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Bombay Potatoes…

  YIELD: 4 Servings PREP: 5 mins COOK: 30 mins READY IN: 35 mins Creamier than your standard Bombay Potatoes, these work beautifully as a stand alone dish, served with lots of steamed greens, or as a side to Dhaal. You could also use sweet potatoes, or even pumpkin, and add peas for a burst of colour! Ingredients 1 tsp Yellow Mustard Seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tbsp coconut oil 1 large Brown Onion diced 2 cloves garlic minced 1 tbsp Ground Turmeric 1 tbsp garam masala 10 medium baby or kipfler potatoes cubed 400 ml coconut cream 400 ml crushed tomatoes 2 cups Baby Spinach Leaves Himalayan Rock Salt to taste Chopped Coriander to serve Instructions Heat a large pot over medium heat, and add the mustard and cumin seeds. Cook, stirring, for 30-60 seconds, until fragrant and...

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Summer Soba Salad Bowl…

  YIELD: 2 Servings PREP: 5 mins COOK: 10 mins READY IN: 15 mins Ingredients 250 g Organic Soba Noodles 4 small zucchinis, flowers attached 2 cup kale, stemmed and shredded finely 1 cup mixed cherry tomatoes 1 cup snow peas Dressing 1/4 cup good quality extra virgin olive oil 2 tbsp sesame oil 1 tsp pineapple vinegar (or apple cider vinegar) 1 tsp sea salt 1 tsp coconut sugar Juice of one lemon Juice of one orange Instructions Shake or whisk dressing ingredients in small jar or jug- set aside to let flavours infuse Bring a small saucepan of water to the boil, and blanch zucchinis, flowers and snow peas for 30 seconds Remove with a slotted spoon, and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process Allow the water to...

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Nourishing Brown Rice Breakfast Bowl…

  YIELD: 2 Servings PREP: 5 mins COOK: 10 mins READY IN: 15 mins Ingredients 1 cup Brown Rice cooked to packed instructions 2 cups homemade almond milk or alternative 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1 persimmon Quartered 1/2 cup Fresh Strawberries hulled 2 tbsp hemp seeds 2 tbsp Black Sesame Seeds 2 tbsp raw almonds Instructions In a small saucepan, heat the almond milk, rice, cinnamon quills and ground nutmeg Simmer for 5-6 minutes or until gently heated Ladle into bowls and top with fruit, hemp and sesame seeds Serve immediately CUISINE: Asian COURSE: Breakfast SKILL LEVEL: Beginner

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Easy Ramen Soba Noodle Soup

I have been obsessed with making my slow cooked No Waste Broth, Stock and Cubes recipe for the last few months, and am always finding new ways to use it. I was craving something ramen-ish, after watching a whole lot of ramen videos on Facebook (seriously, don’t they just make you starving?!) and decided that my favourite broth would be the perfect base, with a few additions. Now, you can either use the broth (which is a mix of a whole lot of vegetables, herbs and spices, and slow cooked overnight) or simply vegetable stock, or even water. Mind you, using a water base for ramen is a little thin, so you can jazz it up like I’ve done here...

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Coffee Chocolate Protein Cookies

Sometimes you just need a mid-afternoon pick-me-up! These cookies are brilliant for snacks on the go, and are easy to add into your meal prep for the week. I used Clean Lean Protein powder from NuZest in their delicious coffee flavour! It’s made of Golden Pea Protein, is smooth and not overly sweet; making it perfect to add to things like cookies and muffins, as well as smoothies! It’s easy to substitute flour in part with protein powder – simply replace up to 1/3 of the flour with the protein powder of your choice and follow the rest of the instructions. Not all protein powders are made equal however; I’ve had a long and winding road to finding one that I can consume long...

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