Looking for a creative way to eat your whole foods and greens in this cold winter weather? Bored of sipping soup? Warm salads are a great option. This warm 7 grains salad is super hearty and healthy. It’s a perfect dinner recipe for wet wintery nights – it’ll warm you up and keep you full …
Vegetarian fajitas are the perfect treat for a lazy Saturday night. To make the dish slightly healthier, I avoided making salsa, used lighter Cheddar cheese and replaced the sour cream with Greek yoghurt. The result was a scrumptious flavoursome dinner. Serves 2 Prep 10 minutes Cook 15-20 mins Ingredients 1 onion 2 peppers 200g Quorn chicken style …
Fancy ice cream, but you’re trying to lose weight or keeping healthy? Here’s a dairy-free natural alternative to the usual processed high-calorie version you find in the shops – banana ice cream! With the only ingredient being bananas, this homemade gelato isn’t a guilty pleasure but a healthy dessert or snack. Serves 2 Cook / Prep 10 …
A classic traditional Greek salad is still one of my favourite summer dishes. It’s so tasty and refreshing! It also reminds me of the month I used to spend in Greece with my family every year when I was little. It’s so easy and quick to make. It’s the perfect light dinner after a long …
Looking for a fresh but filling summer recipe? These tomato and mozzarella gnocchi are the perfect fix. Either warm or cool, they are a great lunch or dinner for a hot summer day. You can even think of taking them out to the park or the forest for a picnic. Serves 2 Prep 5 minutes Cook 3 …
Do you ever feel so lazy on a Friday night that you end up craving a terribly unhealthy curry takeaway? Whenever you are in that kind of situation, come back to this recipe – it’ll save your waistline. My Thai Green Curry Fakeaway is the ideal solution to lazy weekend evenings. Why? Because by cooking …
I always thought of Baklava as a delicious dessert. When I discovered, by chance, that it’s possible to make a savoury version of it, I had to give it a try. It turns out, Baklava is absolutely scrumptious even as a main. This savoury baklava recipe features aubergines, tomatoes, feta, and olives. It is truly …
Since moving to Manchester, I’ve missed dearly my favourite dip – Wholefoods’ Rainforest raw hummus. I started having such bad cravings for it that one day I decided I’d try and replicate their fantastic recipe at home. Now that I’ve perfected my own recipe with a few goes, I thought I’d share it with the …
I don’t know about you, but with the winter upon us, I start to crave lots of nourishing baked and steamed vegetables. I love to warm up with some greens and wintery veggies. This is one of my new favourite recipes – a rainbow winter warmer. It combines rainbow chard, butternut squash, kale, and feta …
Polenta Con I Funghi is a dish typical of my region – Lombardia. I felt a bit nostalgic lately, missing mostly the summer weather from home. So I recreated a Sunday dish that is cheap, healthy, and most of all warm for this horrible rainy weather. Try my polenta with mushrooms. Serves 2 Prep 5 minutes …