Back into Everyday Life, back from Christmas holidays and New Year celebrations, this is a really simple soup to soothe you. Full of betacarotene and vitamin B6 from the carrots and sweet potatoes, to help boost your immune system and your mood. The sweetness of the carrots and sweet potatoes are deepened by roasting…
Quick and Easy Recipes
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Smoked Salmon Pate
A thick, creamy pate – without any dairy! If you can, use organic smoked salmon for this recipe, and preferably one which isn’t too salty. Not only will this be much healthier but the pâté will taste much, much better. Try this with corn bread or any other gluten-free, dairy-free bread. * gluten-free, dairy-free, yeast-free,…
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Pad Thai
One of the most well-known Thai dishes, Pad Thai is a wonderful street food meal. It’s incredibly simple to make and can be whizzed up in minutes. But it’s easy to get it wrong. Too much sugar, too little lime juice, or lacklustre prawns are a commonplace failing. Here I’ve added just a small amount…
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Chocolate & Hazelnut Brownies
Rich, dark chocolate with crunchy hazelnuts. You won’t be able to tell these don’t contain gluten or dairy! It’s easy to find dairy-free chocolate – simply look for dark chocolate with a very high percentage of cocoa solids and often these don’t use any dairy products. But do check the ingredients on the packet carefully, as…
Gluten-free & Dairy-Free Chia Seed Super Salad
The sun is streaming into the kitchen and it feels great to be making hot-weather food. Step forward salads – with zingy, fresh ingredients and clean, clear tastes. Making food in this heat becomes as simple as putting some ingredients in a bowl. And when it’s this simple, it’s supereasy to make healthy, nutrient-packed meals. […]
Dairy-Free Raspberry Ice-Cream (made in a Vitamix)
This recipe is adapted from one of the recipes in the Vitamix cookery book. It’s incredibly easy to make and full of beautiful flavours from the raspberries and rosewater. And it’s made with yogurt instead of cream (I’ve substituted dairy-free soya yogurt here), so it’s wonderfully light – and healthy! I adore my Vitamix machine…
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Raspberry & Rosewater Cupcakes
These gluten-free cupcakes are truly indulgent and heavenly! The mixture is incredibly simple – just a combination of rice flour and ground almonds, along with the dairy-free margarine, sugar, eggs, gluten-free baking powder and xanthan gum. I think you have to be careful when you use ground almonds in baking – that you don’t use…