This is a great lockdown recipe as it’s slow food at it’s best. Yes you can buy perfectly good beans in tins from the supermarket but there is something oh so wholesome about making your own. Plus shop bought tinned beans are notorious for having high salt and sugar contents so by making your own…
Any excuse to eat rhubarb, I just love it. Putting these overnight oats together in the evening gives me something to look forward to and saves time in the morning. You can mix up the nuts and dried fruit to suit your taste and if you’re vegan, just swap out the kefir for dairy free…
Plums lend themselves well to spice and this easy compote recipe is great if you have a glut of plums that you need to use up from your garden. Ingredients 1kg plums 1 stick cinnamon 5 cloves 2 star anise 4 heaped tablespoons muscovado sugar Method Place the spices in a small pan and…
Like most mums, since having Bradley I find there are less hours in the day for cooking. The mornings fly by and before I know it it’s lunchtime and I find myself torn between trying to eat as quickly as possible (before he wakes up) and wanting something that’s wholesome and healthy. It’s no…
I love making this sort of thing for crew. It can be made in advance, it’s super easy to put together and it’s a real crowd pleaser. I like to serve this for breakfast but you could also serve it as a dessert. You can make it vegan by using non-dairy milk and…
Making Bircher Muesli takes me back to Manly in Australia where I was introduced to this dish by our breakfast chef, Debs at Garfish. This recipe needs to be made the night before and you could make enough for several batches perhaps at the beginning of the week if you wanted to have some to…
This dish is easy to assemble once you have your pesto to hand and can be made in advance making it a great option for a starter if you’re entertaining. You could use sliced baguette if you wanted to make canapé sized bruschetta and If you don’t have a griddle pan you can use a…
Packed with goodness this superfood breakfast smoothie will keep you fuller for longer. Açai powder is made from Brazilian açai berries which are nutrient dense and high anti-oxidants. If you can’t get your hands on any then you can leave it out. You can replace kefir with milk and yoghurt or with a dairy free…
This granola recipe is easy to make doesn’t contain any refined sugar and salt like the shop bought varieties. It’s gluten free is a great source of vitamins, minerals and dietry fibre. (makes about 1.5 litres) Ingredients 4 cups rolled oats 1 cup pecans, roughly chopped ¼ cup pumpkin seeds ¼ cup linseeds 1 teaspoon…
Who doesn’t love a bit of banana bread? This is a cracker of a recipe as it’s light and fluffy and doesn’t contain any refined sugar. It’s the bananas, dates and coconut sugar which sweeten the bread. Coconut sugar is less sweet than regular sugar so I don’t recommend swapping regular sugar for coconut sugar…
Tiger nuts are not actually nuts, they are tiny root vegetables. These tubers pack an incredible nutritional punch and are nut, gluten free and dairy free making them a great option for those with specific food allergies or intolerances. Carob is a powder made from dried, roasted carob tree pods and tastes a bit like…
Prepare the chia “jam” the night before to allow the chia seeds to swell up. This will give the “jam” a nice consistency. Serves 4 Ingredients 4 servings (pots) of Greek yoghurt 8 tablespoons of granola 4 kiwi fruit Juice of 1 fresh orange 2 tablespoons chia seeds 1 teaspoon runny honey Berries and/or flowers…
This makes quite a large batch of compote. You could halve it or make the whole batch and freeze some which is what I tend to do. Ingredients 1kg rhubarb 2 cinnamon sticks 2 vanilla pods Honey and or Maple Syrup to taste (you can also use sugar) Method Wash the rhubarb in cold…
So here’s hoping today is the day we leave the shipyard. Emotions and stress levels have been running high all week, with morale a little bit on the low side so we’re all up early this morning with all hands on deck, literally. To prepare the crew for what will undoubtedly be a…
The protein from the oats and the cashew nuts dish in this wholesome, vegan breakfast dish will keep you fuller for longer and a little goes a long way. Steel cut oats are oat kernels which have been chopped into thick pieces and are less processed. They retain a lot of bite even after…
