This hummus made with no chickpeas is delicious, before I went low carb I had no idea that the humble cauliflower was so versatile. We are fast coming to the end of the cauliflower season in New Zealand but I will not panic as asparagus follows in September. But in the meantime to make the…
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Roast pork hock with smashed butter swede, broccolini and coleslaw
Pork hock is a good choice as an alternative to roasting a large joint, perfect for one or two people. I did two hocks of course as I am feeding three hungry people plus I love leftovers. Today I am making bone broth as well and the bones from hock…
Chicken liver pate
Chicken liver pate is excellent for a low carb high fat diet. Liver is extremely nutrient dense, an all round good source of many vitamins and minerals, The only carbs in liver pate come from the onions, so it’s a snack you can eat a lot of. Of course you need to find a way…
Curried chicken coconut soup
This curried chicken coconut soup is so quick and easy to make once you have your chicken broth made and you have some curry paste to hand. It’s worth making a large batch of chicken bone broth and then freezing it for later uses. This soup recipe just needs one litre of broth. You can…
Curry paste
I like to make my own curry pastes rather than buy them so I know what’s in them and make sure it is as fresh as possible, with good oils and whole spices. Having a curry paste on hand means that making curries and flavouring soups is so quick and easy. This one is a…
Sprouted lentil croquettes
These little croquettes are made with sprouted lentils, the sprouting process reduces the carbohydrate and starch content of lentil and also makes them more digestible. Ingredients. 2 1/2 cups of sprouted lentils, made with 1 cup of whole lentils. 1/4 cup flax seeds. 1 heaped tablespoon of tahini. 1 tablespoon fennel seeds. 1 large or 2…
Grapefruit jelly two ways
Gelatin is something that has disappeared from our modern diet which is a terrible shame for the health of the population as gelatin has so many benefits. It is derived from collagen, the most abundant protein in the animal kingdom, both gelatin and collagen have a unique amino acid profile and it’s these amino acids…
Coconut cauliflower rice with salmon and fennel salad.
This combination of coconut cauliflower rice with rich salmon and clean tasting fennel and apple salad is a perfect winter dish. Cauliflower is abundant in the winter as is fennel and crisp apples. This a quick easy dish to make the whole thing can be made in less than 30 minutes. I like to serve…
Cauliflower kedgeree
Traditionally kedgeree is a breakfast dish made of rice and smoked haddock with some spices and hard boiled eggs. But I like to have it for lunch and because I don’t eat grains I make it with cauliflower rice, which makes it light and fresh tasting. It is buttery and packed with parsley and…
Liverlove : liver & onions
Liver is one of the most nutrient dense foods in existence, it should be tender and melt in the mouth. There are two things that can ruin liver and onions, one is cooking the liver too much, which makes it go tough like leather and the other is not cooking the onions enough, they should…
Broccolissimo
Broccoli is so abundant at this time of year and I love using the whole of the broccoli. Here we have broccoli three different ways, lightly steaming the delicious stem that many people discard, turning the middle branch bits into grain free vegetarian burgers and roasting the florets with pine nuts.Ingredients. 2 large heads of…
Moroccan roast chicken with winter vegetables
This is an excellent way of cooking chicken, first it is marinated then boiled and then roast, the result is a very moist roast chicken. In the spring we like to eat this chicken with big piles of asparagus, in the summer with a green salad, in the autumn with the last of the summer…
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