This simple salad looks beautiful, packs a punch of flavour, and is incredibly nutritious! The beetroot is the star here - it's colour, texture and flavour permeates the whole dish. A simple dressing and the classic sour-but-sweet crunch of gherkins add a great contrast, all on an earthy bed of root veg. Beetroot is also … Continue reading Russian vinegret or Beetroot salad – Healthy and delicious
This is a simple and healthy, but still delicious and morish shakshuka recipe. Shakshuka is a poached or baked eggs meal, cooked with some mild spices in a rich tomato-pepper sauce, and often served with creamy yoghurt. It's a favourite in Israel and Northern Africa. The recipe is packed with fresh veg, make it healthy … Continue reading Shakshuka – Israeli poached eggs in rich tomato sauce
These meatballs are juicy, delicious, full of lean protein and covered in a cracking thick tomato sauce. They're also easy to make, all cooked up in a single pot. The rice is the secret ingredient here, it absorbs the meat juices, spices and the rich tomato flavours and ensures that the meatballs stay soft and … Continue reading One pot ‘Tefteli’ – Russian porcupine meatballs in rich tomato sauce
This is an absolute staple of the Thai streetfood food scene, and it is ridiculously tasty. It brings together so many of the best things in Thai food - crispy fried food, with salty fish sauce, a hit of chilli sauce and crunchy bean sprouts. Traditionally it is made with mussells, but today I've used … Continue reading Crispy quick Thai seafood (or tofu) pancake
These pancakes are delicious, protein packed and low in fat. Like crepes they are delicious both as a savoury or sweet meal or snack. They are also pretty damn healthy given the taste they pack - this is thanks to their base of the naturally fat free quark cheese, a healthy almost yoghurt-like cheese. They … Continue reading Syrniki – aka Russian pancakes
Simple, but delicious! There is literally nothing like the sweet crunch of granola in the morning. Whether you have it as a bowl of cereal in it's own right, or topping up a bowl of fruit and yoghurt it really is delicious. Obviously, don't forget a rich espresso on the side though. I love adding … Continue reading Cocoa, Date and Coconut Granola
With the wild garlic season in full throttle, now is the time to indulge and liven up a breakfast hash with this fragrant green garlic. If you don't have wild garlic, then don't worry this does just as well with a couple of cloves of garlic and a few leaves of spinach will give the … Continue reading Smoked salmon and wild garlic hash
I remade my kagianas today, with spring coming and a lot of Easter sunshine the tomatoes seem so much juicier and riper than just a couple of days ago! This recipe remains my favourite egg on toast for now - light and fresh, aromas of oregano, filling you up for the morning with healthy proteins … Continue reading Kagianas – Greek eggs and tomato
Here I'm going to show you my healthy take on an easy recipe to make nasi goreng - or Indonesian fried rice. It's a quick recipe to make the ultimate comfort food, it looks great, tastes delicious, and is packed with nutritious vegetables and healthy, filling proteins. And to make it even simpler I've got … Continue reading Nasi goreng – Healthy one pot egg, vegetable and cashew fried rice!
Oat milk is delicious and healthy, but not cheap! Its low calorie, provides good carbs to keep you full, it's vegan, has plenty of vitamins and minerals and oats are a grain that are good for cholesterol! Apart from being expensive it can also be hard to find. And it's annoying when you run out, … Continue reading Homemade oat milk, oat cream and flavoured oat milk
Eggs on toast 