Information, Advice & Healthy Recipes

I make sauerkraut all the time and it’s honestly much easier than it sounds Slice up a cabbage, weigh it, then add 10g salt for every 500g cabbage. Massage it for a few minutes until it goes soft and juicy. Definitely use gloves if you are making with red cabbage!! 🤣 I usually throw in a pinch of caraway seeds and a few crushed juniper berries for flavour, then pack it tightly into a sterilised jar. Press it right down so the liquid covers everything. If there’s not quite en

⚖️Chickpeas are something I talk about a lot, for their incredible phytoestrogen qualities, an amazing nutritional food to support hormone balancing especially during peri-menopause. ⠀ ⠀ 📢But today I am thinking about how far DRIED chickpeas go! ⠀ ⠀ 🛒They are very cheap, go a long way, and are an excellent source of protein. They also don’t take up nearly as much room as loads of tins, and perhaps we have a bit more time on our hands to consider doing something like soaking

Gluten free and vegan. Even if you do eat animal proteins it’s still great to include some vegetarian and vegan meals for balance and varied nutritional profile. Root vegetables are a great source of carbohydrate mixed with chickpeas which are a low fat, high fibre protein, great for gut health. And a happy gut = a happier brain. RECIPE Slice and roast, in extra virgin olive oil, for 45 mins…. *Baby carrots, I had purple orange and yellow *Aubergine *Red Pepper *Fennel *Beetr

One of my most popular recipes is my homemade granola. Always amazed how many people tell me they make it and love it. Makes me excited...

I save a lot of recipes, some I make and some get left by the wayside but when I saw this one I knew I had to try it, to share with you...

I was looking for a nice simple homemade foodie gift, reading various chef blogs and magazines and then fabulously came across SRIRACHA… which was especially exciting as it includes the word FERMENTATION in the mix!! Surely fermenting chillis is the ultimate joy… This hot tangy sauce has become very much a part of the exciting array of condiments I use now. I absolutely love it as do my whole family. And what can be better than a homemade sauce! THE best sriracha I've ever ea

Vegetable Fritters If you need to get your veggie intake up these are pretty amazing…. Kale, leek, broccoli, peppers, tofu, feta, eggs,...

💥Fermented food supports digestive health which has a direct link to our mental health. Understanding how food affects how we feel, our...

If you are unfamiliar with cooking lentils then dahl is definitely the place to start. It is a perfectly simple meal, high in protein and...

Salad means many different things to each person. When I speak to clients I delve deeply into every detail of “salad” on their food...

Melt-in-the-mouth Veggie Balls in lush tomato sauce. Inspired by @ottolenghi aubergine dumplings and @melissa.hemsley veggie balls This...

How beautiful does this look?! Excited to share with you that it also tastes amazing and.... yes it’s really great for your health and...

✅Purple food is high in the antioxidants reservatrol and anthocyanin. Antioxidants play a vital role in protecting our bodies, from - you...

Gluten free buckwheat crisp bread from@amisaorganic- a delicious crunchy cracker suitable for many different spreads & butters. Egg...

Delicious lunch sitting in the sun today, getting a burst of that all important Vitamin D. ⠀ ⠀ We need to keep things interesting, mix it...

✅Gluten-free seedy bread: provides great energy ✅Hummus - packed with protein ✅Sauerkraut - perfect food to feed those lovely good gut...

Decided to make some chicken soup, with chicken carcass from@farm_directuk, great medicinal food and always excellent to have some in the...

I encourage clients to look at proportions of food groups and like this plate, it’s loaded with vegetables, balanced with about a quarter...

“ALL DISEASE BEGINS IN THE GUT”⠀ Hippocrates (~400BC)⠀ ⠀ Feeding the trillions of bacteria in our gut with the food they need is what...

Excited by my very first kimchi ferment! I love eating it with all sorts of meals but have been slightly scared to make it. Finally been...