How Meal Prepping Promotes a Peaceful Life Picture a typical weekday morning in your home. What feelings come to mind when thinking about your usual morning routine? Does this elicit calm, relaxing feelings? Or maybe a typical morning at your house feels rushed and chaotic? Perhaps a mixture of the two? Let’s take a few minutes to explore the world…
Spiced Lamb Pockets This is a simple recipe suitable for a lunchtime snack for the whole family, which you can get the kids to help prepare. Spiced Lamb Pockets is not a difficult dish to prepare or cook, it incorporates elements of both Moroccan and Greek cuisines. The yoghurt add another element to the dish which is healthy and mellowing,…
Homemade Ramen Bowls Being a soup tragic, it will be no surprise to you that Ramen is a favorite variety of soup for me. Many times have I savored the scolding hot broth, slurping up the noodles in a ramen bar on a winters day in northern Japan. Nothing is better as, outside the wind is blowing, the snow falling…
Chimmichurri is a staple in homes throughout South America, each one of which adds has its own special touch to the recipe. The accompaniment is used predominantly for BBQ meat dishes in particular Asado, though in reality can be served with just about anything. Kale and Horseradish Chimichurri is a variation of this basic recipe which although not traditional, punches…
Here is a take on a classical French recipe Niçoise Salad. It can be served either as a salad or an entree, which I personally feel it is more suited for. Niçoise Salad is almost the perfect meal, it contains starch, vegetables, the crispness of the green beans. The freshness of tomato, then the umami taste of the fresh tuna,…
Ginger is one of my favourites, and as tea, like Ginger & Lemon Tea it helps to calm an upset stomach. Citrus is great for general immune health though combined with ginger here in this simple infusion. Creates a strong defence for you to combat those winter ills. I personally like a little honey in my tea, I do have…
Although the combination of celeriac, parsnip and pear seem somewhat at odds with each other. They really work well together especially in this recipe for Celeriac & Pear Soup. We have sparked it up with the use of the fresh truffle, which is not necessary. Soups are always a perfect starter to a meal, and this one is no exception…
This is a perfect salad for winter, as it can be enjoyed either warm or cold. Roasted Root Vegetable Salad uses carrots sweet potatoes, and black radishes. In a combination that is bound by a biting vinegarette dressing that works well. If you are looking for ways to migrate to a more plant-based diet. Roasted Root Vegetable Salad, is certainly…
Brussel sprouts generally get a bad rap, probably due to the horrible ways in which they are generally prepared. Brussels Sprouts Caesar Salad is a perfect recipe to showcase the best of this vegetable, as there is no cooking involved. It is too easy to overcook this little gem of a vegetable, and once that occurs. Even for me, they…
If you are a chicken lover and are not averse to spice, and I am not talking about chilli spice, but the more general spices. Then this is the recipe for you, Spiced Sumac Chicken is a combination of spices including sumac and paprika, that when combined. Help to create an amazing flavour experience, the family will love, with its…
How can you not love a crisp fresh salad, and this is a traditional favourite Fattoush Salad. Typically it is like a garden salad on steroids, with the crisp of the toasted bread, the mint and the sumac. Instantly you have an amazing flavour explosion in your mouth, which is sure to impress even the harshest critique. The Fattoush Salad…
Either consume this soup hot or cold, it can be enjoyed either way, the combination of fresh ingredients allows the flavour to be enjoyed either way. Creamy Asparagus & Watercress Soup brings together not only healthy ingredients but rather ingredients that are packed full of power. The vitamins and health benefits of asparagus and watercress are enormous, not to mention…
If you are on the lookout for new and exciting salad recipe ideas, here is a winner, just for you. Asparagus and Cress Salad certainly ticks many of the boxes, especially if you are looking for a plant-based salad option, which is not part of the ordinary. I need to add a caveat here though, this is a recipe only…
This BBQ Baby Leek & Asparagus recipe is based upon a traditional recipe from the Spanish cuisine cookbook. The sauce used is better known as sauce romesco, which is a staple in Spanish cuisine. This recipe is perfect as an accompaniment to an alfresco dining experience, or as a side dish for a more substantial course. If you have chosen…
