Ingredient: 1 tsp celtic sea salt

Sweet Potato Slaw with Asian peanut dresing

Spiced Sweet Potato Slaw with Asian Peanut Dressing

I LOVE this salad. It has crunch and sweet, spicy nourishment from the sweet potatoes. It can be eaten while the sweet potatoes are still warm from the oven or cold. This recipe is also versatile. Use any cabbage and add other vegetables like carrot, capsicum and cucumber. It actually […]

 
Wild Rainbow Salad

Wild Rainbow Salad with Honey, Lemon and Tahini Dressing

Colour in a whole food meal indicates a wider variety of vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants. This salad, with it’s healthy kale and rainbow of coloured ingredients is a delicious addition to lunch or dinner. Kale straight from the plant is typically tough and hard to chew which turns many people […]

 

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. […]

 
Chipotle Sauce

My Addictive Chipotle Sauce

This sauce is currently our family favourite. It has that delicious, addictive smokiness mixed with sweet and a little sour. Chipotles are smoked jalapeƱos. They are hot – but not too hot and delicious. I use powdered chipotle but you can also buy jars of them in International supermarkets.  I […]

 
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 […]

 

Our Favourite Dukkah

Dukkah is a traditional Egyption condiment made up of nuts, seeds, spices and dried herbs. There are many combinations, some very simple and some with more complex flavours. This is our family’s favourite recipe. Not only does it taste amazing added to salads, dips, toast with avocado or with olive […]

 
Nettle and lime pesto

Nettle and Lime Pesto

  Have you ever tried cooking with nettles? They are worth their trouble being high in so many vitamins and minerals. I won’t list them here as there is so much information online about the benefits of eating nettle. Check out what our Australian herb expert says by visiting Isabell […]