Recipes and Blogs

This salad is packed with a variety of plant foods, which are great sources of a numerous vitamins, minerals, fibre, and nutrients that support healthy and happy gut microbes! You can modify the ingredients to include whatever veggies you currently have on hand.

This recipe has quickly become a weeknight favourite at our place as an alternative to our usual bolognese. I can't take credit for the classic pork and fennel pairing which I discovered while browsing for inspiration, but I’ve adapted it to fit the ingredients we usually have on hand.

To be honest, I've never really been a fan of tomato soup, but when Little SB was served tomato soup at kindy and enjoyed it, I thought it was time to include it in our dinner repertoire at home. It turned out much better than I expected (my past experiences with tomato soup were limited to the instant cup-a-soup variety I tried as a child). It’s also easy to make, and really filling!

This is a great recipe to make in bulk and freeze in portions - it works well for an easy weeknight dinner, or for lunch.

A quick, delicious salad with ingredients that will keep your gut microbes happy!

This recipe for a quick pizza dough is perfect for an easy weeknight dinner, or to make ahead for lunchboxes.

A vegetarian dish common to many Middle-eastern countries, tabbouleh is great as a side, or add a protein for lunch or a light dinner.

A tasty and hearty stew for colder evenings, that is also great as leftovers for lunch. Inspired by the stews I had in Marrakech, I've adapted this recipe to suit the ingredients I usually have on hand.

This hearty soup heroes mushrooms, and is great as a starter, or as a meal on its own when paired with some crusty sourdough.

A couple of easy and tasty side dishes to serve alongside your Easter lamb (they'll go great with other mains as well if you're not...

A variation on traditional falafel, these are great together with a salad for lunch, or serve with warmed wholemeal pita, salad and a...

Not as complicated as it sounds, this dish is a quick, easy and tasty weeknight meal. It also works great with chicken instead of lamb!

A favourite easy weeknight dinner at our place for evenings when time is limited, or if we’ve just run out of ideas.

A great recipe for the cooler times of year. Kumara (what we call sweet potato in New Zealand) and carrot are good sources of...