Ingredients: 100g dried Couscous 100g Sweet potato, diced 2 Onions, roughly chopped 3 Garlic cloves, crushed 50g Green beans 50g Tomatoes, quartered 1 Carrot, grated (optional) 1tbsp Balsamic Vinegar 1tbsp Honey Salt and Pepper, to taste (all of my ingredient portions were estimated, next time I make this I will be sure to measure itContinue reading “Roasted Veg Couscous”
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Garlic + Honey Chickpea Rice Bowl
Ingredients: 2 tins of chickpeas 6 cloves of garlic, crushed 1/3 cup honey 1/4 cup water (or vegetable stock) 2 tbsp white wine vinegar 1 tbsp soy sauce Rice, to serve Vegetables of your choice, to serve Method: Boil some rice and prep your veggies. Heat up 1 tbsp of vegetable oil in a panContinue reading “Garlic + Honey Chickpea Rice Bowl”
Veggie Ramen
Ingredients: 1 cup shredded carrot 1 cup green beans or sugar snap peas 1 pack of baby corn, chopped 8oz mushrooms, sliced 1 tbsp Thai red curry paste 2 tsp curry powder 6 cloves of garlic, minced 2 tsp minced ginger 6 cups veggie stock 1 can coconut milk 1 tsp honey 8oz egg noodlesContinue reading “Veggie Ramen”
Kourampiedes (Cypriot Shortbread)
Traditional Greek and Cypriot shortbread biscuits usually made at Christmas and Easter.From the book-Celebrate with wishesAuthor: Maria Sokratous Ingredients: 300g ghee butter 50g icing sugar 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1/2 tsp lemon juice 1/2 tsp vanilla 1/4 cup Brandy 460g plain flour 100g chopped hazelnuts (firstly roasted in the oven) Icing sugar for sprinklingContinue reading “Kourampiedes (Cypriot Shortbread)”
Brookies
Ingredients: 85g Cocoa powder 400g Caster sugar 125ml Vegetable Oil 4 Eggs 2tsp Vanilla Extract 250g Plain flour 2tsp Baking Powder 1/2tsp Salt 60g Icing Sugar Method: In a medium bowl, mix together the cocoa, caster sugar and vegetable oil. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour,Continue reading “Brookies”
Mushroom Alfredo
Ingredients: 300g spaghetti, cooked 150g mushrooms, sliced 1 onion, diced 1 clove garlic, chopped up fine 270g Philadelphia 200ml milk 150g cheese (optional) 100g peas, cooked a handful of cashew nuts, to serve salt and pepper, to taste Method: Fry off the mushrooms. Add in the onion and fry until softened. Add in the garlicContinue reading “Mushroom Alfredo”
Garlic + Honey Tofu Rice Bowl
Ingredients: 500g Tofu 3 tbsp flour Salt and Pepper to season 3 cloves of garlic, crushed 1/3 cup honey 1/4 cup water (or vegetable stock) 2 tbsp white wine vinegar 1 tbsp soy sauce Rice, to serve vegetables of your choice, to serve Method: Cut up the tofu into bite size chunks. In a bowlContinue reading “Garlic + Honey Tofu Rice Bowl”
Satay Veggie Stir-Fry
Ingredients: 1 onion, sliced 2 cloves of garlic, crushed 1″ ginger, grated 1 chilli, sliced lots of veggies of your choice 2 tbsp peanut butter 1 cup soya milk noodles, to serve Method: Fry off the onion, garlic, ginger and chilli. Add in the veggies and stir well. Cook until softened. Add in the peanutContinue reading “Satay Veggie Stir-Fry”
Banana + Peanut Butter Smoothie
Ingredients: 1 banana 1 cup milk (any milk is fine, I use soya milk) 1/2 cup oats 1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp peanut butter 1 tsp chia seeds (optional) Method: Pop all of the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. You can then add a little more milk if it is too thickContinue reading “Banana + Peanut Butter Smoothie”
Millionaire Shortbread
Ingredients: (for the shortbread base) 250g plain flour 75g caster sugar 175g butter (for the caramel filling) 100g butter/margarine 100g light brown sugar 397g can condensed milk(alternatively you can skip this step and buy a can of caramel) (for the chocolate topping) 200g milk chocolate 50g white chocolate (if you want to do the featheringContinue reading “Millionaire Shortbread”