Thursday, 9 August 2012

Protein Pancakes


Ingredients
  • 1 mashed banana
  • 2 eggs (or 4 egg whites)
  • 1 scoop of vanilla protein
  • 1/3 cup oats or oatmeal
  • cinnamon to taste
For topping
  • sugar and salt free peanut butter/almond butter/cashew butter
  • honey
Instructions

In a medium bowl mix all ingredients together in order listed above. Heat a little bit of coconut oil in a frying pan. Once pan is hot, separate 4 portions of your batter into the pan. When the pancake starts to bubble or turn golden flip them over and cook for another 30 seconds.
Once they are ready spread some honey and/or nut butter and serve with some fruit.
Enjoy!


Tuesday, 10 July 2012

Leek & Parmesan Risotto


Ingredients:
  • 25g butter
  • 1tbsp olive oil
  • 4 spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped
  • 2 leeks, trimmed and finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 150g brown rice
  • 750ml vegetable or chicken stock
  • 25g Parmesan, finely grated
Instructions

Bring the stock to simmer. Heat a large wide pan and add half the butter and olive oil. Add the spring onions, leek and garlic and cook for 5 mins until softened. Add the rice and stir. Add the stock a little at a time, stirring until the rice is tender. Stir in the Parmesan and the rest of butter and season.

Friday, 6 July 2012

Chicken and coriander


Ingredients:
  • 2 free range chicken breasts, cut into small pieces
  • 1 red onion, diced
  • 3 chilli peppers, cut into small pieces
  • 1 bunch coriander, chopped
  • olive oil
  • wholemeal breadcrumbs
  • wholewheat tortillas
  • tamari sauce
Instructions

In a bowl, mix chicken with tamari sauce and chilli peppers. Leave it to marinate for a while.
In a frying pan heat up a little bit of olive oil and fry onion for about 3 mins until transculent. In a separate frying pan heat up oil again. Put some breadcrumbs in a bowl or plate and roll chicken pieces in it before you throw them in the pan and fry. Once the chicken is ready mix in a bowl, chicken, onion and corriander.
Heat up tortillas in the oven, when ready wrap the chicken filling mixture in tortillas and enjoy!

Friday, 29 June 2012

Spinach Omelette


Ingredients:
  • 1 whole egg, 2 egg whites, beaten
  • Handful of spinach, washed and drained
  • watercress and rocket salad for serving
  • few tomato slices and few slices of red onion for serving
  • salt and pepper
  • olive oil or coconut oil
Instructions

Heat up  a little bit of oil in a frying pan on low to medium heat. Add spinach and after 2 mins, add eggs, cook on low to medium heat and flip after one side is cooked (you might want to use a plate for that for it not to break :))
Once the omelette is cooked place it on the plate, add to one half salad, tomato and onion, season and then close.

Thursday, 28 June 2012

Vegetable Moussaka


Ingredients:
For the layers
  • 2 large aubergines (or egg plants :))
  • 1 large courgette (or zucchini)
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 yellow pepper
  • 250g spinach
For the topping (optional)
  • 40g finelly grated organic cheddar
  • 4tbsp natural organic yoghurt
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
For the sauce
  • 1 onion
  • dash of olive oil
  • 1 can lentils
  • 1 can chopped tomatoes
  • 1 large pinch ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch dried thyme
  • 1 pinch allspice
  • 1 pinch nutmeg
Instructions

Preheat oven to 240C. Slice the aubergines into 1cm thick rings, cut the courgettein half, then into 5mm slices lengthways, cut the peppers into 4 pieces each, then grill them all. Steam the spinach and squeeze excess water.

For the sauce, chop the onion and add it to a hot pan with the olive oil. After 3 mins add the drained lentils, tomatoes, cinnamon, thyme, allspice and nutmeg and simmer for 5 minutes.

Mix the cheese, yoghurt and cinnamon together well.

In the oven-proof dish put a little olive oil at the bottom and place aubergine slices, top with a spoonful of lentils. Next layer courgette, lentils, pepper, lentils, spinach, aubergine and then dollop of youghurt mix(this is optional).

Bake in the oven for 15 mins and serve.


Wednesday, 27 June 2012

Blueberry Smoothie


Ingredients:
  • handful of blueberries
  • 1 banana
  • 1 glass Oat milk or rice milk
  • 2 tbsp of organic natural youghurt
  • 1 heaped tbsp of milled flaxseed or flaxseed with nuts and seeds
Instructions

Blend all ingredients together and enjoy!




Wednesday, 13 June 2012

Fruit Salad


Right...this is simple..use any fruit you like, I used here grapes, banana, strawberries, apple and orange- that's what I had at home.

Remember to eat fruit on it's own, fruit for desert wouldn't be a good option as they digest quicker than other food and would only ferment in your stomach if eaten after a meal.