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These rusks are over the top delicious not to mention naturally sweetened! They are loaded with dried mangoes, dates, oats, bran, brown flour, spices, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, honey and greek yoghurt….um…YUMMY. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and these will set you up for a GREAT day!
The perfect post work out snack! I grab one of these out of the fridge or freezer after yoga or cardio and I know I’m getting the protein boost that my body needs.
Pear and cashew nuts are so yum together, and with the addition of the dates, peanut butter (or any nut butter you like), cinnamon, coconut and coconut oil these are truly one of the tastiest healthy snacks you can make for yourself.
If it’s a creamy (yet dairy free), hearty (yet vegetarian), singing with mushroomy flavour and packed with goodness soup you are after? Then you’re looking at it!! The little bowl of beauty pictured above ^^ is everything you want a mushroom soup to taste like with the added health and comfort benefits of the humble chickpea.
This is every bit as good as it sounds…and who doesn’t love a meal even more when it’s on the table in 35 minutes?! There’s something about the pairing of caramelised onions and tomatoes that is just SOOO good isn’t there? It’s definitely a favourite flavour combo of mine, and then when you add the garlic and baby marrows into the mix…..mmm delish!!!
If it’s an incredibly healthy, delicious, vegetarian, satisfying, fresh and quick to prepare meal you’re after tonight then you’ve found it!! These are the ultimate healthy Curried Veggie Burgers and you’re going to LOVE them!
All you need for these bowls are sweet potato, potatoes, onion, garlic, carrots, broccoli, curry powder, egg, red cabbage, baby marrows and olive oil! SO much goodness packed into one little bowl!!
Perfect for kids lunch boxes or a packed lunch for work. They’re really very versatile and totally yummy. I would even serve these with drinks as a healthy canapé! The options are endless with these little nuggets of healthy goodness. You can make these muffins the night before, store them in the fridge overnight and warm them up in the morning for a breakfast on the go. Totally delicious at room temperature too!!
There’s something about adding a little sparkling water to a summer drink that takes it up a notch and makes you feel like you’re drinking something a bit special. That’s certainly the case with this summer thirst quencher! And boy do we need it today!! Humidity is in the high 60’s and we are feeling the heat.
This lemonade consists of watermelon, strawberries, lemon, mint, honey & soda water. If you wanted to skip the soda water and replace it with regular water and turn this into a more traditional lemonade, it would still taste just as amazing….perfect for kids parties!
Spicy, flavoursome, hearty and comforting…this really is the best Chicken Curry ever! And it only takes a grand total of 60 minutes to make, and for half of that time it’s just bubbling away happily on the stove top and you can be buzzing around getting things done. Or putting your feet up!?!
Whatever it is you feel like doing while this happy Sweet & Sour Cape Malay Curry cooks, after half an hour of gentle simmering you will have the most scrumptious and saucy curry to enjoy…
Think of a rich, cooked down to perfection tomato sauce, and silky smooth cream of butternut soup….Now imagine all those amazingly delicious flavours TOGETHER and you have my Cozy Up Tomato & Butternut Squash Soup in a nutshell.
I highly recommend you try this soup out tonight! Your taste buds, your tummy, and your family will thank you.
If you like asparagus, this is YOUR quiche!! I strongly suggest you go and make it immediately so we can talk about how amazing it is…And swoon over its deliciousness together. SWOON!
This quiche makes 8 decent size slices so it’s perfect for a gathering with friends or a large family meal. It has a rustic impressiveness about it, and the slices cut like a dream – so clean. It keeps in the fridge extremely well so left overs can be devoured the next day, if there are any!! Really great for a packed lunch.
This is my simple weeknight dinner recipe #2!! A Fresh & Light Summer Veggie & Fish Pie that will knock your socks off….In a subtle fish & veg kind of way! Sometimes less is more.
I’m happy to tell you that this fish pie takes just 30 minutes to put together, and after 40 minutes of nestling in a nice hot oven it will be bubbling and golden and ready to eat. This is a great way to introduce your kids to fish – it’s very subtly fishy, so not overpowering, and it’s packed with summer veggies.
