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Dining Club Delights…

Diners certainly ate well last night at our Love At First Bite Dining Club.  From samosas, through to cauliflower soup with sweet miso  and steamed sourdough bread, followed by an abundant seasonal vegetable feast with white beans and quinoa, butternut squash tempura, ginger glazed pay choy, red and brown rice risotto, yellow courgette salad […]

By |August 19th, 2011|Desserts, Mains, Recipes|0 Comments

Naturally Fantastico

I’m appearing with celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo next month in ITV’s new series ‘There’s No Taste Like Home’.

The ITV series is discovering traditional recipes that have remained in families for generations and bringing these dishes into restaurants.  I refine my Grandmother’s legendary recipes to far healthier and equally delicious versions.

I’ll be posting the recipes […]

By |August 12th, 2011|Dishes on ITV|0 Comments

Red Lentil, Tomato Walnut Pate

Red lentils are great to use in summer for their light energy and they cook really quickly.  For a faster recipe, no need to bake the pate.

Ingredients:

1 cups red lentils

1 and a half Cups water

Half cup passata

Wakame sea vegetable

1 diced onions

1 clove garlic

5  tomatoes

Handful finely cut walnuts

Chopped Basil leaves

Dash of shoyu

Dash of […]

By |August 8th, 2011|Healthy Snacks, Mains, Recipes|0 Comments

Polenta Cake Hearts

Enjoy feeding your loved ones with our Polenta Cake Hearts.  This delicious treat is perfect to expand energy and nurture nourishment for all.

The recipe is beautifully sweet and yet free from any sugar, baked flour or dairy.  The recipe uses rice syrup which is made in a natural process from the whole rice grain […]

By |August 8th, 2011|Desserts, Healthy Snacks, Recipes|0 Comments

Kale Crisps

Kale Crisps
These easy to prepare vegetable crisps taste like the seaweed served in Chinese restaurants and are sure to have people oozing with delight!  Kale is abundant at this time of year and carries all the great properties of dark, leafy green vegetables, being rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.  […]

By |August 8th, 2011|Healthy Snacks|0 Comments

Krispy Rice Treats

These puffed rice treats are a hit with everyone!

They are sweetened using rice syrup which is a lovely and healthier alternative to sugar.  Rice syrup is made from the whole rice grain and so bestows stable and steady blood sugar levels.

Ingredients:
3 dessertspoons Peanut butter
3 dessertspoons Rice syrup
Dash of Vanilla essence
Handful Raisons
Chopped nuts […]

By |August 8th, 2011|Desserts, Healthy Snacks|0 Comments

Red Lentil & Squash Soup

We share our favourite Red Lentil & Butternut Squash Soup recipe with you.   This delicious starter is thick and creamy (without the use of any dairy) and full of flavour, and has left many feeling reenergised and well nourished.

Enjoy this yummy winter recipe.

Ingredients:
Half a pumpkin or butternut squash
4 Carrots
1 Onion
1 […]

By |August 8th, 2011|Soups|0 Comments

Polenta Cake Snack

This quick and easy to make snack is perfect to expand energy and vitality for all.
We love using polenta, as it is really fast to cook and a great alternative to having wheat and gluten.

Polenta:
4 cups water
I cup Polenta
Dash of sesame oil
1-2 cloves garlic
1 carrot grated
2 spring onions finely cut
Pinch sea salt
1 tbsp bouillon
2 […]

By |August 8th, 2011|Mains|0 Comments

Hungry Planet – What The World Eats

We love this photographic story of family dinner tables around the globe.  Fascinating to see what people are eating and spending on food.  And to see how the family sizes and features differ.  The above photo is of a family home in Ecuador, their favourite meal is potato soup with cabbage.  […]

By |July 19th, 2011|World Food|0 Comments

Top Wellbeing Tips

Top Wellbeing Tips!
Check out my top 3 wellbeing tips from a recent Welllbeing in the City exhibition for staff at Westminster City Council. See how three key pieces of advice can help expand your wellbeing. If you too would like Wholefood Harmony to exhibit at your workplace and promote […]

By |July 16th, 2011|Healthy Eating|0 Comments