This Creamy Kale Sweet Potato Soup is a deliciously hearty soup that will warm and comfort the body. Made from simple ingredients, the combination of anti-inflammatory spices, collagen and protein-rich bone broth will nourish your gut. Nutrient dense and fibre-packed from the lentils, nuts and vegetables, it’s a super soup for sure. For all you need to know about bone broth and how to ...
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Sweet Potato Chickpea Patties
These Sweet Potato Chickpea Patties are one of my favourite go-to vegetarian patties. They are delicious enjoyed with a simple side salad or fabulous as a burger too. For vegetarians or vegans, eat these with either a grain or nut/ seeds to ensure you have a 'complete' protein. Health benefits Sweet potato is a fabulous source of beta-carotene, protective anti-oxidants and fibre. It’s not ...
Indian Baked Veggies
This delicious salad brings the warmth and aroma of Indian spices onto your table. It is quick and easy, combining three vegetables for a tasty side or salad (or a meal for 2). I love combining roasted vegetables, spices and fresh leafy greens into a side dish to accompany a grilled protein. It's a nice balance of cooked veggies which is gentle on your digestive system and the raw leafy greens add ...
Moroccan Sweet Potato Soup
I love a good, hearty soup and this Moroccan Sweet Potato Soup is a delicious, easy to make nourishing bowl of yum. The addition of the spices warms it up supporting digestion and reducing inflammation. Take a look at the variations below the main recipes to adjust the recipe to suit your dietary requirements and taste. ...
Vegetable Parmesan Thyme Croquettes
I often make these Vegetable, Parmesan, Thyme Croquettes for a quick lunch or light meal when I have vegetables to use up. You can vary the vegetables to suit what you have, but this is my favourite flavour combination. Oven baking these makes them a lot less labour intensive than pan frying them like you would a traditional croquette. My kids love these a lot and I know you and your family ...
Chorizo Baked Sweet Potato
This Chorizo Baked Sweet Potato is a tasty tray-bake meal that's super simple to make. Sometimes, we'll go out for lunch (or have lunch at friends) and come dinner time, we aren't overly hungry. I find this dish perfect for those nights when you feel like a light meal, but can't be bothered with loads of steps or dishes to wash up. I've also included lots of variations to suit many dietary ...
6 Vegetables to Hide in a Smoothie (including recipes)
No matter what I'm cooking, I'm always thinking in terms of how I can inject more nourishment, especially when feeding my kids. Because children are growing so rapidly, they have a much greater nutritional requirements, yet a smaller capacity to be nourished (smaller stomachs). So my motto when working to improve the health of kids is to make 'every mouthful count' nutritionally. One tip I ...
Spiced Breakfast Muffin
In my many years consulting as a naturopath and assessing patients diets, the one meal where many people struggled (nutritionally), was breakfast. I found that so many people were searching for more energy, productivity and better general health; spending large sums of money on supplements and searching for the ‘magic bullet,’ but also neglecting the one meal that could improve both their short ...
Crispy Salmon with Coriander Lime Pesto (and sweet potato chips)
I buy fresh fish from my Farmers Market every weekend and this is my families favourite way for me to cook it. My kids fish preference is always Salmon or Trout (they are less keen on white fish unless I make my fish cakes). Paired with this zesty pesto and creamy sweet potatoes, this meal is simply sensational and it's my next twist on Jamie Oliver's '10 recipes to save your life'. As part of ...
Simple Sweet Potato Mash
One very simple, inexpensive side that features regular on our table is sweet potato (kumera) mash. I love this dish as it has minimal prep and there's only one bowl to wash up at the end of it. Also the flavour of the mash can be altered to suit the type of meal you are preparing, so make sure you check out the optional extras below the main recipe. Health benefits Sweet potatoes are a fantastic ...
Winter Sweet Potato Salad
Come winter time, I love to continue to eat salads as leafy greens are in season and I believe nature has given us an abundance of them for a reason (to keep us well through the sneezing season, for more on that click here). However I always 'warm' them up by adding cooked vegetables, nuts, seeds and most importantly warming aromatic herbs and spices. So I give you this Winter Potato Salad as a ...
Berry Nice Brownies
This gluten and grain-free brownies are delicious, decadent treats. They are SO easy to make and sure to become a family favourite. Being nut-free they are also perfect for school lunches too. Health benefits They are high in fibre and protein and naturally sweetened too. Plus they sneak in a serve of vegetables making them a perfectly, nutritious chocolate treat. Take a look at the variations ...