Tag: healthy recipes

Two white plates full of nectarine bacon salad; with Romain lettuce, almonds, onion, cucumber. Blue background.
Salads

Nectarine bacon salad

There are days when all you want is a salad. Only a great salad can satisfy your hunger. A salad is always a great, quick and healthy either lunch or supper option. Nectarine bacon salad is more than just great, it’s amazing! In fact, it’s a wonderful combination for a summer salad.

Chicken curry in all of its golden beauty, with some turmeric quinoa on a side, topped with fresh cilantro. Ginger and yoghurt in the background.
Meat

Cape chicken curry

This is my first South African recipe. Cape chicken curry will spice up your everyday chicken dish. You will simply love it! It’s packed with lots of spices and flavours. Topped with yoghurt and fresh cilantro and with turmeric quinoa as a side dish, this is one of the best curry dishes you’ve ever tried.

Red pesto tart with a healthy cauliflower crust, topped with ricotta an sprinkled with some fresh rosemary.
Hot oven, Vegetarian

Cauliflower crust red pesto tart

Cauliflower crust red pesto tart is one of the easiest healthy tarts that you can make. This savoury tart is perfect for lunch or supper and why not, it’s a great idea for breakfast as well. A combination of cauliflower, rosemary, homemade red pesto and ricotta is just delicious. To create it, you’ll need only […]

A bowl of warm avocado and yoghurt soup topped with fresh cilantro leaves, walnuts and chili. Some cilantro stems in the background.
Soups, Vegetarian

Avocado yoghurt soup

Avocado yoghurt soup is a treat for all avocado lovers. It’s incredibly creamy and velvety, healthy and tasty. Moreover, you have a cold and a warm option and it is ready in less than 15 minutes. Therefore, it is perfect for a quick lunch, supper or for a snack in between.

Spinach and artichokes chicken thighs in a ceramic baking dish. Carrots and fresh spinach on a side for deco.
Hot oven, Meat

Spinach and artichokes chicken thighs

This spinach and artichokes chicken thighs dish is definitely going to reach the list of your top chicken recipes. These amazing oven baked chicken thighs make a delicious and rich in flavour complete meal. In addition, this dish is also paleo, which makes it a perfect choice when trying to have some light meals on […]

Sweet potato wedges on a blue plate, ground beef with peas next to it, with the addition of kiwi slices and pomegranate seeds. Tomatoes in the background.
Meat

Sweet potato beef bowl

Do you love meat and potatoes but at the same time you want something new? Then try this lovely sweet potato beef bowl. It gives a big twist to traditional beef and potatoes. A combination of vegetables and fruits makes this a great dish, full of textures and flavours, which will satisfy also the most […]

Hummus dip on a smaller square plate, decorated with a octopus made out of bell pepper.
Happy snacks, Vegetarian

Hummus

How much do you love hummus? Have you ever made it yourself? Learn how to make the best hummus and you’ll never have to buy it again in a shop. This homemade hummus is creamy and rich in flavour. It is so delicious, I could eat it directly with a spoon.

Two white "bowls with sweet potato leek salad, topped with crispy bacon and cilantro-lime dressing. Cilantro in the background and a nice kitchen towel with lemon design. "
Hot oven, Salads

Sweet potato leek salad

There’s nothing better than a nice bowl of comfort food. I believe we all love comfort food, no matter what we choose. My list of comfort food is quite long and this sweet potato leek salad is definitely on it. This simple salad recipe, with its colours, creaminess and a little hint of sour and […]

Ten to twelve long pickle slices coated into a crispy golden brown crust and served with a mayo-cottage cheese dip.
Happy snacks, Hot oven, Vegetarian

Crispy pickles

Check out these ultimate crispy pickles. You are going to love them. They are breaded and oven baked to a crispy perfection. This crispy, savoury, tangy and salty treat is perfect for dipping as an appetizer or a movie snack.

A bowl of zucchini noodles, topped with fresh herbs (like coriander, mint, basil) and sliced beef and covered with beef aromatic beef broth. Some juicy limes on a side.
Soups

Beef Pho

Who wants a beef Pho? I bet you all have heard of Pho before. For those who haven’t, Pho is a delicious noodle soup topped with thin meat slices and a bunch of fresh herbs. On one hand, it’s simple as it can get, on the other hand, it’s surprisingly rich in flavour.

Red and yellow thin beetroot slices drizzled with mango dressing and with a creamy burrata in the middle.
Salads

Beetroot carpaccio

Beetroot carpaccio is definitely one of the top dishes of this summer. Either as a main dish or as a starter, it will make an incredibly refreshing dish. And when you add a burrata and a sweet mango dressing to it, you will dance of joy. What more could you ask for?

A lovely bowl of carrot green peas soup with chunks of orange carrots, bright green peas, fresh parsley and sausage. Add some bread and you have a winner.
Soups

Carrot green peas soup

Hello carrot lovers! In a couple of days is International Carrot Day. Happy carrot day (in advance)! This time and for this occasion I made a simple carrot green peas soup. It’s so delicious! It is rich in flavour and in colours as well. In other words, it is a soul-warming bowl that will make […]