Recipes

Ingredients: 350g red split lentils 1 400g tin coconut milk 1 large onion (diced) 2 medium sized potatoes (cubed) 2 large handfuls of kale (sliced) 1 litre water/stock 2-3 gloves garlic 1⁄2 thumb-size piece of ginger 2 tsp ground cumin (if using seeds, toast first and grind) 1 tsp ground turmeric 1 tsp mustard seeds (toasted lightly first) 2 cardamom pods bay leaf 2 cloves (optional) salt & freshly ground pepper   Method: Place the washed lentils …

Super Green Smoothie Ingredients: 1 banana 1⁄2 avocado 1 small handful of spinach/kale1⁄2 tsp spirulina 1 dsp chia seed Juice of 1⁄2 lime 1 cup coconut water Method: Combine all ingredients and liquidise until smooth. note: add more coconut water for a thinner smoothie.

https://www.cliffsofmoherretreat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Ginger-Bug.mp4   Part 1 Here is how we make our Ginger Bug at the retreat. From this Bug we make a delicious, healthy, carbonated ginger drink (recipe and how to in the next post). I’ve seen recipes that call for grating the ginger for the bug, but it works really well this way for us so I’m just going to show you with …

Power Balls Ingredients: For the Coating:Cacao butter, melted Raw cacao (powder) Sweetener of choice (maple syrup, honey, xylitol etc) Desiccated coconutFor the Filling:Soaked dates  – dates soaked in boiling water for a few minutes Walnuts 2 tbsp of TahiniMethod:Blend Walnuts until they reach the consistency of granules (think coarse sand). Add the strained dates and Tahini to the blender and blend until reasonably smooth. Set aside. Melt the raw …

Classic Traditional Lentil Shepherd’s Pie Serves 4 225g lentils (red or brown) 1 large onion 1 stick celery 100g carrots 2 field mushrooms 2 cloves garlic (chopped finely) 1 tsp thyme 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp marjoram Large pinch of chilli powder 1 bay leaf 1 vegetable stock cube Tomato puree Tin of tomatoes Rapeseed oil 800g potatoes (approx 6 medium potatoes) (mashed, creamed with olive oil, butter, salt, pepper & nutmeg) Salt & pepper to taste 1) Place …

Fiona’s Tantalizing Thai Coconut Curry