Tuesday, 26 May 2015

Fresh Celery Smoothie



Fresh Celery Smoothie

(Serves 1)

Ingredients:
2 spotty bananas
2 stalks celery
1 apple 

Break the banana into pieces and freeze overnight. Dice the celery and apple into pieces and add to a blender along with the banana and half a cup of water. Blend until smooth and enjoy! 

Monday, 25 May 2015

Wholemeal Flat Breads


Wholemeal Flat Breads

(Serves 1)
Ingredients:
100g wholemeal flour 
50ml water
2 tsp pb2
2 tsp syrup 

Mix the flour and water into a sticky dough, heat the ceramic frying pan to medium heat and spread a tbsp of the mixture onto the pan using the back of a spoon. Cook for about 3 minutes, flip and cook the other side. Repeat for the rest of the mixture. Mix the pb2 with a tsp  of water and syrup, spread on the flat bread and enjoy! 

Thursday, 21 May 2015

Peanut Butter Nice Cream



Peanut Butter Nice Cream

Ingredients:
3 spotty bananas
1 tbsp pb2 
1/4 tsp cinnamon 

Break the peeled banana into pieces and freeze overnight, place in the blender with a drop of water about 1/4 cup and blend until smooth. Then add the pb2 and blend again, pour into a cute glass and top with cinnamon! Delicious! 

Monday, 18 May 2015

Cinnamon Apple Oats



Cinnamon Apple Oats

(Serves 1)

Ingredients:
100g oats
1 Apple
1/4 tsp cinnamon 
1 tsp peanut butter

Add the oats to a bowl and pour boiling water over until covered, top with diced apple, cinnamon and a little peanut butter. Allow the oats to soak up the water, mix together and enjoy! 

Thursday, 14 May 2015

Salsa Hummus Spinach Salad

Salsa Hummus Spinach Salad


(Serves 1)

Ingredients:
1 large handful spinach 
1 courgette 
2 medium tomatoes
1 tbsp salsa
1 tbsp hummus 

In a bowl place the spinach, using a spiraliser create noodles from the courgette, dice the tomatoes and combine in a bowl. Top with salsa and hummus and enjoy! 

Sunday, 10 May 2015

Cinnamon Banana Pancakes!



Cinnamon Banana Pancakes!

(Serves 1)
Ingredients:

150g self raising flour (or gf flour)
150ml oat milk
100ml water
1 spotty banana 
1 tbsp agave nectar
1/2 tsp cinnamon

In a jug or bowl mix the flour, oat milk and water. Then in a ceramic frying pan on medium heat pour into the pan and allow to cook. Flip and fry until golden, continue until all the mixture is used up. Then display on a cute plate, top with chopped banana, agave and cinnamon. Delicious! 

Tuesday, 5 May 2015

Pitta Pizzas



Pitta Pizzas

(Serves 1)
Ingredients:

3 wholemeal pitta breads
3 tsp tomato purée 
2 handfuls spinach
1/3 cup sweetcorn
1 stick celery 

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius. Spread the tomato purée onto the pittas, dice the celery and on each pitta place desired toppings. Place in the oven for 30 minutes until crispy and golden. Serve immediately. Delicious. 

Potato Wedges | Oil Free



Potato Wedges | Oil Free

(Serves 1-2)
Ingredients: 

500g white potatoes
200g sweet potatoes
1/2 tsp mixed herbs
1/2 tsp chilli powder
2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce 

Rinse the potatoes and chop the potatoes in half and then into wedge strips. Place on a large baking pizza tray (with holes in it) or covered in baking paper and place the wedges skin side down. Sprinkle with the herbs and chilli powder and bake for 50 minutes on 200 degrees celsius. Then enjoy dipped in sweet chilli sauce. 

Tuesday, 28 April 2015

Thick Base Vegan Pizza!



