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Apple Almond Carrot Crunch

| Breakfast, After School Snacks, No-bake Sweets, Members only

Apple Almond Carrot Crunch is a simple, nutritious dish that’s perfect for a quick breakfast or snack. This recipe is easily customisable to suit dietary preferences, making it a versatile option for everyone. This Apple Almond Carrot Crunch is my son’s favourite breakfast or snack right now. It couldn’t be easier to make, especially if…

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Sri Lankan Fish Curry

| 30 Minute Meals, Make-ahead Meals, Fish & Seafood, Freezable Meals, Vegetarian, Members only

Sri Lankan Fish Curry is a delicious dish that combines tender fish with a rich, spiced coconut cream sauce. The curry’s balance of spices, including cumin, coriander, and turmeric, creates a warm and comforting dish perfect for any occasion. This recipe is easily adaptable, allowing you to switch up ingredients based on your preferences and…

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Quick Pantry Lentil Soup

| Budget Friendly, 30 Minute Meals, Vegetarian, Soups

Sometimes we have to rely on our pantry stores to whip a meal up quickly. This Quick Pantry Lentil Soup is one of my go to meals (along my my Quick and Easy Dhal). I pretty much always have the ingredients in my pantry and it has saved me many times when I’ve been caught short on time and ingredients. Whether you’re looking for a quick lunch or a cozy dinner, this soup delivers a healthy, filling option perfect for any day of the week. It’s quick and easy to make and is a warming, nourishing bowl of plant based goodness.

Health benefits

This soup is packed with plant-based protein and fibre from lentils, making it an excellent choice for supporting digestion and maintaining steady energy levels. The spices like cumin, turmeric, and ginger not only enhance the flavour but also offer anti-inflammatory benefits. Plus, the addition of leafy greens like spinach boosts the nutrient content with essential vitamins and minerals.

Ingredients

This lentil soup recipe uses simple ingredients like extra virgin olive oil, garlic, onions, carrots, celery, and a blend of aromatic spices such as cumin, coriander, and turmeric. Tinned tomatoes and lentils provide texture, while the broth ties it all together. A dollop of full-fat natural yogurt completes the dish for a creamy finish.

How to make this quick pantry lentil soup

Sauté the garlic, onions, celery, carrots, and spices in olive oil, then add the tomato paste, tomatoes, lentils, and broth. Let everything simmer for 20 minutes before adding the spinach, which wilts quickly into the soup. For the Thermomix, chop and cook the ingredients in stages before simmering the soup.

Serving suggestions and how to store

Serve the soup in bowls topped with a dollop of yogurt for a creamy finish. It’s perfect for a quick lunch or dinner and pairs nicely with crusty bread. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days or freeze for later use. To reheat, simply warm on the stove over low heat until hot.

Vary this quick pantry lentil soup to suit your dietary needs

This soup is highly versatile. For a garlic-free version, simply use garlic oil or omit it altogether. You can also swap the yogurt for coconut yogurt to make it dairy-free (and vegan) or skip it entirely. For those who can’t tolerate onions, replace them with fennel or leave them out and still enjoy a delicious meal.

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This Quick Pantry Lentil Soup has basic ingredients found in your pantry, this delicious & nutritious soup will easily become a staple meal.
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Quick Pantry Lentil Soup

This Quick Pantry Lentil Soup has basic ingredients found in your pantry, this delicious and nutritious soup will easily become one of your go to meals.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Servings: 4
Author: Georgia Harding

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil – extra virgin
  • 4 clove/s garlic – minced
  • 1 onion/s – diced
  • 1 stick/s celery – finely chopped
  • 1 carrot/s – diced
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 2 tsp garam masala
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 400 g diced tinned tomatoes
  • 800 g can brown lentils – (or any lentil of your choice) rinsed, drained
  • 500 ml stock or broth – your choice of chicken or vegetable
  • ½ tsp sea salt – or to taste
  • 50 g baby spinach – or kale or silverbeet
  • 200 g natural, Greek or coconut yoghurt – to serve

Instructions

  • In a medium size pot, add the olive oil, garlic, onion, celery, carrot and spices and saute for 4 minutes over a moderate heat.
  • Now add the tomato paste, tomatoes, lentils and broth or stock. If using homemade broth add an extra ½ tsp of sea salt. Bring to a simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Add in the spinach and stir for 1 minute until it wilts.

