Wooden Boards

I have been looking at some new and interesting board ideas for my new winter collection for 'the garden' shop. Here are a few with gorgeous leather handles that I am getting made.

The BEST Quinoa Recipes

Quinoa is a delicious, extremely healthy, gluten free SEED. 

• It contains all nine essential amino acids, making it a complete protein and therefore an amazing addition to any vegan or vegetarian diet. 
• It's a great source of iron, which is key in enabling blood to carry oxygen around the body. 
• It has almost twice as much fibre as other grains, this helps aid digestion, while helping to reduce high blood pressure and cholesterol.
• It is full of magnesium and manganese, anti-inflammatory phytonutrients and heart-healthy monounsaturated fats. 

Here are the few of my favorite Quinoa recipes:

Roasted Butternut & pine nut Quinoa

Warming in winter, sweet from the butternut, perfect served with guacamole.

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Quinoa & Kale Patties

Perfect topped with guacamole and lemon. 

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Quinoa Porridge with Blueberries and Pecans

Delicious with almond milk, served hot in winter.

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Asian Quinoa Salad

A superfood salad including red cabbage, edamame, carrots, red pepper, cucumbers, coriander and a soy(GF obv.) /chili dressing.

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Start cooking with quinoa now! Go to my post on cooking quinoa to learn how to cook it perfectly, and don't forget to have fun and play around. 

A better way to Eat Out.

Always on a healthy mission to find somewhere to eat out without the guilt? Or for those of you, like me, who have a food intolerance, be it gluten, dairy or egg. I have put together a few places in the Durban area that have to be tried... 


Earth Mother cafe and shop: 106 Bulwer Road, Glenwood, Durban. 

This beautiful old house on Bulwer road offers an organic cafe and a local (kzn) fruit and veg market on a Tuesday and Friday from 10am-2pm. As well as their cafe they offer a whole shop loaded with gluten, dairy and sugar free alternatives such as muesli, chocolate and coffee. 

With the huge popularity of the RAW food revolution their delicious RAW cheese cake (all gluten, dairy and sugar free) has to be tried!

They also have shops in Hilcrest and Durban North. 

Although this list is still small, especially with what I was used to in London, I am hoping that the huge demand for healthy alternatives will eventually see this increase. 

Col'Cacchio Pizzeria: Gateway Centre, Umhlanga Ridge, Durban.

Pizza is one of the most difficult things to get right when cooking gluten free. However Col'Cacchio's has made the most delicious alternative that you would never know the difference. Their pizzas are crisp, woodfired and TOTALLY gluten free.

I recommend their Ortigiano Foro Pizza with the salad in the centre, just ask for the 100% gluten free option (extra R16) made from rice, maize flour, tapioca and zanthum gum.

Kauai

Perfect for their wheat free wraps, soya smoothies and egg free mayo. Handy take away option too if you are on the move. 

My favorite is the Go-Goji Berry, packed with goji-berries, pomegranate juice, strawberries and banana (dairy free). Their wheatgrass, apple, carrot and ginger is also the perfect pick me up!