Tag: Plant Based
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Simple Homemade Seed Crackers
Making homemade seed crackers reduces your plastic waste and these super easy crackers use any combination of seeds and flours. There’s nothing like a good crunchy cracker for spreading your favourite dip on. Ingredients * 250 grams mixed base seeds – pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, chia seeds * 1-2 teaspoon flavour seeds –…
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Kids In The Kitchen
Last week we decided to make some sweet treats; peanut butter & chocolate cups. They’re absolutely delicious and very moreish. I’m sure the kids ate more peanut butter & chocolate while they were making them! This is something the kids can pretty much do by themselves, apart from melting the chocolate as they can’t reach…
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Easy tray pancakes
Weekends are for pancakes! Most kids love pancakes, but if like me you hate standing at the stove for 30 minutes flipping them and listening to the kids screaming ‘are they ready yet?’ This recipe is for you. It’s so easy, just mix, pour and bake. Everyone gets to eat at the same time and…
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Home made bread
The benefits of making your own bread Yesterday a friend told me that she loved my 5 seed bread and that it didn’t make her bloated, like shop bought bread. She asked me why, so I thought my response would be great shared with you all. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like bread! However,…
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Beautiful Buckwheat
All hail Buckwheat! Buckwheat, also known as Kasha is a seed and in no way related to wheat. The seeds come from a plant in the rhubarb family 👏 Buckwheat really packs a nutritional punch. It’s rich in vitamins and minerals like magnesium and potassium and the bio availability of zinc and copper is higher than…
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Crispy Hashbrowns
Potatoes are one of my favourite vegetables. They so versatile, but also very filling and contain vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, fibre, potassium, magnesium and folate (vitamin B9]. We love hashbrowns, especially the crunchy bits on the outside. They go with anything and you can eat them anytime! In my quest to cook them…
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Transitioning workshop
Simone’s Plant Based Cooking Classes are your gateway to creating and eating vibrant, mostly organic and healthy vegan food. I believe that food should serve your body and mind well. The plant based lifestyle is a way of fueling yourself that is enjoyable, simple and sustainable. This 3 hour transition class will give you the…
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What every vegan needs to know about iron
True or False: The iron that our bodies require is the same element found in a cast-iron skillet. This question fools a surprising number of people. Iron is greatly misunderstood as a nutrient, especially when it comes to vegan and plant based diets. The mineral is found all over the earth and is…
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Sunday Funday
I love sundays. We always have a family outing in the mornings; today was spent at the beach. While the toddlers slept this afternoon, I got to cooking. It was a mega cook up for next week’s lunches. I made: 1. crispy baked chick peas. They marinated for 2 days in braggs liquid seasoning, pure…
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Warm Quinoa Salad
I’ve been making this salad for a few years now and it never fails to please. Its filling, nourishing, colorful and delicious! You can have it as a side or a main and your friends will be mighty impressed when you turn up for the pot luck with this. Using seasonal veggies, you can mix…
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