandma’s Pakora’s but are made with corn flour instead of chickpea flour, both of which are gluten free so we are in luck, either way The wonderful thing about this dish, is the texture,

Sprouting broccoli with sweet tahini dressing (Goma-dare)

By , September 1, 2017

Sprouting broccoli with sweet tahini dressing (Goma-Dare) Goma-dare is a Japanese sesame sauce, normally used in Shabu Shabu. It is the most popular of all the sauces, is salty sweet and can be used for many dishes. Mr. B and I like to use the sauce when looking for something light and quick in the

Sesame Sweet Potatoes

By , August 26, 2017

Sesame Sweet Potatoes Umami in Japanese means I will give you my right hand and first-born child for a bite of that! There aren’t many vegan dishes at Zuma, the Japanese Peruvian restaurant in London and now New York, as we found out one Friday night, but the few they have are all delicious and