Squash, Blood Orange & Radicchio Salad
Squash, blood, orange and radicchio salad. Another warm salad for me with no sign of quitting yet! I always thought that Squash was primarily an autumn vegetable. It is, at least that is the time of year when it is harvested. Most squashes, if left whole, will keep...
Beetroot Carpaccio with Red Grapefruit & Citrus Dressing
Ah but isn’t carpaccio a dish of raw meat? Yes, but how about this veggie loaded beetroot carpaccio dish instead. I learned the technique for making beetroot carpaccio during my Natural Chef training and have been a convert ever since. It makes the perfect light...
Apple, Celeriac & Thyme Soup
A silky and comforting celeriac soup, with apples and thyme as normal service continues here at Natural Kitchen Adventures. So you may think, as a health food chef and blogger January would be the best time of year to SHOUT REALLY LOUDLY about my healthy recipes, my...
Gluten Free Pandolce Genovese
Pandolce is a sweet bread from the Genoa region of Northern Italy eaten at Christmas time. Today’s version has been made with ‘Wholegrain gluten-free self raising flour’ by the Free From Fairy. Enjoy something a bit different this Christmas with this...
Lebkuchen, a German Gingerbread (Vegan and Gluten Free)
The countdown is on… The time has come for the invasion of Christmas posts here at Natural Kitchen Adventures. In all fairness I didn’t make a big deal of Christmas last year, having gone all out on my Christmas recipe ebook the previous year. I think a...
Roasted Rainbow Carrots with Burrata and Carrot Top Salsa Verde
Somewhere, over the rainbow… I’ve been dreaming about burrata since I attended Anna Jones’ supper club last month with friend The Little Plantation. It was only the second time in my life (that I remember) that I’ve had the fortune to eat it;...
Apple & Squash Hazelnut Pastry Galettes
Leaves on the trees are turning… Being a food blogger – and thus constantly having my social feeds flooded with food pics and articles – it was no surprise that when the calendar ticked over to October everyone, I mean everyone started sharing photos...
Dairy Free Chocolate Mousse with Poached Pear
Poire au chocolat I first published this Dairy Free Chocolate Mousse back in October 2012 and it’s good to see it’s still serving me well 4 years later. Since it is chocolate week this week in the UK, I decided my photos and images from 2012 needed...
Nectarine Tartine with Lemony Labne & Basil Oil
Celebrating Organic September, a trip to Yeo Valley, and a recipe for a french open sourdough sandwich – nectarine tartine with lemony labne and basil oil. Organic food. More expensive? A middle class fad? Or does it have some proven benefits? I believe it does...
Paneer Tikka Kebabs with Nectarine Chutney and Rocket Raita
A vegetarian BBQ dish for paneer tikka kebabs, skewered with onions and tomatoes and served with nectarine chutney and rocket raita. Seasonal fusion. I’m a very happy omnivore but in recent years have felt that when when eating out it can be a bit difficult to...
Rose Chermoula Roasted Chickpeas & Carrots with Griddled Courgettes
A herby, spice and rose chermoula marinade for roasted chickpeas and carrots, served with griddled courgettes. A summer vegetarian dish. Listening to BBC Radio 4’s Food Programme this week I discovered that 2016 is the year of the pulse. We’re on month 7...
Lime Avocado Cheesecake
*Not a cheesecake at all*. This lime avocado cheesecake requires no cooking, just a blender, freezer and some ripe avocados! It’s gluten free, dairy free, vegan and raw too. I’ve been making this avocado lime cheesecake for yonks, an elaboration of my...
Fish Tacos with Peach Salsa
A simple recipe for fish tacos using haddock cooked in papillote with cajun spices, corn tortillas and topped with a fresh peach salsa I discovered the simple joy of tacos when I was living in California a few years ago. In San Francisco there was Don Pistos in North...
Iced Berry Tea Cooler
A simple recipe for an iced berry tea cooler, using raspberry leaf tea. A tasty way to drink more water. Drink more water. The simplest health tip, yet for me personally the hardest one to adhere to. Eat more vegetables = easy, eat oily fish a few times a week =...
