Many people think that prepping a healthy dinner is a tiresome thing to do after you just did over 8 hours at work. It should not be. How about cooking your light carbs in less than 5 minutes, add just 2 veggies, 1 herb and a magic seaweed? Sounds easy! I turn to polenta when…
Dinner
Wholewheat spaghetti with a cheesy sauce infused with seaweed
My ‘Cooking with Seaweed’ series begin with a wholesome pasta dish. You can source a different kind of pasta especially if you are gluten intolerant. Yet if you have a look at the labels, you will quickly come to the same conclusion like me – wholewheat pasta contains much more goodness nutritionally. People do not…
Vegan burrito
This is my go-to dish for an average Monday evening. I think 8 hour work day is way too much, but hey ho, we sometimes work even more to pay the bills and help our families to succeed. This colourful and truly delicious Mexican dish is designed to cheer you up. Have some fun with your…
Sweet potato Thai green curry
Many people associate pan-Asian cuisine with rich sauces that coat a few juicy pieces of meat, however it is not true. For starters, meat in those cuisines plays more of a flavouring role rather than the main ingredient. Chinese, Japanese, Indian and Thai cuisines use a lot of vegetables and serve them on a bed…
Cauliflower rice with broccoli and cheesy sauce
I have discovered cauliflower rice a few years ago. The benefit is simple – you get a dish that really resembles a normal rice, but with just a fraction of calories. It is lighter for you and has a very high nutritional value too. You are not mistaken either – you are going to have…
Aubergine burgers
Aubergine burgers were probably one of my first truly veggie meals that I said ‘wow’ about. It has been a year of 2012 when I dated a veggie (at the time I did not imagine myself going a day without eating meat). I am quite a sensitive one, so in some sort of solidarity I’ve…
Risotto with wild mushrooms
Some people have that weird misconception that plant based food is like a rabbit food. Nobody says you are now to graze on carrots all day long! On a rainy day or after a very long but productive (or sometimes stressful) day at work I want something warm and comforting for dinner. So how about…