If you fancy a healthy, creamy smoothie then it must be said… cashew nuts work wonders. They are excellent for those on a plant based diet or those looking for healthier options; creaming up really well, satisfying the desire for something rich and delicious. They are also packed with vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, protein and loads of health-promoting phyto-chemicals that help protect us from diseases and cancers.
Finally! I have been meaning to share a granola recipe for quite some time. People love granola at breakfast time as a sprinkle on top of fruit, yogurt, chia pudding, smoothie bowl or just as a big bowl full of the stuff with plant-based milk. Granola has a little more je ne sais quoi than [...]
Hazelnuts. Plant-based milk. Yes please! The benefit of making your own vegan milk at home is that you get to decide exactly what goes in it. You can make sure that there are no unnecessary additives in it or refined sugars (as you so often find in pre-made packaged plant milk). Making your own saves [...]
Breakfast this morning! I fancied something fruity and vibrant to start the day and decided to make a classic 'blueberry hempster smoothie'. It's simple and involves ripe banana, blueberries, shelled hemp seeds (also known as hemp seed hearts) and homemade vanilla cashew milk (although any plant-based milk will work fine). One of the important keys [...]
I was at a friends house recently where she treated me to the most divine hot chocolate, made with homemade cashew date milk. Oh my word! Heavenly. I believe that she'd intended to make it with almonds, although since she hadn't had time to soak them in advance, she opted for cashews instead. It reminded [...]
I remember the first time I drove past a pineapple field. I was in Maui with my boyfriend at the time (we are talking 15 years ago now) and I was like 'OMG I thought pineapples grew on trees'. He said, well you'd be surprised, most he's met actually people do. Hahaha! There is a longing [...]
It's raining outside this morning and even though spring is on the doorstep there is still a chilly feeling in the air. It's breakfast time here. Feels like the perfect morning for good old-fashioned porridge - although of course, as you might imagine (as with anything in the Conscious Kitchen), today's porridge is going to have [...]
Millet is one of those grains that people often don't know what to do with. It is an ancient food that is still a staple in many parts of the world today. In its whole form, it comes as small rounded grains. Although you can buy it in flaked form or use it when it [...]
Compote is actually really a dessert from medieval Europe. But times change and I adore making compote (which in this case is essentially, gently, stewed fruit, with a little je ne sais quois) for breakfast. I first started making this after I moved to Somerset in the South West of England, at which point every [...]
I must confess... maca has been one of those foods that have made a big difference in my life. I swear by the stuff! I am super sensitive to the hormonal shifts in my body, feeling every nuance of these ebbs and flows. I also pop into 'fight or flight' mode easily - it's just [...]
