Energy balls are simple to make. Recipes for these little nuggets of nutrition tend to be infinitely tweakable and inextricably forgiving if you deviate from the given recipe ingredients. This post is all about helping you to make them up as you go - with whatever ingredients you might have available in your kitchen [...]
In this article, I am sharing my favourite recipe for a super healthy immune-boosting salad. We'll also look at what the immune system is in simple terms, and why the ingredients in this healthy salad are so good for our health. Enjoying a healthy plant-based diet, including salads, means that you are getting immune-boosting nutrients [...]
Let's talk moringa smoothie! I am convinced that our brains are hardwired to recognize that green is good for healthy human beings. Green leafy stuff is usually loaded with nutrients such as lutein, vitamin K, alpha-tocopherol, beta-carotene and lots of things to do with brain function and excellent health. So when I see a [...]
This Vegan Hot Chocolate with Cashews and Hemp Seeds is currently my favourite drink... by a long stretch! It's made differently to any of the hot chocolate recipes I've ever shared before and - dare I say, is the best drinking chocolate I have ever had the pleasure of tasting. Last year I had a [...]
Moringa delights me! The moringa tree is said to be one of the most nutrient-dense, antioxidant-rich foods on our planet. It thrives where other plants fail and has been used traditionally in Asia, Africa, and South America to treat a myriad of different ailments for a long time. Those of us who don't live in [...]
Let's talk about rissoto with leftover rice. Turmeric rice is always popular for this dish (I mean who doesn't adore that gorgeous yellow). You can just use plain rice or whatever you like of course (to be honest, I've used quinoa, millet, and barley for this - if you get the idea). I am like [...]
I am always up for a creamy golden rice pudding. Recently I was thinking of ways that I can use up the rather large 3-kilo bag of organic rice that I currently have in my pantry. And then rice pudding happened! Like magic. With coconut milk and turmeric. Divine alchemy! Add a touch of natural [...]
This recipe is for anyone looking for something tasty to do with your chickpea flour. Chickpea flour (also known as gram flour, besan flour, and garbanzo bean flour, depending on where you are located) is a nutrient-rich ingredient. It is especially suited to inexpensive, gluten-free baking. Chickpea flour is loaded with manganese, magnesium, thiamine, folic [...]
The Crown Prince squash has an unmistakable, thick steely blue skin. With deep orange flesh inside, the little treasure from the plant kingdom has a gorgeous, rich nutty, sweet flavour. Crown Prince is of my favourite types of squash and so I was rather delighted to be given a couple of these beauties the other [...]
I adore my work - at this point in time, my work primarily involves working as a chef on various retreats. It makes me happy to keep playing with and developing new recipes. Today I am sharing one such recipe that happened by chance (and has been a winner for the last few years). [...]
