White Beans and Red Pepper Salad

I dont know of a dish that deserves the title quick and easy more than this one. Except for roasting peppers, which should be done in advance anyway, preparation basically consists of placing the ingredients together in a bowl. So in a few minutes you get a dish that looks great, tastes even better and…

Pickled Ginger with Sour Plum with Roasted Almonds and Peanuts

I went shopping in a new market on the weekend and found a store selling Chinese foods. All sorts of amazing ideas, tastes and textures to explore. The pickled pink ginger is delicious and fragrant. Ginger also has antiviral, antifungal and antitoxin properties which makes it great for helping to treat coughs and colds. I…

Cucumber Salad

Are you looking for a fabulous, light and healthy side salad? Look no more! This cucumber salad is a great cooling refresher and the recipe couldnt be easier. This raw crunchy salad contains some of my best flavour combinations. I love using ingredients like lime, chilli pepper, and cilantro. But this time I add some…

Spinach ricotta gnocchi with tomato sauce

Gnocchi are Italian small, quick-cooking dumplings that are typically made with either potato or ricotta along with flour, eggs and cheese. I really love ricotta gnocchi. You can really make ricotta gnocchi in as little time as it takes you to boil the water to cook them . But today, I decided to try something…

Tomato & Corn Salad

No salad says summer better than this one with fresh tomatoes and corn. Its like summer in a bowl. Juicy tomatoes, crunchy, sweet corn, and fragrant basil pair perfectly. This salad is best when fresh sweet corn is in season, but frozen kernels are an accessible substitute too. Its super simple, incredibly fast to make,…

Colorful Coleslaw

In a large bowl combine the lemon juice, olive oil, coconut nectar, salt and pepper and mix well. Add in the red cabbage, kale, carrots, onion and dried cranberries. Gently toss to combine. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve right away. Ingredients: 2 cups finely shredded red cabbage 1 cups finely shredded kale 1 cup…

Butternut Squash Curry

Place the garlic, ginger, coriander, curry powder and chilli in a blender and blend into a smooth paste. Set aside. Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, for 3-4 minutes until softened. Then add the paste and cook, stirring for a 2 minutes or until fragrant. Add the…

Avocado Soup

It was the most gloriously sunny day and Id spent much of morning in the garden, weeding and feeling generally earthy and full of mother nature feelings. Good feelings until lunchtime. Things got tricky then because everyone else was tucking into bacon sandwiches which looked and smelt delicious. I needed to make something that was…

Quorn Samphire and Bean Sprout Salad

Im still detoxing and one of the foods that came highly recommended was seaweed. Seaweed is an incredibly nutrient dense food. In fact, according to Professor Arasaki from the University of Tokyo, seaweed contains more minerals than any other type of food. It also has antifungal, antiviral and antibacterial properties. Its also a brilliant addition…

Quinoa Sweet Potato

When you dont have too much time for preparing your meal, these nutrient packed quinoa sweet potato cakes are in hand for a quick dinner or lunch serve. The bright orange color of the sweet potato announce a quality source of beta-carotene, a fantastic antioxidant. To make sure your body absorbs the vitamin A from…