Malaysian Style Side Salad (Kerabu Salad) 1/2 large cucumber (approx 15cm) 100g pineapple (or any fruit, I have also used nectarine) 1 small red onion (approx 50g) Handful of fresh mint leaves Handful of peanuts chopped Dressing 1 large red chilli finely chopped (remove the seeds if you don’t like too much heat) 1 lime […]
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Lavender Infused Honey
Lavender Infused Honey There are 2 ways to make this, I have tried them both… The first, break off the flowers (dried) half fill a jar then cover them in honey, sit in a sunny window for 4 weeks then strain off the honey. Sounds quite simple BUT it got really messy and I ended […]
Thai style butternut squash, chilli and lime soup
Thai-style butternut squash, chilli and lime soup Fiber diversity points 7 I was lost for something to eat and had a butternut squash lying that I bought a few weeks ago and remembered having a butternut squash, chilli and lime soup somewhere, sometime and thought that would be a great idea! Searched out a recipe […]
Chicken Stew – Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs
Chicken thighs are inexpensive, tasty and perfect for the slow cooker. M&S have reasonably priced, high welfare slow reared chicken (I dread to think how other chickens are reared before they end up on the shelves!). I get the thighs with the bones in and keep them in through the cooking process to get the […]
Exercise for your nervous system
This opinion isn’t necessarily going to be popular… If you spend most of your day ‘switched on’, and ‘stressed’ and are doing intense, high-energy activities, you are doing yourself more harm than good (I am living testament to that!) Do you use exercise as a ‘stress buster’ or as a way to process your emotions? […]
Spicy Lemon Cod
Every time I go away I end up eating more fish, and then I come home craving more. This spicy lemon cod is easy, quick and delicious, cod is a good source of omega 3 oils when it’s wild caught! Ingredients: Wild caught cod filet – dry them off in kitchen paper before cooking them […]
Thai Style Salmon with Veg
Thai Style Salmon with Veg Fiber Points 10+ Salmon Filet 1 tsp crushed ginger 1 tsp crushed garlic 1 tbsp soy sauce Juice of a ½ lime (or tbsp apple cider vinegar) Toasted shredded or desiccated coconut (preferably unsweetened) Salad Onion (red or shallot) Mini Cucumber Carrot Juice of ½ Lime (or tbsp apple cider […]
Mango & Peanut Slaw
This was a delicious side salad, the original recipe I saw in the free Tesco magazine, and went to Aldi to buy the +! I ate this with grilled chicken and sourdough bread. Fiber Points 8+ 2 firm mangoes (I bought a tub with chopped and peeled mango for ease – and it was on […]
Nut & Seed Bars
Nut & Seed bars, easy snack to have on hand. Looking at the shop nut and seed bars and they are so full of unnecessary crap… so I made my own 🙂 Nut & Seed Bars – Fiber Points 14+ 2 cups nuts (I used a mix of hazelnuts, almonds, pecan, walnuts and cashews) 1 […]
Healing Herbs for Summer
I start every day with a healing herbal tea. I rarely use t-bags; I use dried herbs and make up my tea blend depending on what I need for the day ahead, what season we are in, where I am in my cycle and what the weather is doing. Herbs that I use if I […]