Chocolate & Walnut Fudge

70% dark chocolate X 200g

Chickpeas X 400g tin or 250g cooked
Coconut cream X 100ml
Raw Cocoa Powder X 2 tbsp
3 eggs
Honey/Maple syrup X 1/3 cup
Sea salt X 1/4 tsp
Walnuts X 1/2 cup (chopped)

Preheat oven to 170C
Break chocolate into small pieces.
Melt chocolate in a large bowl sitting over a saucepan of gently simmering water making sure the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water.
Process rest of the ingredients except walnuts in a food processor.
Add the chickpea mixture into the chocolate (not the other way around! This way you don't waste the melted chocolate)
Stir it well
Pour the mixture into a tin
Bake for 30-40 mins until the slice is just set in the middle
Cool completely on a wire rack
Cut into small squares and enjoy!!!
Stays in the fridge for 5 days in a air tight container . . or freeze it!

Masala Fish With Steamed Veges

Masala Fish

FISH - 2 fillets (Basa or Barramundi)
MASALA:
Rice flour
Paprika
Cayenne Pepper
Cumin powder
Coriander powder
Turmeric
Red chili powder
Salt
(I keep this mixture in the fridge. So it's always ready for use)

Dip fish in the mixture. Stir fry on a pan with a little coconut oil.

STEAMED VEGETABLES:
I use the frozen pack of mixed vegetables. Alternatively freshly chopped vegetables of preference.
Add lemon juice to the water & steam vegetables in that water. I like the lemony flavour it gives to the vegetables. Steam for just 3 mins. . Sprinkle some Himalayan salt & black pepper.

Basil Pesto

Spinach X 2 cups
Basil X 2 cups
Walnuts X 1/4 cup
Lemon X 2 teaspoons
Garlic X 2 cloves

Blend it all in the blender until smooth. TADA!

Seasoned Roast Vegetables

Seasoned Roast Vegetables

Eggplant
Zucchini
Carrots
Sweet potato
Capsicum
Pumpkin

Seasoning:
Chicken salt
Paprika
Cayenne Pepper
Cumin powder

Bake in the over at 180 degrees for 20 mins or till done.

Almond Meal Choco Chip Muffins

Serves 8 people
Prep time - 15 mins
Baking time - 15-20 mins

Almond Meal X 2 Cups
Baking powder X 2 teaspoons
Salt X pinch
3 eggs
Water X 1/4 cup
Olive oil X 1/4 cup
Honey X 1/3 cup
Chocolate chips

Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Stir/whisk until all combined.
Divide mixture evenly in all cups
Add chocolate chips
Bake at 180 degrees for 15-20 mins

Canapé #1

Rice crackers (Prefer plain, slightly salted, and flat)
Cucumber (thin slices)
Cherry tomatoes (thin slices)
Basil leaves (fresh)
Hummus dip

Sequence arrangement:
Rice cracker - cucumber slice - hummus - basil leaf- cherry tomato.

Watermelon Smoothie Slushy

Frozen watermelon pieces
Almond Milk
Blender it in the blender and it's the most amazing refreshing drink for the summer!!!

Puda (Indian pancake)

After turning it over

Besan (Gram flour) X 2cups
Rice flour X 2 cups
1 Onion small
1 Tomato small
Turmeric X pinch
Red chilli powder X To taste
Cumin powder X 1 teaspoon
Coriander powder X 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Garlic X 2 cloves
Makes approx 12 pancakes

Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl.
Add warm water little by little while mixing the batter. The batter should be smooth and slightly runny.
Finely chop onion and tomato. (I prefer using a little chopper as the end result mixes very well with the batter)
Add chopped onions, tomato and grated garlic to the batter.
Make pancakes on the hot pan.
Spread a little oil around the pancake to cook. After a few minutes turn to the order side (don't need oil again). Cook for a few seconds and remove from stock.

GGS 1

Cucumber X1
Strawberries X10
Mahuka honey X 2 tbsp
Greens (Kale/Spinach)
Makes for 2 (500ml each)