‘Seed & Carrot Roast Loaf’ – gluten-free, vegan (with video)
A super healthy gluten-free, vegan seed roast loaf made with a base of sunflower and pumpkin seeds and carrots.
Vegan Christmas Truffles (gluten-free, no refined sugar)
The festive season has an incredible reputation for encouraging less-than-healthy eating. Yet, with a little extra care and consideration we can still enjoy super-healthy celebrations, whilst knowing that every morsel that we eat and share with family and friends can be filled with health affirming goodness.
Over 50 Amazing ‘Finding Vegan’ Blogger Christmas Holiday Recipes!
It’s Christmas time and there are so many amazing plant based recipes out there that I can hardly contain my excitement. After a beautiful invitation from Kathy Patalsky, I’ve teamed up with a wonderful group of fellow bloggers from www.findingvegan.com with a list of absolutely delicious vegan recipes just in time for the holiday season. [...]
Dairy-free Hot Chocolate Drink (no refined sugar either!) video
There’s nothing quite like a nurturing mug of hot drinking chocolate. It’s like a heart-warming soulful hug from a friend that just can’t help but make you feel loved. Like all my recipes, this version is free from dairy and refined sugar. Using only three ingredients, it’s super quick and easy to make. Enjoy! [...]
Celtic Leek & Potato Soup infused with Rosemary & Thyme
With winter on the horizon and endless days of rain here in Avalon at the moment, it felt like something warm and hearty would be a welcomed addition to the menu today. Catering for a lovely group of 14 people, I just couldn't stop thinking of leek & potato soup this morning. So, as I [...]
“Super Healthy Raw-Slaw” with fennel, celery & carrot (egg free, dairy free)
This is a crunchy, appetizing alternative to traditional 'coleslaw'. It serves well as part of a salad buffet; or a cracker topping; a sandwich filling or a side dish. It benefits from the incredible health affirming goodness of fennel and celery (check out my Health Benefits of Celery article for its amazing properties), along with [...]
The Superfood Health Benefits of Celery with recipes
As a discerning health seeker I can't help but get really excited about celery and its myriad of health benefits. It has a distinctive, tangy crunch that adds a refreshing depth to salads, whilst easily earning a five star thumbs-up as the perfect finger food. Celery also works wonders as a natural scoop for dips, [...]
Spicy Nutmeg Cookies – easy, delicious, vegan
Whilst working diligently on my new recipe book, I just had to stop and share one of the latest tasty treats as it emerges from my kitchen – because I know how excited most of us get at the thought of consciously created cookies!
A Delicious, Vegan, Mushroom & Cardamom, Squash Soup
Here in Avalon the autumn chill has well and truly started, so I'm beginning to enjoy some hearty, nurturing dishes whilst snuggled around my open fire. The recipe I am sharing in this article is a gorgeous warming soup that uses squash as the base. The inviting fragrance of cardamom, warming hint of ginger, earthy [...]
Making a ‘super healthy veggie juice’ video guide
Juicing is awesome. There are few things in life that give you such a rapid infusion of nutrients and can make you feel so vibrant and alive! I often hear people telling me that they really want to get into juicing, but they don’t have enough time. Given the incredible benefits that juicing can bring [...]