SOUL (food)
Just as we train and celebrate our bodies with exercise, our mind and spirit with books and mindfulness, we must also find nourishment and enjoyment in our food.
I have a real passion for baking and an insatiable sweet tooth, but don't like all the additives I see in shop bought "goodies", therefore below are my tried and tested, fail-safe recipes that I use of which most can be frozen to exercise portion control!
On this page you will find everything from savoury recipes, sweet treats and how to go about growing your own...
In relation to protecting our planet, always make sure you can buy locally (avoiding air miles and plastic greenhouse grown produce with unsanitary living conditions) and sustainably where possible, avoiding over packaged "pretty" products which are just a result of clever advertsing!
Breakfast ideas...
Homemade granola: https://www.recipetineats.com/homemade-granola-muesli/Egg muffins: https://www.delish.com/uk/cooking/recipes/a30711899/egg-muffins-recipe/
Lunch/Dinner ideas...
Chicken Dinners
Chicken and chorizo jambalaya: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/chicken-chorizo-jambalayaChicken fajitas, great with quorn chicken and can be served on/in romaine lettuce as a great "shell" alternative: https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chicken-recipes/chicken-fajitas-with-homemade-guacamole-and-salsa/
Turkey burgers: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/turkey-burgers
Fish Dinners
Sweet potato fishcakes: https://charlotteslivelykitchen.com/salmon-sweet-potato-fishcakes/Tuna courgette fishcakes: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/tuna-zucchini-cakes/
Kedgeree: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/kedgeree
Vegetarian
Red lentil dhal: https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/red-lentil-dhal-with-spiced-broccoli.htmlStuffed mushrooms/peppers: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/stuffed_mushrooms_89898
Beet and feta frittata, can substitute with goats cheese and added sweet potato: https://www.popsugar.co.uk/fitness/Clean-Eating-Alice-Beetroot-Feta-Frittata-Recipe-43104836
Sides
Sweet potato fries: https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/oven-roasted-sweet-potato-fries/Coronation rice, also great substituted with sweet potato: https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/coronation-rice.html
Sticky rice: https://www.tarladalal.com/Stir-Fried-Rice-in-Honey-Chilli-Sauce-40576r
Sweet Treats...
Baked apples, also great stuffed with yogurt nuts and honey: https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/baked-stuffed-apples-recipeCarrot cake oatmeal bars: https://recipes.sainsburys.co.uk/recipes/vegan/carrot-cake-baked-oatmeal-bars
Chickpea brownies: https://www.you.co.uk/dr-hazel-wallaces-peanut-butter-and-chickpea-blondies-recipe/
Date flapjack: https://hedgecombers.com/the-best-flapjack-recipe-in-the-whole-wide-world-ever/
No bake muesli bar, tastes alot like Crunchy Nut and makes a great summer time lunchbox snack: https://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipes/no-bake-muesli-slice-recipe/zbc67snd
Nauuuughty...
ANYTHING from https://www.janespatisserie.com/ full of quality, fail-safe, indulgent recipes, always my go to for bringing something new to a friend's party!Raw brownies: https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/raw-chocolate-brownies.html
Yummy gooey brownies, also great site for vegan recipes and I tend to freeze my batches and only pull out what I need which defrosts within the hour: https://www.sweetestmenu.com/white-chocolate-and-raspberry-blondies/
The BEST cookies if you like them soft, great with orange essence: http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/32688/the-best-soft-and-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies.aspx
Super cute and super easy for Xmas, works well with orange or peppermint essence: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/chocolate-fudge-crinkle-biscuits
Florentines: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/marys_florentines_49833
Lime and ginger drizzle cake, great alternative to lemon and ginger: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/lime-ginger-drizzle-cake
Daim, lockdown saviour: http://littlebuttondiaries.com/2014/03/14/make-your-own-daim-bar-bites/
Baileys and malteser fudge: https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/08/make-five-ingredient-fudge-baileys-maltesers-12526638/