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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Breakfast Bowl for gut health
I am delighted peach season is back with us… I LOVE peaches! And yes, I keep the skin on them for additional fibre benefits (washed of course!) This breakfast bowl is not only delicious, but it’s great for the gut too! I have been including additional nuts, specifically brazil and flaxseed as they are highly […]
Nourishing spring herbs
Nettles are already abundant; many think of them as weeds and a pest because they sting… BUT, they are highly nutritious and because of that, come with health benefits. They are high in protein (they have all the essential amino acids which is rare in a plant), iron, vitamin C (which helps absorb the iron), […]