Snacks and Sides

A delicious collection of whole food recipes for those times when you need a snack between meals or are entertaining. Delicious dips, smoothie bowls, pakoras, GF naans and more.

Spinach pie

Gluten free Spinach and feta pies

Being gluten free, it is hard to make or find a malleable pastry recipe. We love spinach pie and we often need portable lunches for those in the house who are out and about a lot. To solve the problem of the pastry, I have used my sourdough recipe, the […]

 

How to make Kefir Cheese

Did you know you can also experience the benefits of consuming kefir as a cheese? This cheese can be flavoured in any way that you would normally flavour cream cheese. That is the texture it resembles if you follow this method. If you don’t already know how to make milk […]

 
chocolate and coconut protein bars

Home-Made Chocolate and Coconut Protein Bars

The more we exercise, the more protein we need to build muscle mass. Sometimes it can be hard to find a delicious high protein snack that is also healthy. Thus it is easier to reach for the carbs, which don’t do us any favours. If you look at buying protein […]

 

Falafel

For a long time, I failed at falafel. They always fell apart! But there are times when persistence pays off as it did in this case. The secret seems to be adding a little chickpea (besan) flour to the mix and refrigerating it for a couple of hours before cooking. […]

 
child drinking a green smoothie

Our favourite green smoothie

This smoothie is kid and teen approved. It is also adaptable to the palate. If you like your smoothie sweeter, use a banana, if not, use pineapple which becomes a more subtle taste among the other ingredients. This is not just a drink, it’s a meal, packed full of nutrients. […]

 
Indian Pakora Recipe

Vegetable Pakoras (Regular or cultured)

Pakoras, also known as pakodas and bhajji, are a fried Indian snack. They are naturally vegetarian and gluten-free. They are also very versatile. You may choose to make a mixed vegetable patty-like version or a single vegetable at a time. The binder is chickpea flour (also known as gram or […]

 
Succulent Bean Burgers

Delicious, firm, succulent bean burgers

Recently I made some lentil burgers. When I asked the kids what they thought of them they both agreed they really enjoyed the flavours but Ryan said he preferred the bought ones. When I asked why, he said it is the texture. Apparently you can throw them up in the […]