Tahini, maple & almond cookies

There is absolutely a place for cookies in our lives! Even those like me who tend to go for savoury before sweet when hungry, there is something about those cookies that is just so delicious. Super quick to put together and with a better protein content than most shop bough cookies! What’s not to like?

Halloumi and butter bean bake

This is a very versatile vegetarian dish. you can add more chilli if you like heat and can change the beans around to whatever you have or use chickpeas instead. Did I also mention it’s super quick to make and can be on the table in less than 30 minutes. Makes a warming lunch or even an evening meal. Can serve on its own or with a slice of crisp sourdough.

One tray herby chicken leeks, fennel & potatoes

A perfect quick, easy and very tasty chicken one tray. I typically make this midweek in the evening, but it also makes a perfect no-fuss Sunday lunch for those not wanting to spend hours in the kitchen!
You can add different vegetables but fennel is so tasty and goes brilliantly with chicken and herbs. All round comfort food.

One pan salmon with harissa tahini dressing

A perfect quick, easy and very tasty one pan salmon packed with flavours. Main ingredients are very simple but elevated but a gorgeous harissa and tahini dressing which would also work with chicken. You can swap the vegetables with the seasons too. Easy to make for 2 or for a larger crowd. It is nutritious enough to serve on its own, but would work well served with lentils, brown rice or quinoa.

Hummus crusted chicken & vegetables

A perfect quick, easy and very tasty one tray you can make last minute. You can easily change the vegetables with the seasons. You can swap chickpeas for beans or lentils. This meal will provide you with a great balance of protein and complex carbs and is a fab one to reheat for a leftover lunch next day!

Chestnut, lentil and kale soup

A perfect soup for January if you have any leftover pouches of chestnuts. This soup is full of protein from the chestnuts, lentils and Greek yoghurt topping. The problem with most soups is they just don’t hit a decent protein target, which is essential for satiety and managing blood sugars.

Turkey pesto in pepper cups

Turkey mince is a great lean source of protein that it’s a regular favourite in the shopping basket. I often make a turkey and vegetable chilli, but wanted to find alternative recipes for the turkey. This is fantastic for all those pesto lovers out there. You can use the filling separately without stuffing into the peppers if you think your family would prefer - I just find it a bit beige without the colourful peppers.

Spicy chickpea & butternut squash soup

Butternut squash is one of our favourite winter ingredient as it is so versatile, colourful and filling with its high fibre content. Good quality chickpeas are essential to make this soup insanely smooth and creamy. Ras el Hanout if you don’t know it is an excellent blend of spices bringing warmth without being too “hot” spicy. Very very simple comfort food at its best. Even better if you make double and keep for another lunch or evening.

Chocolate protein porridge with berries

I find that a lot of clients love a bowl of porridge in the morning during the colder months. However, If they train with me and even on days they don’t it makes for a breakfast a little too low in protein, so I have just revisited a classic chocolate berry combo and added a nice clean lean protein powder. It is a balanced breakfast perfect to fuel your day pre workout.

Oats & greek yoghurt berry bake

This bake is pretty much a breakfast bowl! Goodness and fibre of the oats, greek yoghurt for the protein and all the berries because we love them so much! It is super simple and can be eaten cold or slightly warmed up with an extra spoonful of yoghurt, almond butter and seeds! You must give it a try! Perfect for a lunch box too.

Miso chicken with cauliflower rice

A really quick chicken dish perfect for midweek meals. The sauce is so delicious that you’ll be licking your plate clean with this one. I serve with cauliflower rice to increase the veg and to keep the carbs down - but you can replace with brown rice or quinoa if you prefer. We buy cauliflower rice frozen which is easy to prepare and serve.

Pressure cooker ginger porridge

This is the perfect autumnal warming breakfast! Done using a pressure cooker, it is easy, quick and cost efficient. Made with steel cut oats, this porridge is full of texture, nuttiness and warmth we all crave during colder months. It is a balanced breakfast perfect to fuel a day at school or pre workout.

5 benefits to eating microgreens

Microgreens are little powerhouses of nutrients and in this blog post I want to explain to you the benefits and why you should be including them in your diet. They don’t just make your food look pretty they have an impressive amounts of benefits too.

Microgreens are baby plants harvested in the seedling stage usually when they are 7-14 days old. They fall between sprouts and baby leaf vegetables. Sprouts are grown in water and microgreens, like vegetables, are grown in soil. They are usually 2-7cm tall when harvested.

Top tips for eating well on a budget

With food bills estimated to have gone up at least 8% in the last few months due to the spiralling costs on fertiliser, energy and feed, we thought some tips on eating well on a budget might help. Unfortunately our food bills are likely to increase even further in coming months as the energy costs are filtered down to us, the consumer. The biggest increases in prices as I w rite this comes from meat and fish which have gone up 22%, while fruit and vegetables have gone up around 14%. Shopping smarter has never been more important.

10 quick & healthy courgette/zucchini recipes

For anyone that grows their own or has family that grows their own vegetables you will be very familiar with how quickly you can suddenly have far too many courgettes (or zucchini as it's known in the States and Australia) to deal with! A couple of years ago I planted for too many courgette plants and I was making everything with courgettes in from cakes to hummus to curries and salads. Well you'll be pleased to know that lots of our recipes contain courgette and here we've compiled them all in one place just for you. The only thing that's missing from the recipes below is a courgette cake - but don't worry we're working on one!!