Creamy, cheesy, smooth golden polenta topped with rich brown Portobellini Mushrooms sautéed in olive oil, garlic and onions. YUM!! Yum is the word.
This week I’ve decided to share 4 simple weeknight dinners with you guys. In the hopes that I can make your lives a little easier by giving you some fresh ideas for delicious dinners that don’t take too long to prepare and that are a little different to the norm.
I’m so excited about this One Pan Creamy Basil Chicken & Rice Casserole – it takes 20 minutes to prepare and while it’s cooking away in a nice hot oven you can get on with other things. 55 minutes later you have a steaming, bubbling, aromatic, SERIOUSLY tasty basil chicken & rice dinner that the whole family will love.
The simple ingredients for this one pot meal include chicken breasts, basil, onion, garlic, carrots, celery, chicken broth, coconut milk and brown rice. So simple, so scrumptious! And hardly any washing up!!
This cake certainly packs a flavour punch – it’s Lemony friends!! VERY Lemony. But in the best possible balanced and harmonious symphony-in-the-mouth kind of way.
The cake itself is light. It’s silky smooth. It’s almost like eating lemony air….Ok not quite, but almost!! In cake world that is. I’m very fond of lemon – give me anything with lemon and I’m a happy girl. But this Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cake tops them all for me. The perfect lemon sweet treat is what this is!
These muffins are up there with the best of them! Light and fluffy, full of healthy goodness, a little soft crunch from the apple and SO CHOCOLATEY…There’s nothing but love.
A perfect breakfast option, they are brilliant for lunch boxes or after school snacks. Such a healthy treat, and so yummy!! More muffin recipes you will love are my Banana Pecan & Cinnamon Muffins and my Orange & Strawberry Breakfast Muffins – both sugar free and good for you.
In the winter months, or even on a rainy summers morning a little warm smoothie to start the day really goes down well. I’m especially fond of mango and orange together and the hint of ginger is just enough to bring a freshness and a little ginger kick to this hot smoothie.
This smoothie takes minutes to prepare and is so good for you! If you like you can add a green tea bag to the boiling water to vamp up the antioxidants, a jasmine or chamomile tea bag would also work well.
There is nothing better than having your house smelling of freshly baked cookies is there?! Such an inviting and comforting fragrance wafting from the oven conjures up so many memories of happy baking days for me. I love to bake sweet treats and desserts for family and friends, it’s my all time favourite thing to do. There’s no better feeling than seeing your special people enjoying something you have made just for them. It’s probably what I love most about cooking.
Somehow these cookies made their way into my life, and I couldn’t be happier about it. Any time I get to bake with peanut butter is a good day in my books and so today was doubly good – Cookies + Peanut Butter = Happy Me!
Ever heard the expression “eat the rainbow every day”? It’s a saying nutritionists use a lot to encourage people to eat as many fresh fruits and vegetables of different colours each day. I personally love the idea and I think about it often as I choose what I’m going to eat each day.
I’m so happy about all the amazing fresh produce that is available here in the summer months and I’m taking full advantage! Today’s recipe is no exception because this Mexican Chopped Corn & Kale Salad has to be up there with the most colourful salads I’ve made!
I think I have a little something for you to try today that you might just LOOOVE. I’m pretty partial to these Raspberry Coconut Dragon Fruit Smoothie Bowls and I’m sure you and your family will be too!
Last week was actually the first time I tried dragon fruit… Their colouring is absolutely amazing!! They have to be one of the prettiest fruits I’ve ever seen. The ones I bought are a vibrant pink all the way through. I’m excited to try the kind that are white in the centre sometime.
It doesn’t get any easier…Wow these 2 Ingredient Banana Kiwi Sorbet Scoops are easily my favourite healthy sweet treat that I’ve made this summer!! Don’t they look so refreshing and yum? They really are!
Today is by far the hottest day we have had this summer, and the humidity has arrived with a vengeance! So naturally I had to make some light and summery sorbet to tempt the taste buds and and bring some icy, zingy freshness to the day.