Along with Indian food, Thai is up there with my favourites. It’s always full of flavour and tastes fresh and healthy! This is an easy recipe for making veggie or adding chicken, prawns or tofu if you wish. As with all the recipes I share, the more variety of veg you use, the more fiber […]
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The ultimate comfort food
What is your ultimate comfort food? My absolute comfort food is macaroni cheese, chips AND garlic bread! BUT… fiber points = pretty much zero, unless I went to the bother of making the vegan version, but that just doesn’t cut it. For my new subscribers, just to update you on what the fiber points thing […]
Saturday Kitchen – Healing Herbal Teas
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 […]
Saturday Kitchen – Chickpea & Veg Spicy Curry
Curries are a chop and drop to make, a great way to use up extra veg and can be frozen so you have healthy meals in the freezer when you need them. Chickpea & Veg Curry Fiber Points 12+ 2 tbsp oil (coconut or Extra Virgin Olive Oil) 2 medium brown onions (sliced) 2 […]
Saturday Kitchen – Thai Green Curry
It might not seem very festive, but curries are great for this time of year to increase your fibre, warm you up and easy to make. This is a chop, drop into the slow cooker, and then eat. Thai Green Curry Fiber Points 9+ 3 peppers (1 red, 1 yellow, 1 green or […]
Saturday Kitchen, Spicy Chickpeas
I have no image for this week’s recipe (without stealing one off the internet), so you will have to use your imagination!! I never use canned chickpeas, just because of the flavour of them. So, a bit of forward planning is essential if you are using dried chickpeas. And I would always recommend bulk preparation […]
Spicy Fermented Sprouts
I didn’t think I liked sprouts… to be honest, I had only tried them once and didn’t have a positive or negative reaction to them. My good friend Janice (of Nourished by Nature) said that at Christmas time, she made a spicy sprout ferment… I was inspired, so I gave it a go myself. I […]
Porridge… How do you take yours? Sweet, salty… or both??
Porridge… I think the sweet or salty, milk or water debate can be as divisive as pineapple on a pizza (it’s a solid yes for me!) How do you like your porridge? What are your rules? Me, I like both… sweet and salty in the same bowl… just like popcorn… yes you can mix it […]
Easy Hummus Recipe
I don’t like canned chickpeas, I find there is a taste from them that I don’t like, so I use dried chickpeas. You do need to soak them overnight before you cook them. I batch-cook them in my slow cooker, portion them and keep them in the freezer until I want to use them. I […]
How do you make your chocolate healthier?
This one is for the health-conscious chocolate lover… I am not a fan of milk or white chocolate. I find them too sweet. I was put off at the Cadbury’s factory in Tasmania, and the guide told us that the white chocolate was just the leftovers after they had taken the goodness out of the […]
Roasted Chickpeas – 3 flavour ideas
I am a savoury snack girl! Crisps are my vice… and I have been drifting back to snacking on them (or having them instead of a meal) a little too often just now. In my mission to help improve my gut health, I know that regularly snacking on crisps isn’t good for my health… and […]
Baked Apple (well grilled really)
Warming up my breakfast… I like to have Greek yogurt with fruit, homemade granola, brazil nuts & kefir for my breakfast. I am getting my protein, fats, carbs, fiber, and ferments all in the first meal of the day… BUT I live in Scotland, and November is cold and damp… according to Ayurveda and Traditional […]
My Soup Challenge
I was listening to a doctor talk about one of her patients who turned his health around by including a smoothie every day that had 57 different ingredients in it. He would go to the farmers market and buy whatever was in season, put it together in batches and make it up daily. He went […]
Carrot & coriander soup
Carrot & Coriander Soup Fiber Points 8+ 500g bag of carrots 1 Onion 4 celery sticks 2 bay leaves 1 tbsp Oregano 1 tbsp Basil 3 heaped tspn Bouillion or 3 stock cubes Cayenne pepper (optional & how much depends on how hot) ½ tspn black pepper Handful of fresh coriander (plus spare to garnish) […]
Spicy Tomato & Lentil Soup
Hello, Cosy in with a warming soup… Not only can soup be packed with fiber and nutrients, but because you blend it, it can be much easier to digest. If, like me, you can be sensitive to tomatoes, I find when they are cooked, I am less sensitive, but also removing the skins – so […]
Potato and leek soup
Nourishing your body is essential for better health. Gut microbiome research is coming on leaps and bounds over the last few years. The best ways to improve gut health is eating fermented foods (like the recipes I have shared in previous weeks) and increasing fiber diversity, aiming for at least 30 different sources each week. […]
Autumn soup season is here!
Autumn Veg Soup Fiber Points 7+ (the more variety of veg and herbs, the more fiber points you get. This really simple soup reminds me of my grandma (who made the best soup!) 3 medium carrots 1 onion 4 stems of celery 1 large potato 1/4 cup of rice 1/2 cup of lentils 2 bay […]
Low Sugar Blackberry Jam
Happy Saturday I love jam, but so many shop-bought jams have SO MUCH SUGAR and often a whole load of other ingredients that personally… I don’t think jam needs… As I like to keep it simple, less ingredients the better. And, what’s even better, blackberries are abundant at the moment, which you can forage FOR […]
Low Sugar Blackberry Jam
Happy Saturday I love jam, but so many shop-bought jams have SO MUCH SUGAR and often a whole load of other ingredients that personally… I don’t think jam needs… As I like to keep it simple, less ingredients the better. And, what’s even better, blackberries are abundant at the moment, which you can forage FOR […]
Winter berry tonic
I know it probably feels too early to be talking winter berry tonic, but the blackberries are out and they are great this year and the elderberries are ripening up about now too. So it’s the perfect time to get foraging and collect your berries to make this tonic that will see you through the […]
Healing Chai Tea
Welcome to Saturday Kitchen, my favourite recipes. The vast majority of them are gut-friendly, gut-healing, and digestive-supporting. I have had quite a few new people join my mailing list recently, so if you are new here, welcome. The reason I share these recipes is I have a diagnosis of Crohn’s disease and Endometriosis. From my […]
Thai Green Curry
I hope you are well this fine Saturday… Welcome to Saturday Kitchen, where I share with you some gut-friendly recipes. This week is one of my favourites… Thai food is right up there with Indian as my top choice. This recipe is super easy, chop, drop, wait… If you are using a slow cooker, as […]
More ferments – Saurkraut
Saurkraut Fiber Points 2+ Never in my life did I think I would like sauerkraut… But here I am, having it every single day! I learned from the best in the business Janice Clyne of Be Nourished By Nature. I highly recommend you check out her workshops to learn all the different ways you can […]
Chocolate Banana Cake
Chocolate & Banana Cake Fiber Points 4+ 200g flour (white/plain flour no fiber points, whole wheat flour, rye, bran, seeded etc fiber points) 1 ½ tspn cinnamon powder 120ml olive oil 150ml liquid sweetener – I use honey or maple syrup 3 or 4 medium bananas (I use 4 if I have no eggs) 1 […]
Gut friendly Kitchari (Lentil Dahl)
Happy Saturday Kitchari is something I was introduced to when I started studying Ayurveda (the healing sister science of Yoga). In Ayurveda, this meal is used to detox, reset, and heal the gut – and you know how that is a big focus for me these days. This recipe is really easy, I drop it all […]