Vegetarian Whole Foods Made Simple
This Autumn Veg Stew is positively brimming with wholesome root veg, chickpeas and warming spices to keep you bright eyed and bushy tailed through this season of coughs and colds! Hi Pals! How was your weekend? Spooky Scary? Filled with ghosts and ghouls?! I must …
These crowd pleasing double apple oat pancakes are flavoured with cinnamon, and topped with a sweet apple compote. Perfect for warming you up on a chilly autumn morning! Oh lovely pancakes. Easily my favourite breakfast, but not the most practical to prepare when you are …
This cosy one skillet vegetarian cottage pie has a hearty lentil filling, and a crunchy sweet potato topping.
Greetings from balmy Houston! We are now mid way through October, and I am yet to don a jumper, beanie or boot. The temperature is stubbornly hovering in the mid 80s, and showing no signs of dipping this week.
Hmph, despite the heat I am forging ahead with Autumn cooking anyway. There’s been cosy chilis, hearty pastas, warming curries, and my latest one pot wonder- a skillet vegetarian cottage pie! This is such a gorgeous dish, (James loves it too!). Just a simple filling of vegetables and lentils that turn a little creamy in cooking, topped off with grated sweet potato to provide a lush crunchy topping.
So simple, so easy, so nourishing. Just the way we like it. I’m curious what dishes are you most looking forward to now the temperatures are starting to dip (in theory…!).
Enjoy!
Make it vegan: simply leave out the parmesan from the topping.
This aromatic aubergine tomato chickpea stew makes the most of beautiful tomatoes and aubergines when they are at their peak. This aromatic aubergine, tomato and chickpea stew is one of the very first recipes I taught myself to cook as a teenager, and has become …
This sweet-tart blackberry chia jam is quick and easy to prepare, and healthy too! Blackberries are always a fruit I associate with the beginning of the school year. That time in late August to early September when the long summer days draw to a close, …
This watermelon raspberry mint smoothie is outrageously refreshing and hydrating!
A couple of weekends ago, my darling husband woke up feeling under the weather. Some sort of mysterious Summer “Flu” (I use air quotes because, isn’t it always “flu” when husbands are concerned?).
Anyway, he was promptly sent back to bed with a cup of tea and a good book. An hour or so later I brought him this watermelon raspberry mint smoothie. At the time however, I called it an Uber-Hydrating Vitamin C Bomb (it’s all in the marketing). Yes, this smoothie is AGGRESSIVELY good.
Perfect if you have a case of the Summer “Flu”, or if you need a little extra pep in your step first thing in the morning. It is outrageously refreshing, not to mention simple (just 3 ingredients!), and makes the most of gorgeous summer fruit at its sweet and juicy peak.
Enjoy!
This ridiculously easy spicy quinoa bean salad is perfect for Summer! I don’t know about you, but I’m always a little flummoxed when asked to bring a “dish to pass” to a social gathering. I overthink it. I scan pinterest looking for a showstopping recipe, …
This elegant Chocolate Cherry Crisp is 100% whole grain and (almost!) refined sugar free. Oh friends, WHAT A WEEK it has been. We’ve had root canals, cracked fillings, antibiotics, severe allergy to antibiotics (who even knew THAT was a thing?), a blown out tyre on …
A healthy alternative to your blueberry muffin: The Blueberry Muffin Smoothie!
After a particularly tortuous session in the dentists chair recently, I was feeling pretty sorry for myself. Confined to a tepid liquid-only diet, I need something to lift my spirits and nourish me. Of course, a good old smoothie came to mind (this was after I had thought better of raiding my stash of Dairy Milk <—- not liquid, silly!). Not any old smoothie was going to cut it, I needed something special, something worthy of this pity-party-for-one. After a quick rummage in the fridge and a whiz in the blender, the Blueberry Muffin Smoothie was born.
Let’s talk ingredients-
Oats– A great addition to smoothies if you are looking for more of a meal than a snack. The oats kept me satisfied for ages, and gave me lots of energy.
Blueberries– Delicious, pretty, and a well recognized “superfood”, I love their musky-sweet flavour and vibrant colour. I use fresh when they’re in season, but frozen would definitely work here.
Almond Butter– This made the smoothie lovely and creamy, plus the addition of extra fat and protein made this more more of a meal smoothie.
Banana- Pretty much a necessity in smoothies (erm, except this one?). The banana imparts sweetness, creaminess and always gives me an energy boost. To keep it sweet I use a very ripe one if I can. I have also started keeping them handy in the freezer for smoothies, pancakes, banana bread, muffins…!
Milk- Pick your poison! I do prefer the taste of almond milk in my smoothies, but thats just personal preference, dairy, coconut, soy, ANY milk will work here.
Vanilla– Aha! The ingredient that elevates this smoothie to “Muffin Smoothie”. The vanilla imparts a gorgeous sweetness that makes this feel really indulgent. If you want to skip the vanilla and use vanilla almond milk instead, you could!
Enjoy!
