Food

  I’ve been putting together a few seasonal recipes in a book for you to download.   You can get it by visiting my online store.       I have lots of other freebies there too.   Until tomorrow,   Chloe x   About…

Heat-loving crops like tomatoes, cucumbers and chilies are in their prime now. Even aubergines and peppers, which are imported to the UK all year round, can be found growing in British greenhouses and veg gardens this month. Make August meals al fresco. Start with delicate…

It’s the end of July and the end of my month focusing on optimising my gut health.    Throughout July I’ve written about several strategies you can implement to improve the health of your microbiome.    Here’s a list of some of the strategies you…

This sugar-free granola makes a wonderful breakfast served on top of creamy coconut yogurt, or with cold coconut or nut milk. Add a handful of fresh berries and extra toppings of your choice (bee pollen, hemp seeds, chia seeds, goji berries, raisins etc.)   The…

I have been trying hard to do lots of foraging through July and I have been trying to include wild foods in my diet everyday.    Wild foods are incredibly nutrient-dense and also have delicious and unique flavours.    Including wild foods in my diet…

This is such an easy recipe – everything goes into the food processor and you just blitz – great to take to work for a quick, healthy and tasty lunch.   Serves 2   Ingredients:   ½ cauliflower Optional: 1 fennel bulb 2 carrots 1…

Recently I wrote about foraging for Stinging Nettle seeds, which are highly nutritious and have amazing adaptogenic properties.    Now that my seeds have dried, I have passed them through a sieve to remove any twiggy bits, stems and leaves. Now I have a jar…

Here’s a lovely recipe that is dairy-free and perfect for the hot weather we have been having recently.    Banana, Coconut & Chocolate Ice Lollies   Makes 6 lollies   Ingredients:   400ml additive-free coconut milk  2 bananas  1 tbsp. good quality vanilla extract  75g…

Common hogweed is one of my favourite wild plants to forage. It’s tasty and abundant. You do have to be careful when picking common hogweed as you could get it confused with giant hogweed which is toxic.    Giant hogweed and common hogweed have quite…

Serves 2                                                                                                                                           Ingredients:   2 large courgettes or 4 smaller courgettes  500g lamb mince  1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil  1 red onion, chopped  2 tsp. ground cumin  2 tsp. ground coriander  ½ tsp. ground cinnamon  1 fresh green chilli, finely chopped  5cm piece fresh…