Seeking Health

This is a super easy recipe that we eat most weeks. It can be changed to include different vegetables or use kumara instead of potato.

This is how i made it last night for tea:

Chop potatoes, broccoli and leeks into chunks. Boil the potatoes until soft and steam the vegetables until just done. 

While those are cooking, blend together 1/2 cup walnuts,...

• 10 medjool dates, pitted and diced (or 1 cup of date paste)
• 1½ cups oat flour *
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice**
• 425g cooked, mashed pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup unsweetened, unflavored plant milk

Soak the dates in a small bowl with ¾ cup water for at least 15 minutes.

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Maca is a potent superfood with a 5,000+ year history yet has only been recently introduced to the Western world. Hailed as “Nature’s Viagra” and “Peruvian Ginseng” maca has a lot to offer both genders of all ages, as well as boasting a wide and impressive range of nutritional properties. Read on for more information about this wonder food and how you can bring its potency and multi-fac...

Chocolate has always been associated with romance, for very good reason. Two chemicals in cacao - tryptophan (a building block of serotonin - a brain chemical involved with sexual arousal) and phenylethylamine (which is released in the brain when people fall in love) are said to have aphrodisiac qualities.

The problem is that commercial chocolate is also full of harmful substances, such as sugar, saturated ...

This year I have my children and lovely partner, Michael, here on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning for breakfast, presents, etc.

So, I'll need some yummy Christmassy treats for a movie on Christmas Eve and a breakfast to suit all tastes.

First some Chritmas Eve treats:

Bliss Balls

Everyone's favourite. You will need:

• ½...

• 6 cups broccoli (two small to medium sized crowns), chopped into bite-size pieces
• 1 cup raw sunflower seeds
• ½ cup red onion, finely chopped
• ½ cup raisins

Cashew Dressing

• 1 cup raw cashews, soaked at least 1- 2 hours
• ⅓ cup water
• 1½ Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 Tablespoon lemon...

3 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar

3 Tablespoons water

1 Tablespoon honey or agave

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

3 cups quartered strawberries

one bag blend salad greens (about 6 cups)

1. Combine first 5 ingredients and stir well with a whisk.

2. Combine strawberries and greens.

3. Add vinegar Mixture; toss to coat.

 Raw Wakame and Cucumber Salad

1 cucumber

1 cup wakame seaweed (soaked)

1 tbsp sesame seeds

4 tbsp lemon

2 tbsp agave nectar

Cut the soaked wakame seaweed into pieces, about 1 inch long. Slice cucumber.

Mix lemon, agave nectar in a bowl.

Add the wakame seaweed, cucumber and sesame seeds and mix well.