Plant To Table

Banana Bread Milk (V, GF) ‘If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.’ – Einstein I thought this was an interesting combination for a bridge between a smoothie and milk. I swapped out maple…

No Flour Banana Cake (GF, DF) ‘I cannot always control what goes on outside. But I can always control what goes on inside’. My little has been asked for cake, after having it at a few birthdays and at a few playdates, so I want…

Cashew Coconut Milk (V, GF) ‘This place where you are right now. God circled on a map for you.’ – Hafiz This milk is delicious and full of vital nutrients. My little one loves it and it’s great on days he needs something a li…

Turmeric Ginger Elixir ‘The great gift of a spiritual path is coming to trust that you can find a way to true refuge. You realize that you can start right where you are, in the midst of your life, and find peace in any c…

Ayurvedic Puffed Rice Snack (GF) This dish takes 5 minutes to make and is a great midday snack or breakfast. It is sweet and salty. The spices aid in the digestion of the snack with some additional heated turmeric to help with inf…

Tahini Banana Bread Muffins (GF, DF) ‘God’s own country, or a heaven on earth. Place full of mountains, greenery, and streams. Oh Kerala, God created you with utmost care’. I first read about this type of banana cake in, ‘The covenant…

Fennel Salad with Mint (V, GF) ‘What are those bulb things you are slicing? You’ve never seen fennel? It looks like celery and tastes like licorice’. Fennel is used as palate cleanser in Italy. It has a sweet mildly aniseed tast…

Cauliflower Pasta Sauce (GF, V) ‘The advantage of the cauliflower is that if all else fails, you can always cover it with melted cheese and eat it’. My little one loves broccoli (for now), but he won’t touch cauliflower, so I hav…

Apple/Pear Cinnamon Muffins (GF, DF, NF) This recipe is adapted from Dr Mark Hyman recipe. It’s great for adults and kids a like. They are grain free muffins, made of almonds, so make for a great breakfast or satiating snack. The almonds,…

Vegetable Coconut Curry (GF, V) ‘Happiness is a small house with a big kitchen’ The layout of the downstairs of our new house is the kitchen, the living area and a playroom. We don’t use the living room much for living, as we hav…

Oatmeal Waffles (GF, DF) ’Eat waffles, sleep, play, repeat’ Yes, the waffle recipes are back! I have made this one the most recently as Baby B takes them to school with him. They are also great to take with you when travel…

Almond Coconut Chocolate Muffins (GF, DF) ‘I said to the almond tree, speak to me of God, and the almond tree blossomed’ I love this recipe as it is naturally gluten free with lots of healthy ingredients and an antioxidant bonus from the r…

Spinach Pinwheels ‘If you don’t eat well, you won’t be able to think, sleep or love well’ My little one has been quite ill recently, having spent a couple of days at school and contracted a few bugs at the same time…

Italian Green Beans (GF, V) ‘The delicate sweetness of just picked vegetables, is always worth savoring’ I made this dish for the wider family on thanksgiving, alongside a number of other veggie dishes. This was the only one …

Spinach and Artichoke Dip (GF, V) ‘If you combine good flavors, food turns into an orchestra’ This is a great dish that has a ton of healthy ingredients but tastes gooey and indulgent. It has layers of deep flavour but …

Spinach and Artichoke Dip (GF, V) ‘If you combine good flavours, food turns into an orchestra’. This is a great dish that has a ton of healthy ingredients but tastes gooey and indulgent. It has layers of deep flavour but is super s…

Pecan and Date Oat Cookies (GF, V) ‘Funny, how one good cookie can calm the mind and elevate a troubled soul’. I used to make these cookies at the restaurant. It was like quiet sweet meditation. They are more like a healthy granola …

Buckwheat and Amaranth Paratha (GF, V) ‘You melt my heart like ghee on fresh hot paratha’ I love to try new gluten free Indian flatbread recipes, as roti and paratha are staples in Indian cuisine. The great aspect of Indian flatbread is…

Lime Rice Pilaf (GF, V) ‘Imitate the rice stalk, the more grains it bears, the lower it bows’. I love Divya Alters new book, the joy of balance. The recipes are simple, healthy and the knowledge is vast. I also had the ho…

Pumpkin Pecan Granola (GF, V) ‘Sugar, pumpkin spice and all things nice’. Tis the season for all things pumpkin. In that ‘spirit’ granola had to be on the menu. It is a super simple recipe. I added in pumpkin seeds and candied …

Red Lentil, Roasted Pumpkin and Spinach Soup (GF, V) ‘Gourd vibes only’ Apologies for the delayed blog. We moved house to be closer to nature, both for the balance of my own temperament and my little one’s development. Moving house and ‘starting agai…

Sweet Soothing Masala (GF, V) ‘She said nothing with her voice and everything with the way she cared for you.’  It only made sense this week to feature a recipe with cardamom in it, after the beautifully written interview …

Baked Mung Lentils (GF, V) Anyone know knows me, or has been following this blog for a while, knows I love mung lentils.  From my grandma’s mung dal to my own mung lentil burgers, pancakes and frittata’s, if you ca…

Caramel apple soft serve (GF, V) ‘All you need is love…and maybe a little ice cream’.  I copied down this recipe from a book on cleansing, as I thought it sounded so delicious that it would encourage people to want to eat it …

Butter Bean Puree with Dukkah (GF, V) ‘I’d rather have a cupboard full of herbs than a closet full of heels’ This dish was inspired by my friend Kim. Literally one of the nicest people I have met. She mentioned using canned butter bean…

Tofu Nuggets (GF, V) ‘The mind is like Tofu; it tastes like whatever you marinate it in’.  This is an extremely simple recipe, to be used as a teether, a protein rich food and a crouton for adult meals, it’s a nic…

Garden Pasta Sauce (GF, V) ‘Gardening trains you to think ahead and care for other living organisms responsibly. Truly infinite are the life lessons this hobby has to offer.’ My father in law is an avid gardener. He is out i…

Sweet green cashew dressing (GF, V) ‘Real cooking is more about following your heart than following a recipe’ Mr B loves a sweet greens salad, it is to do with the great variety of vegetables, protein add-in’s but most of all the spi…

Watermelon Canape (GF, V) ‘If you focus only on the seeds of a watermelon, you miss the sweetness of the meat’ I’ve been buying a lot of watermelon to keep the family hydrated during the various heat waves we have had on bo…

Ayurvedic Apple Sauce (GF) ‘’Surely the apple is the noblest of fruits’ This apple sauce is divine and according to my sister-in-law, tastes like Christmas Apple Custard. I made it originally to mix with baby oatmeal for my …