Pumpkin and quinoa soup

#foodiefriday Pumpkin and quinoa soup with Thai inspired flavours: lemongrass, garlic, ginger, ground and fresh coriander, turmeric and coconut milk. Serve with a squeeze of lemon or lime juice to make it sing 😋

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Curried Lentil and Vegetable soup

#foodiefriday We all need to nourish ourselves at the moment. We need to deliver easy, clean food that soothes us from within. My go to for this is soup. This Curried Lentil and Vegetable soup is dead easy and you've probably got most if not all the ingredients at home already. You can add or take vegetables based of what you've got handy. I cooked about a cup of red lentils in a separate saucepan then drain (or a tin of lentils rinsed well if you're really time poor). In your soup saucepan, fry 1 onion, 2 garlic cloves, a knob of ginger, 1 chilli, 1/2 bunch chopped coriander (stalks, roots and leaves), 1 tsp of each- turmeric powder, cumin powder and garam marsala all until fragrant. Add 1 litre vegetable stock, 1 tin tomatoes, lentils and your assorted vegetables (I had carrots, celery, pumpkin & kale). Cook until all vegetables soft. Serve with a blob of yoghurt, more coriander and some pumpkin seeds 😋

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Sweet potato 'toast'

#Foodiefriday Sweet potato 'toast'. Peel and cut sweet potato long ways (4-5mm thick). Toss in a little olive oil and bake for 15-20min in a 180 degree oven on a lined baking tray. Toppings tonight included: - spinach and egg - hommus, avocado and walnuts - zucchini, capsicum and tahini. Pick you favourite or design your own! The upside is the leftover sweet potato toast can be popped into the freezer (tip: leave them on the roasting tray until frozen before storing in containers or zip lock bags).These can pulled out for fast midweek dinners, a weekend brunch or added to a work lunch 😁 Thanks for the inspiration @djblatner 🙏😀🙌

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Foodie Friday: Sugar free breakfast cereal

#Foodiefriday My version of Steph Lowe's Suger free breakfast cereal. Start with 3 big spoons of either Greek or coconut yoghurt, a small handful of nuts, 2 spoons of shredded coconut, 1 teaspoon chia seeds, 2 spoons of sunflower seeds or pepitas (or a mix of both), a small handful frozen raspberries. Mix well, then I topped it with a few blackberries, pepitas and a sprinkle of coconut. Enjoy! Thanks @thenaturalnutritionist 🙋‍♀️🙏

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Foodie Friday: Nut crumbed Salmon

#foodiefriday Nut crumbed Salmon with Orange mash and steamed greens. I used almond meal, lemon zest and parsley to coat the salmon. This gluten free crumb could be used on other proteins such as chicken, veal or tofu. It's so simple and so delish 😋

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Hero Nutrient: Vitamin D

Vitamin D is well known for helping us get calcium into our bones, but it's function is so much more. There are clinical applications for vitamin D in chronic conditions such as autoimmune diseases and inflammation, cardiovascular disease risk, hypertension, multiple sclerosis, diabetes and cancer risk. Safe sun exposure is our main source, along with dietary sources of egg yolks and oily fish. This is one vitamin I supplement a lot over the colder months. If you're unsure if your vitamin D is adequate please seek out help.

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Foodie Friday: Chicken Curry

#foodiefriday Chicken and veg curry with cauliflower rice. Take note - the only starch on this plate was from the sweet potato with normal rice substituted out to reduce the complex carbs. Good portions of protein from the chicken and good fats from the coconut milk. Give cauliflower rice a go with your next curry 👍

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Hero Nutrient: B6

We burn through Vitamin B6 with elevated levels of stress. Deficiency of this vitamin is associated signs of fatigue, anxiety & depression, insomnia, premenstrual fluid retention, carpal tunnel, skin conditions and many more. Food sources include avocado, eggs, oats, legumes, chicken, turkey, sunflower seeds, walnuts.

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Foodie Friday: Asian Broth

#foodiefriday Asian broths are so versatile. This is my Husband's version. The broth base is made with onion, garlic, ginger, chilli, carrot, celery, tamari, rice wine and chicken stock. Chicken drumsticks were then poached slowly in the broth. We added Asian greens, vermicelli noodles and fresh tomatoes to serve. Have a go at this recipe this weekend 😀

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