Spring bowl with roasted kūmara, romanesco, beetroot yoghurt + herbed lentil salad and a garden update
When I was making myself this vibrant bowl of spring goodness a few days ago for lunch it occurred to me that it’s become a bit of a thing for me to share a spring bowl at this time of the year! And when I looked back over the past few years I realised that […]
Quick + easy spring vegetarian curry
While I do own a few cooking gadgets, I usually prefer to do things the old-fashioned way- using my knife, chopping board, pans and wooden spoon to help me create tasty daily meals for my family, as well as for my work and this site too. I love the process of cooking, but that doesn’t […]
Immune-boosting hibiscus + thyme tea and some of my favourite natural cold-fighting home remedies
Last month was a huge one for me and during most of it I was fending off a cold. It never really took hold, thankfully, but it threatened to get me at least 2 days out of every week for most of the month. I had too much on to succumb, so instead I told […]
Grain-free orange, hazelnut + coconut bircher muesli
For the last 8 years I’ve shared recipes on this site and in my books, in the hopes that it might inspire people to take charge of their own health by cooking healthy simple homemade food from scratch and to make it part of your everyday. Today is no different. Using coconut yoghurt I made […]
Beetroot + watercress salad with horseradish crème fraiche
If you were to peek into my fridge on any given day you could be forgiven for assuming a very greedy person lived in this house. Jar apon little jar of all manner of sauce, dressing, relish and pickle line the shelves. It’s not that I’m greedy per se, it’s just that I really like […]
roasted carrot hummus
We seem to go on food-benders in our family. One week it will be sushi the kids request daily, the next week they won’t want to know about sushi but instead crave cheese and crackers, but for quite some time hummus has been the favoured after-school snack. When I’m caught out and haven’t had time […]
Honey + orange roasted carrots with whipped feta + pickled radish
Whether you’re looking for an impressive starter or simply just love dishes packed full of flavour, you’re gonna love this recipe I created recently for Taste Magazine. Making vegetables the star I’ve roasted beautiful baby carrots in an orange/honey mixture until sticky and golden. Whipped feta brings a touch of salt, while lurid pink (naturally […]
