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Spring Recipe – Fruity Raw Mousse
Sweet Treats

Spring Recipe – Fruity Raw Mousse

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Do you follow a RAW diet? (diet as in lifestyle, not dieting), then I’m sure that you have enjoyed many healthy, tasty and seasonal fruit dishes.  Today I purchased a very ripe, delicious looking pawpaw – also known as papaya.  Rather than just peeling, de-seeding, grabbing a spoon and munching away, I decided to make…… Continue reading Spring Recipe – Fruity Raw Mousse

Quinoa Spring Recipes
Good Food · Vegetables · vegetarian

Quinoa Spring Recipes

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Spring has sprung! Well, in most parts of the north, anyway.  If you are enjoying warm, sun-filled days, then you probably want lighter, seasonal meals that are quick and easy, tasty and healthy. Alyssa, over at ‘Simply Quinoa’, has 21 recipes, all with quinoa! Which one will you be making? I have my (stomach) eye…… Continue reading Quinoa Spring Recipes

Saffron Pumpkin Soup – a wet weekend soup
Good Food · One Pot Meals · Vegetables · vegetarian

Saffron Pumpkin Soup – a wet weekend soup

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Although spring is in the air, it is still soup weather, as far as I’m concerned! For those dull, cloudy, rainy and cold days that are still hanging around, this brightly coloured soup is just what one needs to lift  your mood and nourish your body! This soup is not one of my quick &…… Continue reading Saffron Pumpkin Soup – a wet weekend soup

Osmanthus and Rooibos Tea
Beverages · Good Food · Rooibos · Tea Time

Osmanthus and Rooibos Tea

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In January, I posted a series of Rooibos tea recipes. With spring in the air, and the sweet smell of blossoms all around, it is time to drink flowery Rooibos tea. This time however, rather than daisies or chrysanthemums, I’ve paired Rooibos with another flower. The flowering Osmanthus tree, is native to Eastern Asia.  The…… Continue reading Osmanthus and Rooibos Tea