New research suggests its 7 a day not 5 a day.. Now the way I see it, if you can get 5 a day in, you are doing well.. Especially if it’s mostly veg. So here’s a few ideas on how to up the quotient in your diet as well as a yummy recipe…and if you get it to 7 then fair play. Bake it…try … Continue reading Glorious Vegetables and Fruit
It’s raining, there is a nip in the air, dammit I have coldsores but if anything works it’s a bowl of this soup. Comfort in a bowl, filling and delicious, this cures everything!. I won’t mention I’m off to sunny Miami for work, not gloating, I swear), so to compensate try this, It might almost make up for the Rainy day. It’s full of nutritious … Continue reading Vegetable & Red Lentil Soup with Parsley Pesto
We are just back from holidays and back to school is in full swing. September is a month I always loved, never minded going back, and I actually loved the process of covering my books, getting new stationary, notepads, pens and pencils. I still love notebooks and regularly get presents of pads brought back by people from their travels or spotted while out shopping. I … Continue reading French Onion Soup
For me roasted cauliflower is probably one of my favourite veggies, I love the taste of it straight out of the oven and could eat plates of it. So when I found a recipe for Cauliflower soup in Red Magazine, I starting thinking about how I could spice it up a bit to add a hit of heat and combine some of it roasted into … Continue reading Quick Cauliflower Soup Moroccan Style
The weather is mad here again – temperatures are pretty cool, there is monsoon rain forecast but that makes it perfect weather for a hot steamy laksa. These are great for getting your daily quotient of veggies into you and the possibilities for variety are endless if you have beans, peas, leaves, beansprouts. Leave out the meat if you fancy a meat free day or … Continue reading Chicken and Lemongrass Laksa
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