Have you discovered quinoa yet?! I recently enjoyed a really tasty quinoa and vegetable dish served with grilled chicken and a green salad - it was just divine! This inspired me to make a few quinoa dishes from the recipe book ‘Cooking with quinoa the supergrain’ by Rena Patten, and I’d like to share with [...]
Turmeric milk is a traditional Indian beverage that is commonly referred to as “Golden Milk” because of its many healing properties. It’s very soothing, helps with sleep, is anti-inflammatory, decreases muscle and joint pain and will help your body to gently detox. It is well known that turmeric taken on its own is poorly absorbed, [...]
Sage, rosemary and honey are a potent healing combination as they are antimicrobial, natural disinfectants, have antioxidant properties and reinvigorate both the body and mind. Raw honey, that has not been pasteurised (heated) or filtered, contains an abundance of vitamins, minerals and live enzymes and it has been a powerful medicine for millennia, used both [...]
Bone broths have been staple foods in the traditional diets of most cultures all over the world for centuries. They are both – a valuable food and great food-based medicine as well. They are essential for gaining and maintaining good gut health. Broths are nutrient-dense, easy to digest and have many healing properties by supplying [...]
Delicious and easy baked salmon dish served with goats cheese and a salad made of roasted pumpkin, baby spinach and rocket leaves plus steamed broccolini. Makes 2 servings 2 salmon fillets 100g of soft goats cheese Handful of baby spinach leaves Handful of rocket leaves 1 bunch of broccolini 3-4 slices of roasted pumpkin Salt, [...]
These unusual and mouth-watering tartlets make an appealing light lunch meal served with a green salad (rocket, baby spinach, lettuce mix etc plus olive oil dressing with lemon and balsamic vinegar). Fragrant lavender combines perfectly with the aromatic flavour of fennel and mildly flavoured red onion. Fresh fennel is an excellent source of vitamin C, [...]
