Azuki bean pasta salad recipe!

After basking in the patch of sun coming in through my window today, I became inspired to create a delicious pasta salad. This is now my favourite!
Ingredients-
100g pasta
1 tin Azuki (or any other) beans
1 stalk celery
1 avocado
1 tin sweetcorn
3 sundried tomatoes (in oil)
Handful fresh coriander
Handful spinach
1/2 lemon juice
2 tbsp tahini
Glug of garlic olive oil
1 tsp sweet smoked Paprika
Sea salt and pepper
Cook the pasta and mix with everything else (finely chopped ) in a bowl then serve!

Amazing everything super energizing smoothies recipe!

I've been feeling sluggish this week with moving house and bring super busy, I needed something to perk me up! Here's a few things I had in my kitchen and threw together to make the first of many more smoothies to come...with dates, coconut oil and matcha - super kaboom ingredients to get you going. It tastes fantastic too! I'm going to have one before capoeira tonight and the other for breakfast tomorrow with a sprinkle of linwoods amazing superfood seed mix. Enjoy!   

1tsp matcha
6 dates
1 Apple
1 plum
Handful spinach
1/2 glass soy milk
Thumb sized ginger
1 tbsp coconut oil
1 clementine
1 banana
2 stalks celery

Chop it all up and blend together for a truly delicious, addictive &  wholesome ( ...three words you rarely hear together) smoothie! Mmm

Vegan decadent chocolate cake recipe

Here is a recipe I made for a vegan persons birthday!

120g banana
100g oil
Few juicy dates
200 g sugar
100g melted dark chocolate
A double espresso
1 tbsp cocoa
300 g flour
1/2 tsp xantham gum
3 tsp baking powder

Method.
Combine all but last 3 ingredients and mix really well.
Add rest of ingredients then if too dry add soy milk to a wet cakey batter.
Cook til a knife comes put clean when poked in the middle. (180 degrees)

Icing.
Mix 2 tbsp cocoa, 4 tbsp icing sugar and soy milk together til smooth then smooth over chilled cake.

Enjoy! This works well with any milk alternative :)

Tasty, quick and easy sweet carrot snack.

Here is a delicious healthy snack for those times when you crave a little sweet treat.
Simply grate some carrots, heat in a pan with raisins and cardamon til softened but not mushy.
Dry fry nuts and seeds of your choice.
Combine all together and drizzle with honey or agave!
Enjoy this wholesome tasty snack!

Step away from the tv / phone / book!

Everyone says it but have you ever actually tried it?
Today I stopped doing things that distracted me from eating. I ate breakfast away from my pc.
I ate lunch without browsing the net on my phone. I ate dinner with complete concentration to the food I wad eating and do you know what? I've not felt that satisfied after a meal in ages. I'm no longer worried about bingeing as I'm eating less because my body knows when I'm full. I'm no longer tempted to snack too. This is a revelation! Listen to this advice for food satisfaction!

Thai prawn and noodle Laksa recipe!

The other evening I decided to cook this for my auntie and niece.

They were both impressed, its very delicious and full of wholesome ingredients.

♥Fry some onion and green thai paste in a pan. Add more garlic or ginger here if you wish.

♥Add coconut milk, fish stock and noodles and cook til noodles have softened

♥Add prawns and simmer for two minutes

♥Add pak choi, beansprouts and spring onions, wait two minutes

♥Add coriander and lime and serve!

 kitchen helper optional but recommended :)

Energibbles!

My aunt made some of these high energy and protein balls for me!

They are very easy to make and you can find many different recipes for them.

Blend together some nuts of your choice

Add dried fruit of your choice (soak overnight if tough)

Blend together til it becomes sticky.

Roll into a ball! Enjoy!!

Here are some variations I'd like to try:

♥ Brazil nut, orange zest and cacao

♥ Cranberry and coconut

♥ Hemp seed and honey

Have you made these before? Any recipes you'd like to share I'd love to hear them!