Roasted Beetroot with Greek Yoghurt & Wasabi Peanuts

The ‘Roasted Beetroot with Greek Yoghurt & Wasabi Peanuts’ is such a simple dish to make and, although it only uses a limited amount of ingredients, it is quite a looker – thanks to its striking combination of strong colours. Added to that…it is simply delicious!!! Finally, eating beetroot has a lot of benefits for your gut health – read more below! Keeping all this in mind, there is a high chance that this dish will become one of your household staples! It is actually my mum who introduced me to this recipe; It is from Annemarie Wildeisenthe Swiss Editor of a monthly cooking magazine, author of several cooking books and and principal of a cookery school. As you can see from this recipe, her cooking style is simple, quick and perfect for your everyday needs. 

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Super Seed & Fig Shards

Have you made any New Year’s Resolutions? If yes, there is a good chance that “health” is high on the list, be it in the form of: exercise, losing weight and/or improving your diet. This usually lasts precisely three week… maybe these will help! 😉

Any health kick will include both  mental and physical lows during which it is just too tempting to grab a consolation chocolate or some sugar laden granola bar. My ‘Super Seed & Fig Shards’ could be your solution, as they have all the “naughtiness” without the unhealthiness. They are packed with seeds and only sweetened with dried figs, cinnamon and maple syrup. You have the impression you are eating a cookie. If your resolution is increasing your fitness levels…well…seeds are packed with protein making them a perfect pre- or post-workout snack! Oh and for all the parents out there…my kids can’t have enough of them! What’s not to love?!?!

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Banana Chocolate Bread & the Almighty Peel

Food waste is a big issue nowadays, one that we should all be tackling. There are so many ways of cutting down on waste. Banana bread is a fantastic way of using those very ripe bananas in your fruit bowl that tend to be ignored. A banana can not be too ripe for this bread, unless it is mouldy or has been attacked by fruit flies.

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