If you are looking for a healthy granola recipe, then you'll be pleased to know that this one is both delicious and very easy to make. This is the same basic granola recipe that I have been making for the last 15 years. It's the best. A very popular healthy homemade granola recipe For many [...]
With the dreaded virus abound many of us are looking for effective ways to boost our immune system at the moment. I am staying fairly positive here, thank goodness. That means I am including lots of healthy stuff in my daily cuisine. However, with current times of concern, I've taken things up a notch and [...]
Breakfast time! I don't know about you but when the cooler weather hits there's nothing like a creamy oat porridge in the morning. In today's recipe, I am using a little coconut and cinnamon. No milk is needed! But would you know it, original oat porridge is actually a bit of an ancient thing? Before [...]
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 cashews. Tips for making the best blueberry hempster smoothie One of the important keys to getting [...]
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 partner at the time (we are talking 23 years ago now) and I was like 'OMG I thought pineapples grew on trees'. He said, well you'd be surprised, most people actually do. Hahaha! Did you know, if you twist [...]
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 and time for my favourite creamed coconut vegan banana porridge. Feels like the perfect morning for good old-fashioned porridge - although of course, as you might imagine, today's porridge is [...]
