Lovely Lentil Stew
Ingredients: 2 cups dried lentils 6 cups water (we used 2 cups of liquid from cooking chick peas + 4 cups water) 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped 1 teaspoon dried basil 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 3 large ripe tomatoes, chopped 1 celery stalk, finely chopped Method: Place the lentils, water, onion, pepper and basil…
Marinated Kale Salad
This salad is best when marinated for several hours, or overnight. Marinating softens the kale, making it much easier to chew! Ingredients: 6 cups shredded kale 1/4 cup currants 2 tbsp goji berries 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes, finely chopped 1/2 cup sliced spring onions or shallots 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 2 oranges, juiced 1…
Blueberry Apple Pie
What’s not to love about apple pie? Especially when it’s sugar-free and has the added goodness of blueberries! Ingredients: Crust 1 cup raw almonds 1 tsp ground chia seeds 1 cup dates, pitted 2 tsp water Filling 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup pitted dates 1 apple, cored and chopped 2 tsp ground chia seeds 1…
Chocolate Mint Bars
Ingredients: 2 cups cooked black beans or well-rinsed canned black beans 10 medjool dates, pitted 2 tbsp almond butter 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup chopped, fresh mint 2 tbsp dessicated coconut 1/2 cup cacao (raw chocolate) powder 1 tsp ground chia seeds Method: Preheat oven to 100°C. Blend the black beans, dates, almond butter and…
Forbidden Rice Pudding
Ingredients: 1 cup black rice 2 cups water 2 cups unsweetened plant milk 1/2 cup dried apple, diced 2 pitted Medjool dates, diced 1 tbsp currants 2 tsp cinnamon 2 tsp vanilla 1 cup frozen blueberries 1 tbsp ground chia seeds Method: Place black rice in a bowl, cover well with water and leave…
Goji Chilli Stew
Ingredients: 2 x 400 g cans, no-salt-added diced tomatoes 400 g broccoli, chopped 300 g onions, diced 2 1/2 cups corn kernels, fresh or frozen 1/2 cup goji berries 2 large zucchini, diced 120 g chopped banana chillis 1 tsp chilli powder, or more to taste 2 tsp cumin 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 cups…
Healthy Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: Cake 1 2/3 cups wholemeal spelt flour 2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp bicarb soda 3 1/2 cups pitted dates, divided 1 cup pineapple chunks in own juice, drained 1 banana 1 cup unsweetened applesauce 1 cup diced beetroot 3/4 cup diced carrots 1/2 cup diced zucchini 3 tbsp cacao (raw chocolate powder) 1/2…
Banana Goji Coconut Muffins
Ingredients: 1/2 cup goji berries 1 cup boiling water 3/4 cup wholemeal spelt flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp bicarb soda 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 cup rolled oats 1/4 cup date sugar 1/4 cup dessicated coconut 3/8 cup oat milk 1/2 tsp vanilla 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce (I make mine in my Thermomix by…
Healthy Easter Eggs
One of my kids’ favourite rituals is our annual Easter egg hunt. I make Easter eggs out of dried fruit, nuts and cacao (raw chocolate), and wrap them in foil. I hide the eggs either inside or outside the house (depending on the weather) and then set the kids loose to find them! Ingredients: 50…
Coconut oil: beyond the hype
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few years, you’ll know that coconut oil is being heavily promoted online and in popular books, as a ‘health food’. Self-styled health gurus wax lyrical about its content of medium chain triglycerides (a fat that doesn’t make you fat), antimicrobial properties, stability when heated, and…