Recipes

Thai Pineapple and Cucumber Salad
Eat your water! I don’t know about you, but I find keeping well-hydrated a massive challenge. This delicious Thai Pineapple & Cucumber Salad will not only rehydrate and replace electrolytes, but will also help reduce inflammation. Rich in vitamin C,...
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Lemon Chicken Kebabs
These delicious kebabs are a rich source of high quality protein for muscle growth and repair. Eat with brown rice or couscous, salad and perhaps some sweet chilli sauce! Ingredients for 4 skewers  4 boneless, skinless free-range chicken breasts, cut...
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Chickpea Falafel
    I love to eat falafel for lunch or as a light supper, perhaps followed by a bowl of soup. They have been a staple in the Middle Eastern diet for centuries and are either eaten on their own,...
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Home Baked Beans
            Simple, nutritious and great for both stamina and keeping your muscles healthy, baked beans are rich in protein, low GI carbohydrate, B vitamins, fibre and minerals. Gradually digested, they’re excellent for keeping hunger at...
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Ethiopian-Style Sweet Potato and Peanut Soup with Chilli & Lime
Whilst researching Ethiopian food recently I was surprised to find that peanuts are widely used, especially in soups and stews. Perhaps this is one of the secrets behind the country’s ability to produce such phenomenal runners! The peanut butter in this hearty, warming and spicy soup acts as a thickener and adds a wonderful depth of flavour. You should be able to find the Berbere spice in the supermarket; it’s a fiery blend of chilli and spices and well-worth adding to your store cupboard. Packed with anti-oxidants such as immune-boosting beta-carotene, nutrient-rich and low GI carbohydrate, protein and healthy fats, this sustaining, immune-energy-mood-boosting soup can be made in less than 15 minutes from start to finish.
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