Category: Autumn
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Glycine-Rich Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Glycine is an amino acid, and is one of the building blocks the body uses to make proteins in the body. As well as building and maintaining healthy tissues (like skin, joints, muscles, hair, nails and organs) glycine is also vital for healthy hormone function and good gut health. It may not be the most well-known…
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Nutrient-Dense Liver Pâté Recipe
Liver is one of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet. High in B vitamins (specifically B5, B6, B9 and B12, which are all amazing for metabolism and energy levels), copper, phosphorus, selenium and iron, it’s a superfood that our ancestors have been eating forever. Liver and other organ meats are extremely high in many…
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Pumpkin, Cauliflower & Coconut Stew
Whether you’re wondering what to do with leftover Halloween pumpkins, or you fancy eating more seasonally, this simple, hearty and warming stew is full of important nutrients that nourish immune health, the eyes, liver, heart and nervous system. The addition of chickpeas adds plenty of plant based protein and folate too. Including healthy fats from…
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Autumn Roundup: Living Seasonally, Autumn Recipes & The Top 10 Autumn Foods To Enjoy Right Now
When it comes to Autumn, do you love it or loathe it? The colder, darker seasons tend to split us into two camps; those who dread the shorter days and dropping temperatures, and those who can’t wait to kick their way through the golden leaves and gladly welcome in the cosy, quieter evenings. . (I’m…
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Breakfast Crumble For One
Temperatures are dropping, and that ‘Autumn feeling’ is definitely in the air! When the seasons change, we benefit from making some changes to our diet and lifestyle too, in order to support our physical, mental and emotional health. When we eat seasonally, we give ourselves the right nutrients at the right time, which contributes to…
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Seasonal Autumnal Squash Soup + The Benefits of Carotenoids
There’s a reason we’re told to ‘eat the rainbow’, (and I’m not talk talking about eating packs of skittles….) colourful fruit and veg is full of phytonutrients, which reduce inflammation and oxidative damage, reduce risk of illness and disease, slow ageing, and promote health. One of the key phytonutrients is a group called carotenoids, which…
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Apple & Blackberry Muffins (V+GF)
With natural sweetness from applesauce, local blackberries and cinnamon, these muffins are a great way to welcome in Autumn tastes. I made these recently for a crowd who needed gluten free options, but if you aren’t baking for anyone with a gluten intolerance, simply use a high quality organic spelt or oat flour instead. If…
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Seasonal Shifts: Summer To Autumn
The Foods, Herbs, Self-Care Practices & Lifestyle Tips To Help You Move Into Autumn As we approach September, there’s no denying Autumn will be with us soon. Of all the seasons, the transition from Summer to Autumn can be the one with the most changes and challenges, and the one where our lifestyle, foods and…
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Spiced Apple Chutney
What could be more Autumnal than cooking with apples? As so many of my students know I love cooking, I often receive lots of apples when October arrives, and this spiced apple chutney recipe is where some of the first batch were thrown straight in to! Chutneys traditionally contain herbs and spices that increase agni…
