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Gut-Friendly Green Swish Chard Soup
This Gut-Friendly Green Swish Chard Soup is, as the name suggests, made with leafy, vitamin-rich swiss chard. A relative of beetroot, it’s high in vitamins A, C and K, as well as iron, magnesium, manganese and potassium. I find this leafy vegetable much easier to stomach than Kale, so I decided to use it in soup. My mom and stepfather Gerry have been visiting us since Easter and yesterday he got a very painful abscess. It is so bad that it has given him a fever! Luckily enough he was able to get an emergency appointment at the dentist, but the tooth had to be removed. He isn’t able to…
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Mains, Lifestyle
Mango and Black Rice Salad
Here’s a very short and sweet recipe for my Sweet and Salty Mango and Black Rice Salad. I picked some black rice up when visiting The Refillery because it’s the only place I have seen it in Jozi! Black rice is known as ‘forbidden rice’ or ‘emperors rice’ because it used to be reserved for Chinese Royalty. Besides being gluten-free, it is higher in fibre than white rice, Black Rice also boasts 8.5g of protein per 100g! Here’s the recipe for a side salad using this awesome ingredient, or if you are feeling hungry – a salad for one! Mango and Black Rice Salad
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Mains, Sweets & Snacks, Vegan
Healthy Three-Course Valentine’s Dinner
Today’s post is my how-to guide for creating a Healthy Three-Course Valentine’s Dinner … Either you hate it or you love it – but February is here – aka the month of love. I have never really been the biggest fan of Valentine’s Day, mostly because I think it is far to commercialised. Do not even get me started on the retail madness that ensues on the overpriced (ugly) flowers, chocolates and teddy bears. 🤢 Even if Shaun and I did choose to partake in the madness, we have a wedding to save for, so we are eating in a lot this year! Which brings me to this dinner. Eat at…
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Mains
Pomegranate Feta and Rocket Salad
We are 10 recipes into 24 Days of Christmas and today’s creation is a healthy Pomegranate Feta and Rocket Salad. Serve this salad as a side to your main dishes and you will keep the vegetarians happy and probably delight the meat-eaters too. Let’s also take a minute to get excited about the fact that the holidays are almost here! Where are you headed off to this December? Or are you having a staycation? Either way, it’s exciting to know that Christmas is almost here! Ok, time for the recipe 😅 What’s in the Pomegranate Feta and Rocket Salad? This Pomegranate, Feta and Rocket Salad is bright and light gets some…
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Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Mains
{GF & DF} Honey & Thyme Roasted Pink Potatoes
Sundays Breakfast is Pink Potatoes, roasted in Honey and Thyme, topped with a soft boiled egg. If you haven’t seen my post about Wesgrow’s Speciality Potatoes, then check it out here This pink variant is named Magenta Love, has a pink skin and pale-pink flesh, with a silky smooth texture and a fresh, earthy taste. The sweetness of the honey and the freshness of the thyme really help to elevate the taste of this variant and you can’t help but devour an entire bowl of these Unicorn Spuds. Happy Cooking, Love, Cat Ingredients: 10 Baby Magenta Love Wesgrow Potatoes Knob of butter Salt and Pepper to taste 5 – 6 sprigs…
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