by Siobhan | Oct 29, 2015 | Desserts, Lunch, Uncategorized, vegan
Ive updated this recipe since last Halloween to include more spices in it, A great Halloween treat that won’t spike blood sugar levels like normal sweets & another bonus is that it actually provides some nutrition!
*Chocolate sauce is optional, my pie was still slightly warm when I added it on both times (I attempted jack skellington 2nd time) so it ran a little & actually formed a strange kind of ghost! but at least now you know to be patient (unlike me) and let your pie cool before attempting a design, so hopefully you won’t make this mistake.
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by Siobhan | Oct 26, 2015 | Grainfree, Lunch, snack, vegan
Turmeric & black pepper roasted chickpeas!
This little snack is so handy for keeping in your drawer at work for when the hunger strikes or you’re trying to avoid the big batch of leftover buns lying in the office conference room.
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by Siobhan | Oct 2, 2015 | Dinner, Grainfree, vegan
This recipe is great for the skin as the sweet potato is loaded with beta carotene which is the precursor of Vitamin A which is a strong antioxidant & fat soluble vitamin therefore you need fat in the meal to absorb it hence the benefits of the coconut milk combo.
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by Siobhan | Sep 25, 2015 | Desserts, Grainfree, vegan
I was really craving some chocolate recently and had some spare pistachios leftover & these beauties were the result & oh so good for you too!
Recipe:
*50g cacao butter
*2 generous tablespoons cacao powder
*2 tablespoons sweetener (i like to use sweet freedom)
*a tspn vanilla essence
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by Siobhan | Sep 20, 2015 | Advice, Health
So what do you do when you’re out and about shopping in the city centre and you get hungry but want something nutritious or have a particular food allergy/diet yet all you can see around you are burger joints & the typical coffee house?
Well, when this happens there’s a few places I like to head to:
1) The Nutmeg (9 Lombard street-across from Dunnes)
First up is the local health food store, this small but lovely shop has all sorts of products and ingredients for the health food lover and also does speciality food such as vegan sandwiches, vegetable samosas, treats such as chocolate peanut butter balls, muffins, fifteens with most being gluten & dairy free. They also sell a few refrigerated products that you can take with you to eat on the go like coconut/soy yogurts and kefir.
This is also where I get my spelt pasta from, which I love!
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