Cheddar Apple Walnut Salad
Creamy cheese, crisp and sweet apples, toasty walnuts and a tangy dressing. This Cheddar Apple Walnut Salad is a simple and tasty crowd-pleaser!
Vegetarian Whole Foods Made Simple
Creamy cheese, crisp and sweet apples, toasty walnuts and a tangy dressing. This Cheddar Apple Walnut Salad is a simple and tasty crowd-pleaser!
This Pumpkin Chia Coconut Parfait is a delicious solution to busy mornings! Mornings. They’re not what they used to be. Actually, they are. Mornings have always been rushed for me, pre-children I would stay in bed until the last second and guzzle black coffee from …
This butternut squash lentil curry is the perfect antidote to a chilly evening!
Hi Friends!
Long time no see! Fortunately I come armed with a plethora of excuses as to why this bloggity blog has been so quiet.
So back in May we found out that our family of three would become a family of four in the new year! Very exciting news, but it definitely threw a spanner in the works where my palate was concerned. It’s create healthy recipes when all you want to eat is buttered toast and salt and vinegar crisps, you know?!
This, along with first (and second!) trimester exhaustion, a boisterous toddler, an extended holiday in the UK, and spending more hours in the pilates studio, have left precious little time for this labor of love.
However, the new autumnal season has reinvigorated me, and I’m here to share a simple curry dish that we been enjoying weekly since the squashes and pumpkins began adorning the supermarket shelves. Roasted squash pairs beautifully with warming indian spices, lentils provide some heft and texture, and I love to serve it with a little brown rice, but whatever grain or bread will work here. So comforting, nourishing, and best of all… easy-peasy!
Enjoy!
I often try to save time by making the curry as the squash is roasting, I can usually knock a good 20 minutes off overall cook time this way.
If you’re in a pinch for time, or just want to use one less dish(!), substitute canned pumpkin puree for the butternut squash puree.
These banoffee overnight oats are inspired by the retro british dessert, and will save you time and stress in the morning! To be honest, It took me a while to warm up to the idea of overnight oats, It always felt more satisfying to tuck …
This lemon pistachio granola is bright, summery, and packed with zingy citrus flavour! Friends, before we get to this bright, summery lemon pistachio granola, may I tell you about my weekend?! So, since James was about 5 months old, I made the decision to stay …
This vegan kale ceasar wrap with tempeh bacon makes a quick and satisfying meal!
Well, HI! Apologies, I didn’t intend to go off the radar for the past couple of weeks, it just kinda happened. I found myself with a major case of the burn-outs and thought it best for myself, and the blog, if I took a week or two to refocus.
SO, here I am refocused, and ready to share a recent triumph, a mega-tasty, super-satisfying, vegan kale ceasar wrap, with tempeh bacon… oh yes!!
Here’s the skinny: kale and romaine tossed with a tahini-based creamy caesar dressing, thin slices of tempeh, marinated and cooked to salty-sweet-smoky perfection. The contrast between flavours and textures in this wrap is what really gets me. There’s so much going on, but it just works!
Enjoy!
Tempeh Bacon Recipe Adapted from Vegetarian Times.
Caesar Dressing Adapted from Oh She Glows.
Another green smoothie… promise it’s worth it! Does the internet need another green smoothie? Probably not. But then again, yes. Because THIS is the green smoothie of your dreams. Just a small handful of ingredients (half of which are listed in the title), a quick …
This whole wheat chocolate chip banana bread is 100% whole grain, and 100% delicious! Anyone else overbuy bananas just so you can make Banana Bread? Until recently, this tactic worked like a charm for me, but lately, James has thrown me off my banana game. …
Easy and delicious socca topped with greens makes a quick, elegant and versatile meal!
Friends, for years I didn’t make Socca because I assumed it was either too complicated, or too fancypants. I urge you not to make the same mistake, because its DEAD SIMPLE and super yummy. A couple of months ago I was trying to figure out how to use up a bag of chickpea flour, and I googled “Chickpea Flatbread”. Turns out chickpea flatbread IS Socca. The rest is history, I’ve been making it every week since.
Have you made socca before? Eaten it? Heard of it?! It ticks my three most important boxes:
Easy, check!
Healthy, check!
Delicious, check!
And my new fourth bonus box, will my kid it eat? Check!!!
There are hundreds of things you can do with socca, but by favourite so far is simply topping it with greens. It’s so light, and so elegant, and has become one of my go-to lunches or light dinners.
If you have a different go-to socca recipe, please let me know! I’m addicted to this stuff.
Enjoy!
Socca recipe adapted from The Kitchn.
These vegetarian black bean breakfast enchiladas make a hearty, stick-to-your-ribs weekend breakfast! I hope you had a lovely weekend. What did you do? A little breakfast? A little biking? A little brewery action? We rarely go out for breakfast at the moment, our little nugget …