Thermomix

  • Start with chopping the garlic – 3 sec, speed 6.
  • Then add the onion and celery and chop, 4 seconds speed 5. You can add in the carrot here too, but I prefer to dice it.
  • Add the spices and olive oil and cook 4 minutes, 100, speed 1.
  • Now add the tomato paste, tomatoes, lentils and broth or stock. If using homemade broth add an extra ½ tsp of sea salt. Cook 20 minutes, 100, speed 2.

Serve

  • Divide between four bowls, and serve with a blob of yoghurt.

Store

  • Store in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer.

Make ahead

  • Re-heat in a pot over a low heat until just hot.

Notes

Onion-free

Leave out or replace with a small bulb of fennel.

Garlic-free

Leave out or replace with a tablespoon garlic oil. 

Dairy-free

Leave of the yoghurt or replace with coconut yoghurt.
 
 

This is one of my go to meals in the cooler months.  Love to receive your thoughts and comments too (if you could also rate this recipe I’d be extra appreciative). 

Quick Vegetarian Nachos

| Budget Friendly, 30 Minute Meals, Make-ahead Meals, Freezable Meals, Vegetarian, Members only

I love these Quick Vegetarian Nachos for a mid-week quickie meal when I have no protein to work with. I try to always have canned tomatoes and beans in the cupboard so this dish can be thrown together at a moment’s notice.  It can be easily adapted to suit your taste, this is sure to…

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Chinese Five Spice Beef Brisket

| Make-ahead Meals, Red Meat, Freezable Meals, Vegetarian, Slow Cooked, Members only

This really easy to prepare Chinese Five Spice Beef Brisket is a delicious meal with melt in your mouth meat, creamy mash, and a zesty slaw. It’s a satisfying, comforting meal that’s both easy to make and full of flavour. I really love cooking with brisket. It’s a cheap cut that does best when slow…

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Fresh Tomato Olive Basil Spaghetti

| 30 Minute Meals, Make-ahead Meals, Pasta and Noodles, Vegetarian, Members only, Side dishes

This delicious Fresh Tomato Olive Basil Spaghetti is perfect for a simple dinner or light lunch. It’s really quick and easy to make, literally in the time it takes to boil pasta, you have a meal on the table. It can be served at room temperature or chilled as a pasta salad. When I was a…

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Mexican Spice Mix

| Sauces and Dressings, Members only

This Mexican Spice Mix is a great blend to add to Mexican meals. With a combination of sweet and smoked paprika, cumin, oregano, and optional cayenne for heat, it’s versatile and customisable. Whether you’re making fajitas, nachos, or even a Mexican lasagne, this mix will enhance your dishes while letting you control the level of…

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Middle Eastern Rub

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This Middle Eastern Rub is a simple and easy way to spice up a plain piece of protein, casserole, or grain. Everyone needs options for creating quick and simple meals that don’t scrimp on taste and nutrition. Spices are powerhouses of nourishment, truly food as medicine so I try to incorporate them as much as…

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Chickpea Vegetable Tagine

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This Chickpea Vegetable Tagine is one very nourishing pot of plant powered goodness.  Science confirms that diets containing a diverse range of vegetables have healthier gut bacteria. So whilst eating vegetables is important, eating a good variety is beneficial for your gut and also nutritionally. Please don’t be put off by the long list of…

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Immune Miso Dressing

| Sauces and Dressings

This immune miso dressing is a quick and easy way to add a burst of flavour and nourishment to your meals. The lemon, white miso, and olive oil make it a delicious addition to salads, veggies, or grain bowls.

This Immune Miso Dressing truely is food as medicine and one of my favourite dressings. I love making salad dressings, they can completely transform a plain salad or a bowl of steamed vegetables into something special.

