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Breakfast, Lunch + Dinner Recipes

An ode to Oats – Anti Inflammatory Savoury Oats Anti Inflammatory Savoury Oats

26th June 2021

A new way to enjoy your morning bowl of porridge, or why not have this for supper. It’s a one pot dish, which makes me happy. Turmeric and black pepper when combined with heat is anti-inflammatory. Turmeric has many other befits which you can explore here:

Turmeric & black pepper oat porridge

Serves 1

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup of gluten free whole rolled oats
  • 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon of ghee, butter or macadamia oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon of flaky sea salt
  • 1 cup of filtered water
  • juice of 1/2 a small lemon
  • Spring onion to garnish

Instructions:

Add all the above (except the spring onion) to a pot and allow it to simmer together over low heat for 15 minutes (ideally having soaked the oats beforehand). Then serve with a extra grinding of black pepper and finely sliced spring onion.

Lunch + Dinner Recipes

Super Green Quinoa Nourishing and simple vegan lunch - gluten free and grain free

16th November 2016

Recently my friend Diaan arrived at my door eith a huge bag full if greens from her organic garden. For me, this the equivalent of a pair of  a pair of Jimmy Choo’s for a shoe addict. I used this fabulous gift to create a Superfood sauce, or pesto if you like, here goes:

  • 3 kale leaves
  • 4 spinach leaves
  • handful of chives
  • handful of flat leaf parsley
  • Hand ful of raw cashews
  • the juice of one lemon
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 100ml of cold pressed olive oil
  • Pink salt to taste

Simply whizz all the above together in your food processor and serve with well cooked quinoa and a lovely little avocado.

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There really is nothing to this quick lunch, and it’s nourishing, simple and delicious. you can also drizzle it over a hearty vegetable or tomato soup, or spread it on a few rice cakes, or some sourdough toast with fresh tomato and mashed avo…I can keep going…but I eon’t.

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Happy cooking,

Marlien ♡

Breakfast, Wellness + Nutrition

The All In One Guide To Green Smoothies Green Smoothies

5th November 2016

We know how fabulously healthy Green Smoothies are.  We all need the greens, fiber, good fats and nutrients.

One of the reasons I love a green smoothie for breakfast is that it’s actually super quick and easy to make and digests easily, so it doesn’t hinder the all important cleansing/ house cleaning time that our body needs and delivers an exceptional punch of nutrients.

I recently came across this very well researched and comprehensive article about Green Smoothies that I feel compelled to share here.

The All In One Guide To Making A Green Smoothie

In fact, go ahead and subscribe to this Positive Health Wellness if you are investing in your health, it’s a great resource.

Please comment below and share your favorite green smoothies combinations, I would love to hear from you.

Dedicated to your radiant health,

Marlien

 

 

Lunch + Dinner Recipes, Soup

Delicious Tomato & Pesto Detox Soup gluten free, grain free

26th April 2015

When you are focusing on eating clean food, and you want to reboot your metabolism with delicious plant-based, wholefoods, this soup should become to one of your staples.

serves 4 generous portions:

Soup Ingredients

  • 8 vine tomatoes, washes and halved
  • 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 1 small sachet of tomato paste (one without too many additives)
  • 4 cups of water
  • 1 vegetable stock cube, or 1 heaped table spoon of veggie stock powder
  • 1 clove of fresh garlic, crushed
  • 1 sprig of fresh origanum
  • 3 table spoons of dried onion flakes
  • 1 table spoon of brown sugar to ‘neutralize’ the acidic taste of the tomatoes
  • pink salt and pepper to taste

Soup Instructions

  • roast the halved vine tomatoes in a oiled baking tray on high heat for approx. 30 min
  • while the tomatoes are roasting, combine all the other ingredients in a soup pot and let it come to the boil, once boiling, turn down the heat to medium and let it simmer for another 30min.
  • remove the roasted tomatoes from their peels with 2 x forks, and add the flesh to the soup, remove from the heat and blend it to a silky smooth consistence with a hand blender

Pesto

While the soup is simmering and tomatoes roasting, combine 2 handfuls of fresh basil leaves, 1/2 cup of raw cashews, 1/2 cup of cold pressed olive oil, juice of 1/2 a lemon, 1/2 teaspoon of salt in the food processor and blend until it is a course pesto, serve your soup with a generous dollop of this green yumminess.

Lunch + Dinner Recipes, Soup

Delicious Tomato & Pesto Soup gluten free, grain free

26th April 2015

When you are focusing on eating clean food, and you want to reboot your metabolism with delicious plant-based, wholefoods, this soup should become to one of your staples.

serves 4 generous portions:

Soup Ingredients

  • 8 vine tomatoes, washes and halved
  • 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 1 small sachet of tomato paste (one without too many additives)
  • 4 cups of water
  • 1 vegetable stock cube, or 1 heaped table spoon of veggie stock powder
  • 1 clove of fresh garlic, crushed
  • 1 sprig of fresh origanum
  • 3 table spoons of dried onion flakes
  • 1 table spoon of brown sugar to ‘neutralize’ the acidic taste of the tomatoes
  • pink salt and pepper to taste

Soup Instructions

  • roast the halved vine tomatoes in a oiled baking tray on high heat for approx. 30 min
  • while the tomatoes are roasting, combine all the other ingredients in a soup pot and let it come to the boil, once boiling, turn down the heat to medium and let it simmer for another 30min.
  • remove the roasted tomatoes from their peels with 2 x forks, and add the flesh to the soup, remove from the heat and blend it to a silky smooth consistence with a hand blender

Pesto

While the soup is simmering and tomatoes roasting, combine 2 handfuls of fresh basil leaves, 1/2 cup of raw cashews, 1/2 cup of cold pressed olive oil, juice of 1/2 a lemon, 1/2 teaspoon of salt in the food processor and blend until it is a course pesto, serve your soup with a generous dollop of this green yumminess.