Oaty Fruit Rumbler

thinking design, creative solutions The Recipe Ingredients: Scottish Rolled Oats Fruit juice (orange or apple) Your favourite dried, fresh, tinned of frozen fruits (sultanas, apples, mangoes, bananas or raspberries) Nuts, seeds of your choice (walnuts & sunflower are my choices) Low fat natural yoghurt or vegan replacement Notes: Modern life can mean that we don’t […]

Easy Hidden Veg Tomato Sauce

thinking design, creative solutions The Recipe Ingredients: 2 medium onions 4 cloves of garlic 2 celery stalks 2 red or yellow peppers 2 large carrots 2 tbsp of cream cheese 2 tins of plum tomatoes basil oregano chilli flakes sprinkle of sugar 2 vegetable stock cubes Method: Heat a little olive oil in a pan […]

Butternut Squash, Carrot & Sweet Potato Soup

thinking design, creative solutions The Recipe Ingredients: 2 Celery sticks (chopped) 1 Onion (Medium, chopped) 400g Butternut Squash (peeled, deseeded & chopped) 200g Carrots (peeled & chopped) 2 Medium size sweet potato (peeled & chopped) 2 inch piece of root ginger (peeled and chopped) 2tbsp rapeseed oil 2tsp Ground cumin 500mml of water Bunch fresh […]

Homemade Hummus Recipe

thinking design, creative solutions The Recipe Ingredients: 400g boiled or canned chickpeas (14 oz.) 1 tsp tahini juice of 1 large lemon 2 tbsps virgin olive oil 3 cloves of garlic 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp ground cumin 2 tbsps low fat natural yogurt or Greek yogurt a pinch of paprika for garnish Method: For […]

Beetroot and Chocolate Chip Muffins

thinking design, creative solutions The Recipe Ingredients: 2 beaten eggs 3.5floz/100ml vegetable oil 2oz/50g chocolate chips 3oz/75g cooked & grated beetroot 2oz/50g caster sugar 2 tsp cocoa powder ½tsp baking powder 4oz/100g wholemeal S/R flour Method: Pre-heat your oven to 180C/350F/ Gas Mark 4. In a large mixing bowl, add & mix the first 7 […]

Classic Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake

Classic Carrot Cake Ingredients 7 oz, 200 g wholemeal self-rising flour 3 tsp. mixed sweet spice 1 tsp. baking soda (bicar. of soda) 4 oz. 120 g soft brown sugar 1 oz, 50 g desiccated coconut 1 oz, 50 g broken walnuts 7 floz, 200ml rapeseed oil 4 oz, 120 g sultanas 2 medium carrots […]

Spicy Plantain, Callaloo and Sweet Potato

The Recipe Ingredients: 1 sweet potato (cubed) 2 spring onions (finely chopped) 2 fresh tomatoes (chopped) 1 red pepper (thinly sliced) ½ tsp of mild curry powder 1 tbsp rapeseed oil 200g spinach or callaloo 1 tsp of finely chopped ginger Scotch bonnet to taste (it’s hot!) Method: Cut off both ends of the plantain. […]

Jamaican Rice and Peas

Jamaican Rice n Peas

Jamaican Rice and Peas Recipe Jamaican Rice and Peas is traditionally eaten as part of the family Sunday dinner with chicken, mutton or fish, along side vegetables such as callaloo or a salad. Throughout the Caribbean rice and peas is eaten, with variations of the ingredients with the kidney beans referred to as “peas”. This […]