This potato salad is the tastiest I've eaten. The potatoes are cooked in Indian spices and then cooled a little and mixed through with chopped fresh cucumber, capsicum, herbs and chilli. I love this with kebabs and the Christmas Salad Downunder. Ingredients for cooking with potatoes 1 Kg new baby potatoes unpeeled and halve the bigger ones 1/2 tsp … [read more]
Christmas Salad Downunder
Summer is definitely here with 30 degree celcius heat yesterday. I made this salad for a Christmas gathering and it is such a winner. The blanched vegetables along with roasted capsicum and almonds give texture and sweetness. And then when you combine an amazing dressing of blended basil it is so tasty. … [read more]
Fruit and Vegetable diet~ as the basis to or a whole day’s menu
I am intrigued by the varied dietary approaches we have today... vegan, vegetarian, raw, high carbohydrate low fat, low carbohydrate high fat and Paleo style diets. And there is good science for all, which only confuses people even more! But if you look at one theme that connects all approaches, vegetables reign supreme. And especially green raw vegetables such as spinach, watercress, celery, … [read more]
Green Juice
Green juices and green smoothies are a wonderful way to get the goodness and fluid of a lot of green foods rich in chlorophyl and antioxidants and in a very digestible form. Green juices and green smoothies are particularly good for supporting liver detoxification. We can all do with a daily green drink! I love this combination of ingredients. I put just enough apple in to take the edge off the … [read more]
Nut and Fruit bars
This is proving to be one of my most popular snack bars. It is a bar made from toasted nuts and some dried fruits, in this case raisins and the picture shows a bowl of goji berries. These are rich in antioxidants and slightly chewy, very nice. The mixture of coconut oil, almond butter and honey makes for a lovely soft caramel flavour. The only cooking is toasting the nuts so very easy. The bars … [read more]
Smoky chipotle and bean soup
I have been yearning for this soup all week! The rain and cold have arrived and it's definitely feeling time for something that deeply warms and nourishes. The combination of flavours here is OUTSTANDING!! Chipotle chillies are mild and smoky used in Mexican cooking and absolute magic happens with the combination of cumin, ginger, smoked paprika and fresh coriander. Those who have tried this soup … [read more]
Summer greens with herbs and hazelnuts
A few months back in Summer I discovered this gorgeous salad. Herbs and toasted nuts just lift vegetables in such magical ways, which I adore. And the salad can keep well in the fridge so saves you on making lunch the next day- just add some feta cheese, tuna, salmon or smoked chicken. Ingredients for salad 500g Asparagus cut in 2 diagonally 200 g Snow peas / … [read more]
Yoghurt and fruit crunch
Breakfast is all about getting a yummy dish to give me long lasting energy and feeling on form for a sometimes non-stop morning. This breakfast includes all that I want to set me up for a busy day. It's got protein from whey protein and chia seeds, carbohydrates from berries and banana, good fats including some omega 3 fats from chia seeds, nuts and other seeds. Depending on the style of … [read more]
Lentil and Vegetable Soup
Leaves are turning gold and the mornings are darker as we head into Autumn. And after enjoying salads during the Summer months I now start yearning for warming soups at lunchtime. Pumpkins and parsnips are some of the seasonal produce at the Farmers Market in Lyttelton were we shop each week for all our groceries. There are still courgettes and green beans in season, so lovely to combine with the … [read more]
Roast Vegetable Salad
Whether it's warm or cold outside, I love Roast Vegetables, especially as a salad. Once roasted, they can store in the fridge for a good 3 days. Then just easily warm enough for lunch or dinner and serve with your favourite green leaves (thinking spinach, rocket, musclun). Here I have added almonds and some pieces of Italian style cheese from our local farmers market. But I also love grilled or … [read more]