Quick & Simple
Cauliflower Rice – with Apricots, Walnuts, Mint & Coriander
What a versatile vegetable cauliflower is! I am completely hooked on both the warm vegetable and on the multitude of salad options you can create using the grated version of this vegetable as a base. Cauliflower is very low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol and a source of some Protein, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Magnesium and…
Read MoreQuick, light and nutritious Burgers
Yummy Healthy Cheese(&courgette)burgers Author: Heidi Recipe type: Dinner / Lunch Cuisine: Vegetarian Save Print I really only like beef burgers on the barbecue, ideally medium rare and with nothing in them but lean beef……..But these (non-meat) burgers I would eat every day, given half the chance. Their protein and some minerals, like calcium, come from the ground…
Read MoreBaked Aubergine with Nutty Pesto
5.0 from 1 reviews Baked Aubergine with Nutty Pesto Author: Heidi Recipe type: Lunch / Dinner Cuisine: Vegetarian / European Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 45 mins Total time: 55 mins Save Print A favourite, no fuss, quick and easy recipe that I always try to make too much of so I can have it for…
Read MoreBeetroot – you can’t beat it as a super-quick, nutritious, colourful and tasty salad
5.0 from 1 reviews Scrumptious Beetroot – every which way! Author: Heidi Recipe type: Salad Cuisine: Summery Save Print I don’t ever recall disliking beetroot, but I never loved it as much as I have done since realising how delicious it is raw and without the vinegar. Now it is a staple food for me and I…
Read MoreIndian Style Lentils
Scrumptious Indian Style Lentils Author: Heidi Recipe type: Dinner or Hot Lunch Cuisine: Indian Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 30 mins Save Print This recipe has become one of my absolute favourites and that of my husband too. I admit it has many similarities with my lentil stew from a few months…
Read MorePrepared to become more adventurous with Houmous?
Do you like Houmous (or hummus)? Do you like Indian spices and flavours? Are you looking for ways to use the seeds you want to eat more of? Then this is for you: Simply make your normal houmous and add whichever seeds you fancy (I use sesame and hemp seeds, pre-ground in my coffee grinder and…
Read MoreGoing Nuts!
Nut cereal as a substitute for a grain cereal, is a most satisfying and easy breakfast and, with all those healthy fats, it keeps you full for ages. Take a hand full of each of your favourite raw and unsalted nuts. Blitz them to a crunchy mix together with a dessertspoon or more of crushed…
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