Thick Base Vegan Pizza 

(Serves 1)
Ingredients:

150g self raising flour 
2 tbsp salsa
1 stick celery
1 finely grated carrot
1 fresh tomato

In a bowl mix the flour and water until a sticky dough forms, spread out on a tin foiled baking sheet and grill in the oven for 10 minutes at 200 degrees celsius, flip and add the salsa and toppings then grill for another 10 minutes, serve! 

Friday, 17 April 2015

Simple Thin Crust Pizza

Simple Thin Crust Pizza


(Serves 1-2)

Ingredients:
150g flour (plain wheat or gf)
50ml water
2 tbsp tomato purée 
1 tsp mixed herbs
12 cherry tomatoes
1 handful spinach

Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius. In a bowl add the flour and gradually add the water mixing well until a dough ball forms, use your hand to help form the dough and place on a floured surface. Using a rolling pin roll out until a large thin base forms. Dust some flour onto a baking tray lined with baking parchment and place the base on top, bake in the oven for about 5 minutes, meanwhile chop the cherry tomatoes in halves and mix the tomato purée with a tbsp of water and the mix herbs. Take the base out the oven and using the back of a spoon spread the tomato sauce all over the base leaving about an inch as the crust. Then top with the spinach leaves and cherry tomato halves, bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes and serve with a crunchy salad! 

Friday, 10 April 2015

Marmite Spaghetti

Marmite Spaghetti 


(Serves 1)

Ingredients:
150g spaghetti 
1 handful spinach 
2 tsp marmite or nutritional yeast 

Boil the kettle and pour into a pan, bring to the boil and add the spaghetti, cook for about 10-12 minutes, drain and stir in the spinach and marmite, serve! 

Sweet Potato Pasta Bake



Sweet Potato Pasta Bake
(Serves 2-4)

Ingredients:
200g pasta
1 large sweet potato 
3 carrots
1 courgette
3 tsp bouillon 
1 handful spinach 

Boil the kettle and add the water to a pan, bring to the boil and add the sweet potato either whole or just chopped in half (leaving the skin on to prevent nutrient loss). Boil until really soft (about 30 min depending on size), meanwhile chop the carrots and courgette into small pieces. Once the potatoes are almost cooked add the pasta, carrots and courgette, then when the potato is cooked take it out of the pan, cool and peel off the skin. Mash and add some of the cooking water if needed. Then once the pasta & veg is cooked (10-12 min)  drain, saving the water. Place back in the pan and add the bouillon, spinach, mashed potato and veg juices, mix together then pour into a dish. Place in the oven under the grill and cook until the top is crispy (about 10-15 min), take out and serve! 

Watch the video here: http://youtu.be/xtxckejWFr0

Fruit Platter



Fruit Platter
(Serves 1)

Ingredients:
1 mango (feels soft when ripe)
6 strawberries 
1 bunch grapes

Slice the mango down each side of the stone, on each half slice criss cross and pop outwards (see photo). Display on a cute fruit board or on a plate, enjoy! 

Blueberry Nectar Pancakes!



Fluffy Blueberry Nectar Pancakes

(Serves 1-2)
Ingredients:

150g self raising flour
150ml soya milk 
100ml water 
1 handful blueberries
1 tbsp coconut nectar

In a bowl mix the flour, water and soya milk. In a ceramic frying pan on medium heat pour the mixture into medium sized rounds. Cook, flip, cook and display topped with coconut nectar and blueberries, delicious! 

Wednesday, 8 April 2015

Marmite Pasta Salad

Marmite Pasta Salad


(Serves 1)
Ingredients:
130g Italian penne or corn pasta
1 tsp marmite
1 carrot
2 hand fulls mixed salad leaves
Black pepper to taste 

Boil the kettle with about 4 cups of water and add to a pan, bring to the boil and add the pasta, cook for 12 minutes. Meanwhile, finely grate the carrot and wash the salad, add to your bowl. Once the pasta's cooked drain and stir in the marmite, pour on top of the salad and top with black pepper. Delicious. 

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