Health benefits

They also contribute valuable nutrition…the monounsaturated fats and antioxidants in extra virgin olive oil are immune protective and when served with salad and vegetables, actually enhance the absorption of the fat-soluble vitamins found in them. The lemon juice and zest supports a healthy immune system and assists in the digestion of vitamins and minerals, most of which are more efficiently absorbed in an acidic environment. The miso is a fabulous source of probiotics to further support digestive and immune health.

This is my family’s all time favourite dressing right now and I know you’re going to love it too. We use it over green salads, slaws, steamed or roasted vegetables and also love it over poached or scrambled eggs (it’s a bit like a hollandaise). It’s also great over fish or chicken or even lamb.

Why you should always avoid shop bought dressings

Looking at the ingredients list, even the ‘natural’ dressings are a nutritional disaster and need to be avoided. Most are a combination of highly processed vegetable oils, sugar (many of the dressings on the market list it as the third ingredient), sulphites and other damaging and allergenic additives. To read more about the dangers of vegetable oils and why we need to avoid them, click HERE.

Ingredients

The dressing is made with simple, wholesome ingredients, including white miso paste, garlic, lemon juice and zest, honey, and olive oil.

How to make this immune miso dressing

To make this dressing, combine white miso, crushed garlic, lemon juice and zest, honey, and olive oil in a jar. Shake the jar vigorously until everything is well combined. The ratio of olive oil to lemon juice should be about 3:1, but a little variation won’t hurt. Add salt and pepper to taste (optional, remember the miso is naturally salty).

Serving suggestions and how to store

This dressing is perfect for drizzling over fresh salads, roasted vegetables, or even grilled meats. Store it in a jar in the fridge for up to four to five days, shaking well before each use to ensure it’s fully mixed.

Vary this immune miso dressing to suit your needs

For a garlic-free option, simply omit the garlic or substitute some of the olive oil with garlic-infused oil. To make it vegan, swap out the honey for maple syrup, which adds a slightly different but equally delicious sweetness.

For more quick, easy healthy salad dressing recipes, click HERE.

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This delicious Immune Miso Dressing will not only make your salad taste special, but also support your health.
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Immune Miso Dressing

This delicious salad dressing is a healthy, immune supportive and delicious way to enhance salad or vegetables.
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Salad
Servings: 8
Author: Georgia Harding

Equipment

  • In a jar, shake all ingredients together until they are well combined.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp white miso paste
  • 1 clove/s garlic – crushed
  • 1 lemon/s (small) juice and zest
  • 1 tsp honey – raw or manuka
  • 100 ml extra virgin olive oil (approx.)

Instructions

  • Place all of the ingredients into a jar. You should aim for approx. 3 times the amount of olive oil to lemon juice. You don't have to be exact here, near enough is fine.
  • Shake really well to combine.

Store

  • In a jar in the fridge and keep for up to 4-5 days. Shake well each time you use it.

Notes

Garlic-free

Just leave it out or replace some of the olive oil with garlic oil if you tolerate it. 

Vegan

Replace the honey with maple syrup.
 
Let me know how you enjoy this delicious dressing, post a comment below. 

Pumpkin Almond Hummus Salad

| Vegetarian, Members only, Salads, Side dishes

This delicious Pumpkin Almond Hummus Salad is one of my latest addictions. I’m a bit fussy when it comes to eating pumpkin…it has to be combined with the right flavours for me to enjoy it (and my kids are exactly the same). This recipe could be used for a light and fresh meal or a…

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Peach Ginger Coconut Smoothie

| Drinks & Smoothies, Members only

The Peach Ginger Coconut Smoothie is a blend of fresh peaches, ginger, and coconut yogurt. This refreshing gluten-free and dairy-free smoothie is perfect for a quick breakfast, snack, or healthy dessert. Late last year my niece got married in Brisbane and we had the most wonderful weekend with family celebrating. My hubby loves food as…

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Mango Lime Coconut Chia Pudding

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This vegan Mango, Lime, Coconut Chia Pudding is easy to make as a nourishing and delicious breakfast, snack or dessert. They make a nice change from overnight oats too. It’s a great recipe to create for your family during the summer months and I love to make this when I need to use up over…