Chilled Tomato Gazpacho
A simple recipe for a blended chilled tomato gazpacho – Not to be confused with a savoury smoothie. So chilled soup. It’s totally a thing. I always shied away from tomato gazpacho in the past because I thought that something that seemed to resemble a tomato...
Cauliflower Steak with Black Rice, Lambs Lettuce & Black Tahini Drizzle
Cauliflower steak served over black rice with lambs lettuce and a black tahini drizzle. Second recipe with tahini in a row. Everyone OK with this? A while ago I had a lovely meal at Sticks and Sushi in Canary Wharf. Along with the inevitable sushi platters we...Sweet Roasted Carrots with Dill & Tahini Yoghurt
Sweet roasted carrots with dill & tahini yoghurt. A simple side made from humble carrots using roll cut knife technique On my last yoga retreat I cooked my usual array of vegetarian goodies; from granola to roasted tomatoes and eggs for breakfast, an experimental...
Chocolate Almond Olive Oil Cake
A simple gluten and dairy free chocolate almond olive oil cake. Perfect with a range of creamy toppings and seasonal fruit. Plus a celebration of 5 years in blogging! In last year’s anniversary post I spent some time looking back on all that I had achieved in 4...
Teff Blinis with Beetroot Cashew Cheese
Beet it! Last Saturday I co-hosted hosted my largest event to date; a 4 course yoga supper event with Mona Heep for 18. I decided to serve two types of canapés instead of a plated and seated starter, as thought they would be the perfect way to occupy the guests while...
Chocolate Tahini Balls
Open Sesame! The trouble with most of the date and chocolate snack or treat ball concoctions that exist is that they contain nuts. Not a problem for me, I’m crazy for nuts (also a little nutty myself…) but occasionally I am asked to develop nut free...
Instant Kiwi Coconut Sorbet infused with Lime & Lemongrass
A Hopeful Taste of Summer… Some 4 years ago now I tasted an amazing coconut sorbet during my week training at Ashburton Cookery school. I generally have a preference for chocolate desserts, so the fact the flavour blew me away was quite something to note. I have...
Smoked Salmon & Black Rice Poke Bowl with Chilli Sauce
Poke! Before I get on to the whys and whats of this week’s recipe I want to tell you about an event I am running this April in central London. On the evening of Saturday 16th April I’ll be hosting a yoga supper in the gorgeous Printworks Kitchen alongside...
Spelt & Chestnut Hot Cross Buns
Happy Easter! I admit that I’m a hot cross bun making novice. It never really occurred to me before now to make them myself (too much faff), but I have always eaten them. My Mum always used to buy the mini ones as soon as they appeared in the shops in January...
Oaty Green Smoothie with Orange
Not another green smoothie! I’ve officially gone blogger mad. This week I bought a glass and coloured straws, purely to showcase a smoothie recipe on the blog, and this is after I said very publicly on Instagram that you’d never see me do this. Please...
Gram Flour Tortilla Chips / Flatbread with Cheats Za’atar
Gram flour tortilla chips are so simple to make. Make a gram flour wrap then toast it in the oven, just as you would a real tortilla! A game changing recipe. I’m not sure exactly what led me to come up with this idea, but I’d consider it to be a real game...
Peanut Quinoa Stew
Because peanut butter. This week I wanted to write a riff on a quiche recipe with leeks and Caerphilly cheese to celebrate all things Welsh for David’s day. I’ve been planning the recipe in my head for ages but time as ever seems to have eluded me, even...
Cashew Cream Cauliflower Soup
Cheesy Feet Soup Cauliflower has had a bit of a resurgence of late. When we all discovered only a few short years ago that it could be blitzed into a faux rice I am certain that cauliflower farmers starting jumping with glee. Thing is I used to hate cauliflower,...
Radicchio and Walnut Spaghetti
Sautéed radicchio and crumbled walnuts tossed through al dente spaghetti make a make a simple healthy vegetarian supper for two. I think I’m discovering that you guys prefer the simplest of my recipes; the overnight oats, the things that take very little effort...