If you are looking for a very simple red lentil and carrot soup recipe, this is it. This recipe uses the minimal ingredients and although I’ve added some red pepper to it, this is optional (it’s actually probably better to skip this option). This is a vegan recipe but you could add a dollop of […]
Vegan Nori Rolls
This recipe for vegan nori rolls has been created by Louise Palmer-Masterton who is a founder of Stem + Glory restaurant and a long-term vegan who’s been experimenting with plant-based foods for more than 30 years. Louise loves clean and healthy Japanese cuisine and says that it’s incredibly easy to ‘veganise’ many Japanese recipes. These vegan […]
Cream of Sweet Potato Soup [Vegan]
If you are after a quick and easy sweet potato soup recipe, you will love this recipe for Cream of Sweet Potato Soup which comes from the book Cooking with Turmeric (by Garance Leureux). The recipe is vegetarian, vegan and really simple. This recipe is great if you want to use turmeric in your cooking more […]
Bulgur and Cavolo Nero Salad
This colourful and nutritious winter salad recipe has been created by the Arthur Hooper’s team and can be eaten either on its own, as a light lunch, or enjoyed as a garnish. This is a really healthy vegetarian dish which can be a part of any Christmas menu. The delicious combination of the sweet and […]
Quinoa with Sauteed Leeks, Peas & Avocado by Lisa Roukin [gluten-free]
This healthy vegetarian recipe is from a book by Lisa Roukin, My Relationship with Food, and it makes a lovely nutritious lunch which you can prepare in advance. It’s also great for dinner, especially on warmer days as it’s a meal you leave it to cool down to create a delicious salad. Lisa Roukin is […]
Simple zucchini soup [vegan]
This is another recipe which I got an idea for during my last visit in Slovenia. In Slovenia, having a bowl of soup as a starter is more common than in the UK. Also when it’s hot, Slovenians love having their soups. This type of soups are quite light and mostly vegetable-based since they are […]
Gluten-free buckwheat, mushroom and rocket salad
Today I have a special recipe for you inspired by Slovenian cuisine. A few weeks back when I was in Slovenia I had a buckwheat salad which I found at the salad bar of a restaurant in a shopping centre. The salad I had was quite simple, mostly buckwheat groats with a couple of other […]
Mediterranean prawn salad [low-carb]
I cannot imagine a day without a salad. I love salads, they are my favourite thing to eat as a part of a healthy diet and if I don’t have one every day I get cravings! I came up with this simple prawn salad for my lunch at work when I wanted to have something […]
South African Energy Bowl
Did you know that now is the season for South African apples and pears? South African Mediterranean climate and excellent soils help to produce some of the world’s most delicious and high quality fruit. Have you spotted any in your supermarket yet and tried them? (if you could buy an organic version even better!) I […]
Filling spinach, sweet potato and bean soup
This vegetarian soup was born one day when I had half a bag of spinach to use. I normally use spinach for chickpea and spinach soup or for lentil and carrot soup with spinach, however, this time I wanted to try something different. I looked around my cupboards and found some sweet potato and also a carton […]