Kale and walnut pesto

Kale and walnut pesto

Pesto is such a fresh, savoury and nutty dish – it’s the perfect thing to keep in the fridge for a quick sauce for pasta or a piece of grilled chicken or fish, to mix in with mashed potatoes or to use as an impromptu dip.  I even sent Ant off to work the other morning with a[read more…]

Sweet potato and brown rice salad

Sweet potato and brown rice salad

A rustic, nutty little salad I make often.  I had something similar once, a packaged salad I purchased in my lunch hour from work and thought, I could make this.  It’s a healthy salad with lovely sweet and savoury flavours; great for work or a healthy dinner.

Vegan pumpkin soup

Vegan pumpkin soup

I make this deliciously thick, creamy soup every winter and, as we’re heading into cooler weather in Australia, it’ll soon be time for cosy, warm lunches so I whipped up a batch the other day.  This soup freezes well and apart from blitzing it in the food processor and the washing up after, is super easy.[read more…]

Spicy vegan Mexican wraps with quinoa

Spicy vegan Mexican wraps with quinoa

We had a bit of a Mexican theme tonight.  I love this cuisine – there’s something so cheerful and fun about Mexican restaurants, I find it very difficult to be depressed if we ever go out for Mexican.  I guess it’s a bit cheesy (do you see what I did there?!) but sometimes you just need that.[read more…]

Quinoa, lentil and bean salad with summer vegetables

Quinoa, lentil and bean salad with summer vegetables

I made a south west style salad tonight from blogger Jacqueline at tinned tomatoes.  I added corn kernels because I had some fresh ones I’d frozen previously which I wanted to use, I also only had the French puy lentils, and tweaked the amounts a bit to suit 3 people.  This is Jacqueline’s own recipe and I’m really pleased I[read more…]

Mexican chilli beans

Mexican chilli beans

This versatile, spicy, rich and healthy dish is great for weekday nights in a number of ways; with brown rice, sour cream and avocado in wraps with quinoa, melted cheese or avocado as a topping for baked potatoes with sour cream or Greek yoghurt in taco shells with grated cheese mixed with chutney and grated cheese[read more…]

Leafy salad with avocado and toasted walnuts

Leafy salad with avocado and toasted walnuts

I know, I know.  Big deal, lettuce, avocado and dressing.  But do you know what?  This is what I felt like for lunch today – a simple salad made with fresh organic ingredients and a classic home made French dressing.  Plus I wanted to share so you could all see how healthy I’m being (I[read more…]

Marinara sauce

Marinara sauce

I know everyone has their own way of making pasta sauce, and there’s no wrong or right way but I thought I’d post my own recipe, which I make regularly and freeze. I mean, there’s nothing wrong with tomato sauce in a jar, and god knows I use it when I’m whipping up a quick lasagne,[read more…]