This is a yummy and refreshing salad just for those summer months. Vibrant Carrot Salad – This is a yummy and refreshing salad just for those summer months. – Little Gem Lettuce, Walnuts, Flaked Almonds, Lexia Raisins/Cranberries, Goji Berries, Red Onion – Finely chopped, Finely Chopped Cucumber – de-seeded, Cherry Tomatoes, Balsamic Vinegar, De-seed the […]
Tasty Avacado on Toast
Here’s a simple recipe when one is looking for a quick snack with a healthy bread topping. Nutritionally it’s a great snack to have regularly for lunch. The avocado is rich in healthy proteins, magnesium and vitamins C and B-6, while the sourdough bread provides lots of complex carbohydrates. This great combination will last you all afternoon.
The Best Vegan Faux Gras In the World
Every Christmas the French (and others) consume a rich buttery meat pate called Foie Gras made from duck or goose liver. However there is a moral dark side to this culinary delight (more about that below). This nourishing and fulfilling vegan Pate de ‘Faux’ (French for false) Gras has the same creamy smoothness without the […]
Simple Bone Warmin’ Pumpkin Soup
There’s nothing better for warming the bones as winter takes hold than nourishing soup. Pumpkins and squashes are a rich source of beta-carotene. Pumpkins are also a good source of fibre, potassium (thus great for post work-out or after a hard day’s work in the office), and vitamin C. Print Recipe Simple Bone Warmin’ Pumpkin […]
Yummy Spiced Apple Buckwheat Bake
While researching how buckwheat can be used in a pudding instead of rice we came across this carefully crafted recipe on thefirstmess.com. It’s quick to make and quite delicious and the combination of raw buckwheat groats, walnuts, apple, coconut milk, maple syrup and spices has what a good pudding needs: flavour, sweetness, warmth and bite. […]
Warming Winter Lentil Salad
Low in sugar, gluten free and high in fibre and minerals, this winter salad is easy to make. In the depths of winter you might rely on familiar ingredients. Regular, go-to flavours created from store cupboard staples mean we don’t need disrupt our flow to produce delicious elaborate meals; just delicious simple and nourishing meals. […]
Tasty Avacado on Toast
Tasty Avacado on Toast Here’s a simple recipe when one is looking for a quick snack with a healthy bread topping. Nutritionally it’s a great snack to have regularly for lunch. The avocado is rich in healthy proteins, magnesium and vitamins C and B-6, while the sourdough bread provides lots of complex carbohydrates. This great […]
Simple Bone Warmin’ Pumpkin Soup
Simple Bone Warmin' Pumpkin Soup There’s nothing better for warming the bones as winter takes hold than nourishing soup. Pumpkins and squashes are a rich source of beta-carotene. Pumpkins are also a good source of fibre, potassium (thus great for post work-out or after a hard day’s work in the office), and vitamin C. 1 […]
War on Reason
My thoughts on food shortages. From the pattern I see forming; That a leaning to right-wing politics has created a voice for the few, and not the masses. https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/10/24/venezuelas-humanitarian-crisis/severe-medical-and-food-shortages-inadequate-and Like the Venezuelan’s government, in the same way as Breitbart, alt-right, Brexit has shown denial. And the social media campaigns they’ve used all have the same […]
I’ve been Humbled…
…by the last 4 1/2 days of living without water. The plumber, a legend in our household now, started at 4.30 on mending 3 burst pipes. 2 of them had been caused by me, in order to expose the pipe that was leaking…but you ask any pro builder about water… …They say, “don’t mess!” Water […]