Veggie

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Best Banana Bread with Ginger Frosting (gluten, refined sugar and dairy free)

I’m a great one for saving ingredients then doing nothing with them so when I spotted 3 unripe bananas in the fruit bowl and I already had a freezer full of frozen banana pieces ready to make smoothies I thought I’d better use them up immediately or they’d be making compost in the wormery by next week. I have to say I’ve triumphed with this recipe. It is a beautiful, light, moist cake which you’d never know was gluten free (unless you tell) so you could serve it up for afternoon tea to your non celiac friends without a shudder. It’s also dairy and refined sugar free so is ticking so many boxes

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Vegetable and Chickpea Tagine with herby Quinoa

Ingredients 2 tbsp coconut oil 2 onions, chopped ½ tsp each ground cinnamon, coriander and cumin 2 large courgettes, cut into chunks about 2cm 2 large tomatoes chopped ·400g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained 4 tbsp raisins 425ml vegetable stock 300g frozen peas chopped coriander, to serve ​For quinoa 100g quinoa 300ml hot vegetable tock Handful of fresh herbs chopped - i love to use corriander, chives, parsley, mint Method Preheat ven to 190 C/ 170 C fan, Gas mark 5. Put the quinoa in an oven proof bowl with a tid and add the hot stock and herbs. Plce the lid on and plac inteh oven for 20

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Gluten free, refined sugar free brownie jar

This chocolate brownie jar is an easy (and last minute) gift idea, that’s perfect for all occasions – birthdays, mother’s day, and thankyous. It goes down a treat each and every time and it’s a super simple gift that everyone can enjoy! You will need: 1 mason jar Label to decorate Wooden spoon optional INGREDIENTS: Dry: ¾ cup oat flour ½ cup almond flour 2 tbsp cornflower 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 tablespoons psyllium husk pinch of salt ¾ cup coconut sugar ½ to ⅔ cup vegan semi-sweet chocolate or dark chocolate chips – I use Ooh! Let’s bake 72% dark chocolate ⅓ cup Arbonne

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Healthy Mother’s Day Breakfast Recipes

Show how much you care with these Healthy mother’s Day breakfast recipes to get the day started right! Mother’s day is fast approaching so if you’re planning a day of treats why not start with a healthy Mother’s Day breakfast tray. Here’s my favourite breakfast recipes to kick start her day and ensure she is energised for all the fabulous activities you have planned for her. BUCKWHEAT CREPES Despite its name buckwheat is actually gluten free and makes a lovely nutty crepe. These delicious crepes are sure to light up her morning and make a great Mother’s Day breakfast treat. Ingredients: For

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Vegan, gluten free protein boosted Black Bean Chilli

This vegan chilli is gluten free and packed full of protein! As a family we make an effort to eat vegan two or three days a week but with a very sporty teenager in the house I like to know we’re keeping up with our protein intake too. When I was vegetarian in my early 20s and 30s I had such a low protein diet that over time I became quite ill. I was living on carbohydrates and sugar and it really wasn’t healthy or energising. My new heathy wholefoods diet, and the way I teach others to eat, is so much more energising and healthy that I now feel fantastic. Eating healthy wholefoods is a

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Ali’s Gluten Free Carrot Cake

If you love a Carrot cake as much as me but need it to be gluten and dairy free then this recipe is for you. It can even be made vegan by using a flax egg instead of hens eggs.

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Christmas treats – the healthy version

It’s sometimes really difficult to be good and stay off the wheat and sugar at this time of year. Having a few healthy treats in the fridge or cupboard for when the munchies strike or to divert your focus when the Quality Street start to circulate will help. Here’s a few of my favourites: Ali’s Coconut Lemon Meltaway Snowballs I love having tiny treats available for when the munchies strike and the bad stuff is passed around. These little balls are so easy to make and absolutely delicious. You simply put everything in a bowl, mix for a little, roll them into a balls and they are ready to eat

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