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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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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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Odds and Ends Homemade Spice Mix

I’ve wanted to make my own spice mix for a long time – using more than just dried spices. I have been growing my own organic vegies and herbs for over a year now in my two Healthy Patches, and had an abundance of celery, chillies, oregano, rosemary and spring onions… and nothing to make with it all. This recipe is completely interchangeable – have you got an abundance of carrot tops or beet leaves? Use them in place of the celery leaves. How about parsley, basil and coriander? Use them instead of the oregano and rosemary. For an Indian twist, add garam masala instead of the smoked paprika. It’s really that easy! Use this to add a depth of flavour...

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