I have been obsessed with making my slow cooked No Waste Broth, Stock and Cubes recipe for the last few months, and am always finding new ways to use it. I was craving something ramen-ish, after watching a whole lot of ramen videos on Facebook (seriously, don’t they just make you starving?!) and decided that my favourite broth would be the perfect base, with a few additions. Now, you can either use the broth (which is a mix of a whole lot of vegetables, herbs and spices, and slow cooked overnight) or simply vegetable stock, or even water. Mind you, using a water base for ramen is a little thin, so you can jazz it up like I’ve done here...
Sometimes you just need a mid-afternoon pick-me-up! These cookies are brilliant for snacks on the go, and are easy to add into your meal prep for the week. I used Clean Lean Protein powder from NuZest in their delicious coffee flavour! It’s made of Golden Pea Protein, is smooth and not overly sweet; making it perfect to add to things like cookies and muffins, as well as smoothies! It’s easy to substitute flour in part with protein powder – simply replace up to 1/3 of the flour with the protein powder of your choice and follow the rest of the instructions. Not all protein powders are made equal however; I’ve had a long and winding road to finding one that I can consume long...
I’ve wanted to make my own spice mix for a long time – using more than just dried spices. I have been growing my own organic vegies and herbs for over a year now in my two Healthy Patches, and had an abundance of celery, chillies, oregano, rosemary and spring onions… and nothing to make with it all. This recipe is completely interchangeable – have you got an abundance of carrot tops or beet leaves? Use them in place of the celery leaves. How about parsley, basil and coriander? Use them instead of the oregano and rosemary. For an Indian twist, add garam masala instead of the smoked paprika. It’s really that easy! Use this to add a depth of flavour...
While I was away in Bali, Paul face timed me and he put the dogs on the camera. Oh those eyes! Asking “when’s mummy coming home?!” He wanted to give them a little treat, so gave them each their own spoonfuls of peanut butter (their favourite treat ever!) Could you ever say no to this face? And the joy! When I arrived home, the pantry was BARE. I mean, bare enough that even me, who teaches people what to do with all the food in their pantry – was almost stumped. Almost. I was dying for a bowl of cereal, and only had rolled oats, some coconut sugar, a few staples, and some of my fave 99th Monkey Organic Salted Peanut Butter in the pantry....
I’ve had the house to myself this week – with Paul’s work schedule taking him all over the country, and my travels taking me far and wide, we don’t often spend a lot of time together. When he’s away, I love to go all out in the kitchen. I do when he’s at home as well, but I find myself being a tad more adventurous when it’s just me; so if the dish is a total flop, no one else has to suffer. I had some gorgeous fresh tofu staring at me from the fridge, longing to be eaten, and loads of chilli and coriander from mum and dad’s garden. I wanted something light, filling, grounding and spicy. This...
