by Siobhan | Mar 5, 2018 | Breakfast, snack, vegan
I absolutely love the soft texture and spices of these flapjacks, they’re delicious!
Flapjacks are one of my favourite snacks but most are full of refined sugar or other ingredients that aren’t good for you so swapping them out for these is a great choice.
My favourite way to eat them is slightly warmed, so either a few minutes out of the oven or else gently heat them up a little before tucking in will give the best results.
Nourishing gingerbread flapjacks
I used molasses in this recipe as it’s a key ingredient in traditional gingerbread recipes due to its rich flavour, it’s also a highly nutritious sweetener containing good amounts of copper, iron and chromium, however not many people tend to use it because of the intense liquorice like flavour, but when you mix it in the right quantities with other flavours you can get the best of both worlds. It is very affordable and in all big shops but if you can’t get your hands on it then you can use barley malt (contains gluten) or honey etc but obviously the flavour won’t be as traditional.
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by Siobhan | Feb 27, 2018 | Breakfast, vegan
With the weather yet again turning rubbish in the UK and the “beast from the East” coming soon, all this cold weather makes me really crave spices and hot, hearty food and this porridge recipe really is hot!
This may sound like a weird combination but chilli and chocolate is one of my favourite flavour combos ever!
If you like these flavours too then check out my chocolate chillana porridge recipe.
I really wanted the heat from the chilli/cayenne pepper and rich dark chocolate flavour from the cacao to come across so I haven’t overly sweetened this recipe, keeping the overall sugar quite low so adjust the recipe to your tastes.
Oats are a great heart healthy ingredient as they contain beta glucan which can lower cholesterol, the flaxseed provides anti-inflammatory omega 3 fats and the cacao powder, particularly this brand contains a very high amount of antioxidants and has an EFSA approved heart health claim attached to it as well.
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by Siobhan | Feb 20, 2018 | Dinner, Grainfree, Lunch
This meal is one that’s highly nourishing but still manages to feel that little bit indulgent thanks to the cheese, rich egg yolk and the faux “chips”.
I normally just buy a whole squash, chop it into thick chip shapes and bake them as this is the cheaper option but on this occasion the shop I was in didn’t have whole butternut squashes but did have this shape instead, so I thought I’d try them out.
Although they’re called “fusilli” which implies they’re meant to replace pasta, I personally don’t think that works as they’re just not bendy enough, I feel they work far better as a nutritious chip option that counts as 1/5 a day.
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by Siobhan | Feb 12, 2018 | Breakfast, Desserts, snack, vegan
Make this soft, sweet berry banana bread for breakfast when you’ve a morning with some free time (not one where you need to rush out the door as it needs time to cook) or else use it as a single serving sweet treat which means you don’t have to make a big batch of something which is then lying around tempting you for the rest of the week.
This also counts as 1/5 day, is loaded with fibre and you can add some protein to this recipe to help achieve a feeling of fullness.
single serve banana bread/dessert
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by Siobhan | Feb 5, 2018 | Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Yes these pancakes are green because I blended spinach into them and no you cannot taste it, spinach has such a neutral flavour that it gets completely covered when you cook these and top them with some juicy pineapple, banana and tropical coconut, that’s a win for secret greens!
This is such a stealth health way of sneaking more greens into your food without it feeling like an ordeal and when you add together the spinach, pineapple and banana it counts as 2 of your 5 a day and the “flour” for the recipe is made from oats which is a great fibre source.
These are also so easy and quick to make as you just chuck all of the ingredients into a blender until smooth then fry them up in under 5mins.
For a similar kind of fruity pancake recipe check out my apple pie pancakes
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