Sauces + dressings
Kaleslaw with cashew mustard mayo
I grew up eating coleslaw. It was simple yet utterly delicious because of one particular ingredient. And because Mum always used it. I’ve followed suit. Among a tangle of fresh herbs there must always be thyme. Preferably English, but any variety will do. Aromatic lemon thyme is especially spectacular. Keeping the slaw simple we’re using […]
How To Make Raw Pasta Sauce
There have been a couple of stand out new dishes that have delighted us this summer and this is one of them. Easy. Tasty. And full of fresh readily available nutrients. The good thing about raw foods is they’re loaded with water, which fills you up. It never ceases to amaze me how satisfying they […]
Raw Zucchini Noodles with Alfredo Sauce
The simplicity of this dish suits the relaxed nature of picking your summer vegetables from the garden and throwing together something easy for lunch or dinner. Just be sure to soak your cashews in the morning (if you forget pour boiling water over them and sit for ten mins). Adjust the combo of vegetables to […]
Fragrant chick pea, potato and cucumber salad
Combining the tastes of buttery chick peas with toasted seeds creates an interesting spectrum of flavour. Whether you use cumin, caraway, fennel or all three seeds combined doesn’t really matter. It will bring your salad alive. Ingredients New potatoes, thick slicedCucumber, chunksRed onion, slicedSeveral gherkins, optionalFresh herbsSalad greens 1 can chickpeas, drained & rinsed1 tsp […]
Two ways with quinoa
This should read 202 ways with quinoa (pronounced keen-wa) such is the versatility of this seed. Seed?? Yes! It’s commonly referred to as a grain but is technically a seed – which is great if you’re looking for a non-grain grain. Use it instead of rice, eat it hot or cold, sprout it, you can […]