Tag: christmas
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Spiced Butternut Squash & Orange Soup
A festive and filling Winter soup, this is a perfect mid-week dinner recipe or warming lunch. The addition of orange makes the soup a little more Christmassy and zingy, too – plus, it’ll boost your daily intake of vitamin C! I love serving this with warm homemade sourdough bread and lots of local butter. Give…
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Relax & Restore Home Practice Video
Merry Christmas! As a gift to you, here’s a short restorative practice to give you some time out amongst the busy festive season. Give yourself about 10 minutes to re-set, and the rest of your day will flow so much better. I plan on sharing lots more short home practice videos in 2020, so if…
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Gingerbread Men (vegan + gluten free)
‘Tis the season of feasting and celebrating, followed by the season of trying to un-do all the feasting and celebrating…. This recipe isn’t here to tell you to count calories or cut down on anything this Christmas though – the enjoyment of being with others and celebrating together is way more important than watching the…
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Digestion-Boosting Lemongrass, Ginger & Cinnamon Tea
‘Tis the season of consumption – whether that’s gifts, food, chocolates or festive fizz, its likely most of us will be enjoying foods and drinks we wouldn’t usually opt for this month. If you’re looking for a way to prevent bloating and indigestion, or are in need of something to boost your Agni or digestive…
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Festive Spiced Spelt Biscuits (vegan)
Whip these up to have on hand for guests, for yourself, or for healthier edible Christmas gifts! These festive little bites are made with easy – to- digest spelt flour, Christmassy mixed spice and minimal sugar. The sweetness comes from organic pureed apples and molasses, meaning these biscuits could be a welcome break from the…
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Vegan Gingerbread Men
These gingerbread men are easy to make, and suitable for anyone following a vegan, vegetarian and lower sugar diet, as well as being nut free and high in fibre! The ginger and cinnamon in this recipe can help cut through sinus issues, head colds and congestion, and the essence of baking gingerbread biscuits is comforting…
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Vegan Pink Pate
With more and more people becoming health conscious and changing dietary habits, it can be difficult to know exactly what to serve at festive get-togethers or group dinners. Are people still following low-fat diets? Have they gone paleo? Is everyone still gluten free or are they having a cheat day? Whatever situation your guests present you with, this…
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Vegan Pate
Making everyone happy at Christmas is a challenge to say the least. In fact it can seem impossible at times, especially when it comes to food that suits everyone’s ever-changing dietary ‘needs’. If your mother in law has gone gluten-free, your nephew paleo, or your sister vegan (or all three….) it can be tempting to…
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Mulled Apple Cider Vinegar Detox Drink
Whilst the majority of the year may be all about juicing, healthy smoothies, green tea and magical spiced elixirs, the festive season often sees many of us suffering the consequences of one-too-many celebratory drinks. If you’ve over indulged in alcohol, sugar or processed foods, welcome to the world – it’s called being human. Temptation usually means December…
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Nepalese Momos
Save this recipe for the strange ‘in-between’ part of Christmas, when there’s lots of leftover food, but you’re looking for something other than turkey sandwiches and cold potatoes. You can stuff these Momos with your Christmas leftovers, and then save the recipe to use again and again throughout the year, with seasonal stuffing ingredients.
