Conscious Cooking

Vegan pesto is super simple to make. It’s a great way to use up leftover herbs and odd bits of nuts and seeds. Walnuts, almonds and pecans make great tasting pesto’s. If you need a completely nut free recipe make with just sunflower and pumpkin seeds and try adding some hemp seeds. You can substitute

Kale and beetroot are great staples during winter months but not always used for salads. This kale, beetroot hummus and lentil salad is light has balanced protein, fats and fibre as well as a variety of textures and flavours. We massage the kale before using it which helps to break down the cell structure making

Start this new year bright with our greens smoothie recipe. Super simple to make and a great way to start your day this greens smoothie can be made in a blender; NutriBullet or Vitamix work well. I like to keep all the fibre from the pulp so prefer to use a blender and not strain

Chai spiced hot chocolate is the perfect warm pick me up for the wet winter months. AT this time of year its hard to avoid the endless chocolate and suagr on the shelves but this recipe uses maple syrup rather than sugar and a good quality cocoa to give you that sweet chocolatey fix. I

Avocado spinach salsa is a great with scrambled eggs or scrambled tofu, as an afternoon snack or dolloped on the side of a spicy tomato stew. The spinach in this recipe makes this salsa rich in fibre and helps keep the lovely vibrant green colour. I’ve chosen all green vegetables for this dish apart from