These traditional drop scones are often served as canapés with sour cream and other toppings however they are also delicious served with fruit puree or chocolate sauce. This recipe will make 40/45 blinis which can be frozen if not required immediately and they’re gluten free.
Also known as Baba Ghanouj. This is a lovely recipe made at our detox retreat in Spain by Fi. It has a fantastic smoky flavour and makes an excellent accompaniment for tortilla’s or raw vegetables. A real authentic recipe full of Eastern promise!
This is a curry base recipe and you can add your preferred ingredient. See other recipes. Make up a big batch and freeze some of it to be used for another time.
One of our families favourite dishes and it really is so easy to make. The extra garlic gives it a lovely boost of flavour.
This dahl has a lovely crunchiness to it. The yellow split peas are a nice alternative to the usual red lentil dahl.
The grated carrot keeps this cake moist and the flavour improves after several days in the cake tin. The icing is of course optional.
This tapered and bubbly looking vegetable is a very bitter food but with the spices the flavours work well together. I prescribe this recipe for diabetics as the elements in this food helps balance blood sugars. You will be able to find it in your local Asian food store.
This avocado dip is made with the simplest of ingredients. A delicious accompaniment to tortillas and raw vegetables and can even be used as a filler in jacket potatoes.
This was another family favourite, until my brother and I became vegetarians! However, to make it a vegetarian recipe simply used minced quorn instead.
Fresh mint is a wonderful tonic for the digestive system, and garlic is nature’s wonderful antibiotic. Watch out for the fresh garlic taste, maybe not a good idea to eat just before going out!
Pancakes are traditionally served on Shrove Tuesday, when tossing the pancake is a popular sport. It is unlikely that anyone will notice that these are also gluten free so as many people will eat two or three pancakes it’s a good idea to make several in advance, reheating and tossing them before serving.
You can make this pilau rice as peas pilau, chickpea pilau or mushroom pilau.