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Lunch + Dinner Recipes

Spiced pumpkin & chickpea stew vegan stew

25th July 2021

This spiced vegetable and chickpea stew reminds me of a cosy winter afternoon in a bowl.

As always, this is a very simple one pot meal to make. The chickpeas,  along with a helping of brown basmati rice makes this a plant protein powerhouse.

Ingredients:

  • 1 small red onion, finely diced
  • 2 cups of cubed pumpkin
  • 1 cup of shredded kale, tightly packed
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 teaspoon of fresh ginger
  • 1 400g tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 2 tablespoons of coconut oil

Spices etc:

  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons of ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon of turmeric
  • 1 heaped tablespoon of tomato paste
  • ½ cup of water
  • 1 heaped teaspoon of brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon of allspice (optional)
  • Sea salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste

Serve with well-cooked brown basmati rice

Instructions:

Start by getting your basmati rice cooking. Setting it aside with the lid on when done to keep steaming and fluff properly.

In a deep saucepan or medium sized pot fry the diced onion until soft & translucent. Then add the pumpkin cubes, season with salt and continue sautéing the pumpkin & onion mixture for a further 5 minutes.

Next add the chickpeas, kale, all the spices and tomato puree, sugar and water – seasoning once again with salt now – then give it a good stir through before turning down the heat, placing the lid on the pot, and then leave it to simmer slowly for 45 minutes.

Then serve with a little salad on the side and a helping of brown basmati rice.

Wishing you radiant health and kitchen contentment ahead,

Marlien

Lunch + Dinner Recipes

Vintage Sweet & Sour Vegetable Stir-Fry

23rd June 2021

This is my version of old school vegetable stir fry with a sweet and sour sauce. It was delicious and took less than 30 minutes from prep to table. This reminds me of what Vintage Vegetarian food looked like (back when I was a little kid).

You can vary the vegetables (mushrooms, peppers and kale can work well too), whatever you have in the fridge really – because this is all about the sauce. Also I served this with Udon noodles, but buckwheat noodles for a gluten-free option will work perfectly too, or even just jasmine rice.

For protein you can stir in a beaten egg towards the end, or add cubed tofu / tempeh.

I used shredded cabbage, thinly sliced carrots, spring onions and baby spinach (last veg in the fridge I confess).

Instructions:

  1. Cook your noodles/ rice and set aside (you can dress it with a little Tamara or sauce sauce and a few drops of toasted sesame oil)
  2. Then prep your sauce by adding the following to a bowl and whisking together well
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons of honey or brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of Tamara or soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon of natural ketchup (optional)
  • 1 heaped tablespoon of corn starch
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt

3.  Then heat a deep pan or wok and in some coconut, peanut or macadamia oil stir fry your veggies to almost perfection (you can season with a little salt) and then just before your veg is perfectly done stir through the sauce, it will thicken quite quickly.

4. Take it off the heat and serve over your noodles or rice.

Happy cooking

Marlien x

Wellness + Nutrition

Yoga Kitchen Workshops 2019 Yoga Kitchen Nutrition Workshops

28th January 2019

Are you tired all the time, do you struggle to lose weight and feel that you would like to invest in looking and feeling your best? Join one of my workshops this year to learn how and what to eat – and how enjoy the journey to your best health!

Announcing all my workshop dates for 2019, covering subjects like How to eat for natural and effortless weight loss and which foods & supplements to include for beautiful skin & boundless energy!

For dates & more info navigate to my events page https://yogakitchencoach.com/the-yoga-kitchens-events/

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.