Health Continuum

Lentils, Main Dishes, Stews and Chillies

Creamy mushroom lentils with barley and spinach

This wholesome, creamy and easy-to-make dish is so delicious. All made in one pot or a deep skillet, I came up with this recipe this morning and will definitely make it again. Completely plant-based and filled with nutritious ingredients such as mushrooms, lentils, barley and loads of fresh spinach, one bowl is a complete immune-boosting […]

Cake, Chocolate Treats, Desserts and Snacks

Chocolate Strawberry Party Cake

Good health is more than just counting calories and healthy eating is more than a diet; it’s a way of life and you should enjoy it. Getting together with friends and family for some cake, coffee and conversation can do wonders for your mood. Having fun is important for your physical, mental and emotional well-being. […]

Desserts and Snacks, Pies, Galettes and Tarts

Spicy Kuri pumpkin tarts

Plant-based and made with raw ingredients and no refined sugar, these no-bake Kuri pumpkin tarts burst with fall flavours. This recipe calls for pumpkin purée, however, I recommend making your own, starting with a fresh pumpkin and roasting it. The flavour is superior to canned. Over the years, I got into the habit of making […]

Beans, Main Dishes, Soups

Mushroom, black bean and barley soup

This plant-based soup, which is almost like a stew, is made with mushrooms, black beans, barley and basic vegetables. It is so good! Filled with savoury umami flavours, it is the perfect meatless winter meal in a bowl. If you don’t eat meat, black beans will provide you with plenty of plant-protein, fibre, vitamins and […]

Main Dishes, Pasta Dishes

Creamy Pumpkin Pasta Sauce

The Hokkaido, or Kuri, Japanese pumpkin is my favourite type of pumpkin because of its nutty and mild sweet flavour. When cooked, the skin is edible and the flesh becomes rich and caramelized. It doesn’t taste as strong as the traditional Jack-O’-Lantern pumpkins with which I grew up. Hokkaido pumpkins have a bright orange, or […]

Breakfast, Desserts and Snacks, Muffins, Muffins

Mediterranean Blackberry Lemon Muffins

This week, my husband and I picked some wild blackberries in the forest near our home. When we got back, I was determined to make blackberry muffins the Mediterranean way. That meant with olive oil and lemon. The idea came to me because we had just returned from the Greek island of Corfu where the […]