Category: Recipes

Quinoa cookies

Cookies for breakfast? Why not? These sweet things are packed with nutrients and healthy fats. Full of iron, folic acid and protein it is the perfect nutrient combination for all mums to be and anybody else wanting to reduce their sugar intake and eat more healthy… unless you have a nut allergy! Quinoa is a… Read more »

Lentils and Spinach Dhal

I would like to share with you a new nutritious recipe I cooked today. It only took me 30min to make, all cooked by 8am – thanks to my one year old for waking me up before 6am! It comes from The Sunday Times food magazine (March 2017). Spinach is packed with nutrients. It contains… Read more »

Recipe: Mexican Quinoa Pot

Ingredients: 1 onion 2 cloves of garlic 1 medium chili 1 tablespoon of coconut oil 1 carton/tin of chopped tomatoes 1 carton/tin of red kidney beans 1/2 cup of green peas 1/2 cup of corn 1 tea spoon of cumin 1 cup of uncooked quinoa cayenne pepper 1 cup of vegetable stock To serve (optional) Half… Read more »

Recipe: Butternut Squash and Cauliflower Soup

Ingredients: 750ml – 1L vegetable stock 1 butternut squash, peeled and roughly chopped 1 carrot, peeled and roughly chopped 1 onion, diced 3 cloves garlic 1 heaped tsp curry powder ½ tsp cumin and cinnamon ¼ tsp cayenne pepper ½ head cauliflower cut into florets, cooked 3 tsp almond butter (optional)   Method: Heat a… Read more »