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Curried Egg (with a healthy twist)

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This healthy curried egg with a twist is a creamy, protein-packed recipe that’s perfect for breakfast, lunch, or a snack. This version incorporates avocado for added nutrition. I grew up with curried egg…my nan used to scoop out the yolk, add a little mayo, curry it, and then refill the whites. For special occasions, she’d…

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Pork and Quinoa Larb

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Pork and Quinoa Larb is a fresh and delicious dish that is perfect for a quick and nourishing weeknight dinner or a satisfying meal prep option. I’ve always loved Larb.  So much so that I’ll always order it whenever we eat at a Thai restaurant. This Pork & Quinoa Larb is my healthy take on…

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Magic Mash

| Staples, Members only, Side dishes

Magic Mash is a creamy, comforting blend of sweet potato and regular potatoes, making it the perfect side dish for any meal—from roast dinners to grilled meats. With a hint of garlic, butter, and milk, this mash is as simple as it is delicious, easily becoming a staple in your dinner rotation. Plus, it’s easily…

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Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken

| Make-ahead Meals, Chicken, Members only

This lemon garlic roast chicken is a succulent and delicious dish that’s perfect for any occasion. The garlic and lemon blend beautifully with the tender chicken. This meal is not only easy to prepare, but also full of nourishing ingredients. It’s the perfect go-to recipe when you want something comforting and easy. It’s also healthy…

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Leek Capsicum Feta Omelette

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This leek capsicum feta omelette is a delicious and nutritious meal perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a light dinner. Quick to prepare, this dish is ideal for busy mornings or when you’re craving a tasty, satisfying meal. I love a tasty omelette and this Leek, Capsicum and Feta Omelette is just that. It’s something I…

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Pizza Subs

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These Pizza Subs are a really quick and easy to make snack or lunchbox main that my kids absolutely love. I find by adding the toppings to a good quality sourdough, it’s more filling than thin pizza bases for my two big kids. However, you can always use these toppings on pita or flat bread…

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Baked Vegetables with Hummus

| Budget Friendly, Make-ahead Meals, Vegetarian, Members only, Salads, Side dishes

This Baked Vegetables with Hummus is a colourful variety of roasted vegetables paired with creamy, homemade hummus. Perfect as a light main or side dish, it’s a simple yet nutritious meal that is both satisfying and packed with flavour. This Baked Vegetables with Hummus recipe is a really versatile meal of plant powered, rainbow goodness….

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Superfruit Bowl

| Breakfast, After School Snacks, No-bake Sweets, Members only

This superfruit bowl is a nutrient-packed breakfast or snack, blending açai, bananas, raspberries, and avocado into a creamy, icy base. It’s the perfect way to fuel your day, offering a balance of antioxidants, healthy fats, and fibre. This Superfruit Bowl is one of my son’s creations (based on the bowls he sees on cafes menus…

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Chocolate Party Cake

| Healthy Lunchbox, Baked Sweets, Holidays & Entertaining, Desserts, Members only

My Chocolate Party Cake is an easy to make, gluten-free, allergy friendly cake that is perfect for parties. Don’t let the ingredients fool you – the kids will be none the wiser to this rich, moist, and delicious cake. Best of all, it is actually best eaten the next day so you can happily pre-prepare…

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Five Spice Salad Dressing

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This five spice salad dressing is a quick and easy way to elevate your salads with a delicious Asian-inspired flavour. It’s lovely over grains (quinoa, rice, couscous), cooked and raw vegetables too. It accompanies either a simple meal or an Asian or Middle Eastern meal. Health benefits Made with apple cider vinegar for gut health,…

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Healthy Lamington Parfait

| Holidays & Entertaining, Desserts, Members only

This healthy lamington parfait is a modern twist on a classic Australian dessert. It’s layered with almond cake, raspberry coulis, and a rich chocolate sauce, all topped with creamy whipped cream and toasted coconut. Perfect for entertaining or as a treat, it’s a delicious way to enjoy a wholesome dessert. This deconstructed Healthy Lamington Parfait…

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