Conscious Cooking

How to dry citrus zest: Zest citrus fruit then leave on a plate or board overnight. Cover with a tea towel or kitchen towel. It may take a couple of days to dry out depending on the temperature and humidity of your room. You can also use a dehydrator to keep the temperature consistent. To

This apple winter warmer is sweet from the apples, slightly savoury from the turmeric and has a warming kick from the ginger and cardamom spice. Make sure to make the green tea first rather than leaving the tea bag with the spices to stew for too long, it will make the tea taste bitter. Replace

A good quality stock will make the difference in flavour in this broth style soup but isn’t necessary. If your looking for a quick meal, this soup can be made in 20-30 mins and can use your store cupboard stock. If your using homemade chicken stock you could also replace some of the white beans

For the lovely purple colour in this winter coleslaw I have chosen red cabbage, red onion and a heritage variety of purple carrot. This recipe is just a base for you to work to, vary the vegetables, keeping a cabbage as the main bulk. I have given some different versions for you to try at

Any mushrooms can be used in this dish, I like the large portobello or field mushrooms so you get a big slice of mushroom but chestnut, shiitake or closed cup mushrooms will work just as well. Make sure the pan is nice and hot. When adding the sesame seeds at the end they may ‘pop’