Boosting your nutrient intake by powering up your burger patties.

Juicy Healthy Hamburger Patties      Fussy kids?  Serve them these nutrient dense meat patties packed with vegetables.  They’ll love them. Protein rich lamb is avery good source of  zinc, vitamin B12, as well as vitamins B1,2,6 and iron.  The…

Tasty Healthy Sausage Rolls (vegetarian)

Vegetarian sausage rolls (they’ll never know) This is a recipe from Lindy a fabulous ayurvedic cook that I have served up at parties to ardent meat eaters who never guessed they were meat free. Tempeh is a fermented soy product…

Soothing Simple Carrot & Leek Soup

Carrot & Leek Soup This is an ideal soup to enjoy when cleansing or after a big night.   Carrots are rich in soluble fibre used as a fuel source for helpful bacteria.  The by product butyrate improves the colon…

Meditteranean Style Eating -Chickpea Kale Tabouli Salad

Chickpea Kale Tabouli Salad (gluten free Meditteranean style meal) This salad is packed with antioxidants and nutrients.  Chickpeas & almonds provide vegetarian protein sources as well as fibre and micronutrients.  Tabouli style salads are a great way to eat larger…

I quit Sugar – Sweet temptations

Cacao & walnut morsels Added sugar is really unnecessary as nature provides us with a cornucopia of taste sensations.  If you've quit sugar but still crave the occasional temptation try these delicious morsels. (dairy free, gluten free with no added…

Hungering for a healthy & hearty soup?

  Chicken and corn chowder     Wanting a hearty meal with some healthy carbs but avoiding gluten-containing grains?  A soup made with starchy tubers and corn will satisfy and you won't be searching for that piece of toast or…

Chickpea and vegetable patties

Chickpeas are a great vegetable protein source, rich in fibre and a good source of folate and vitamin B6 required for a healthy heart & nerves. Add to this the array of nutrients, including vitamins A, B1, B2, C &…

Meat Free Monday (MFM) Minted Pea and Spinach Soup

Minted pea and spinach soup  A light and delicious vegetable soup packed full of vitamins and minerals including vit A, K, folate, iron, magnesium, manganese, iodine, B & C vitamins. Iodine is critical for a healthy thyroid & metabolism.  Magnesium…

Meat free Monday – Asian Inspired Teriyaki Soy Salad

Ingredients ½ cup Snow pea sprouts ½ cup mixed sprouts or 1cup bean sprouts (type used in asian cooking) 8 Mushrooms sliced 8 Snow peas ½ Spanish onion sliced 1/3 Red Capsicum sliced 1/3 Yellow capsicum sliced 1 stick Celery…