Plant based

Want to eat a more Plant based diet?

Want to eat a more Plant based diet? Here’s a few great ways to start.

Vegan, gluten free protein boosted Black Bean Chilli

This vegan chilli is gluten free and packed full of protein! As a family we make an effort to eat vegan two or three days a week but with a very sporty teenager in the house I like to know we’re keeping up with our protein intake too. When I was vegetarian in my early 20s and 30s I had such a low protein diet that over time I became quite ill. I was living on carbohydrates and sugar and it really wasn’t healthy or energising. My new heathy wholefoods diet, and the way I teach others to eat, is so much more energising and healthy that I now feel fantastic. Eating healthy wholefoods is a

Healthy snack ideas to keep you satisfied

Easy to make nutritious snacks ideas to keep your healthy eating on track!

Spicy Thai Coconut Squash soup

This hearty soup is perfect for the coldest of days when you want comfort food that's filled with love.

Christmas treats – the healthy version

It’s sometimes really difficult to be good and stay off the wheat and sugar at this time of year. Having a few healthy treats in the fridge or cupboard for when the munchies strike or to divert your focus when the Quality Street start to circulate will help. Here’s a few of my favourites: Ali’s Coconut Lemon Meltaway Snowballs I love having tiny treats available for when the munchies strike and the bad stuff is passed around. These little balls are so easy to make and absolutely delicious. You simply put everything in a bowl, mix for a little, roll them into a balls and they are ready to eat

Butternut Squash Curry with Cauliflower Rice

This is my go to recipe when I have a Vegan friend coming for ‘kitchen table’ supper. That makes me sound really posh, as if we had supper at a different table to the kitchen table quite often. We don’t. We used to have a separate dining room but, to be honest, it rarely got used to dining and when it did I felt the pressure to put on a four course spread with fancy napkins and all the trimmings. Don’t get me wrong I love a linen napkin (I have a collection of vintage napkins that I’m supposed to be reducing as we down size!) but sometime less is more, and a meal around the kitchen table with