Liver Tonic Warm Salad Ingredients: 2 medium raw beetroots 2 large carrots 1 lemon/lime freshly squeezed. 2 tsp freshly grated ginger (1″ piece) 1/2 tsp dijon […]

Cranberry, Cardamom and Rose Cookies These fragrant cookies make a lovely early Summer sweet treat.  Ingredients:  1 cup spelt flour 1 cup ground almonds 1/2 cup […]

White Bean and Lemon Dip The astringency of these beans makes them an ideal food for late Spring, especially when the climate is still cool and […]

Summer Greens Bhaji Serves 4 as a side dish Summer brings us lovely fresh greens. They bring us the astringent (drying) and sweet tastes combined, both […]

Onions don’t feature much in Ayurveda cooking. They are OK to use occasionally but not as part of your every day diet. Whilst they are packed […]

This dish is a wonderful way to use up any left over (uncooked) root vegetables and squash after the Festive season. It makes a lovely warming […]

This soup is ideal to give the digestive system a break when we know we have been going off track and over-indulging a ittle.  Ingredients: 1 […]

This soup is a meal in itself, with vegetables of all colours and all tastes. It is perfect to warm and nourish you on cold Winter […]

This is a healthy dessert in which I skip the sugar that is often used in baked apples. You can of course add jaggery or muscovado […]

Ingredients: 1 cup quinoa, cooked and cooled 2 tspn chopped fresh thyme leaves1″ piece of ginger grated 2 tbspns of chopped coriander leaves1 large carrot finely […]

This lovely pilaf recipe is great for a summer lunch for friends and family. I made it recently as a nourishing full moon meal! Though we […]

Spicy Chickpeas and Coconut Ingredients: 1 cup dried chickpeas soaked overnight and cooked until soft. 1 tablesppn fine grated fresh ginger 1 tablespoon garam masala 1 […]

Summer Coconut Rice Porridge Ingredients: Serves 2 2 cups of cooked organic white basmati rice 12 raisins 6-8 Cardamom pods 2 small handfuls of unsweetened dessicated […]

I am making big endeavours to reduce my plastic consumption. It’s not easy is it?! One thing I am never happy about are the many plastic […]

Try this warming soup in Winter and Early Spring.  Ingredients: 1 cup soaked dried borlotti beans, boiled until soft. 4 cups kale 1 leek, washed and […]

This is a wonderful side dish to accompany any meal. Vata and Pitta types may like to add a little ghee once cooked.  Ingredients: 4 cups […]

Enjoy this Warming Winter Cleanse Soup to help your body flush toxins from the system and to boost your immunity. Seasonal leafy greens, and spices such […]

Warming Chai Tea  Ingredients 2-4 teabags (black tea, rooibos tea, or peppermint). 4-6 cloves A 5 finger pinch of cinnamon. A 5 finger pinch of dried […]

Sauteed Winter Greens Ingredients 4 cups chopped mixed leafy greens – winter cabbage, kale, mustard leaves for example. 1/2 tspn dry ginger (except for Pitta types) […]

Chapatis Ingredients: 4 cups of wholewheat or spelt flour. You can substitute for buckwheat flour for a gluten free, Kapha-friendly or Spring season option. ¾ cup […]

Puy Lentil and Black Olive Ragout INGREDIENTS: (serves 4) 1 tbsp olive oil 1 medium leek finely chopped One large carrot, peeled and finely chopped 1 […]

Here is an easy to make warming Winter vegetable and lentil vegan stew. It is warmly spiced to kindle the digestion and warm you up. Enjoy […]

I love this vegan pancake recipe and often make it for a strengthening and nurturing breakfast at the Full Moon time. Try stuffing them with my […]

For this simple Saffron and Asparagus Risotto you will need  a bunch of asparagus cleaned and cut into 1″ pieces, a w finger pinch of black […]

Made with milk, rice and sugar. You can use your moonlight milk. Use non dairy milk and coconut or date sugar. OR brown rice syrup is […]

1 cup of oat milk/rice/almond milk. 1 good pinch of sweet ground cinnamon, 4-6 cardamom pods, 1 good pinch of organic ground turmeric, pinch of black […]

This is a traditional Ayurvedic food used on cleanses and for rehabilitation. This recipe makes enough 3 or 4 meals. The consistency should be like a […]

Steam organic green vegetables such as courgette, green beans, leafy greens. kale. Use filtered/spring water for steaming. Once the veggies are soft, blend them all together […]

Take 15 tspns of sesame seeds and 1 tspn of rock salt or Himalayan salt. Grind together in a coffee grinder and store in a jar […]

Take approximately one dessert spoon of fresh grated root ginger and add to a litre of filtered water. Heat the infusion on a stove. As soon […]

Grate fresh organic beetroot. Make a dressing from ½ tspn Dijon mustard, the juice of 1 lemon/lime freshly squeezed, the juice of 1 tspn of finely […]

Slice a sweet apple finely, with skin on, and place in a pan with a little water added, 4-6 raisins/sultanas/currants or a chopped date, and a […]