Chunky Vegetable Pasta Sauce

A simple, tasty pasta sauce recipe.

I had this sauce with lentil pasta. Lentil pasta is really tasty and is very high in protein. I recommend using it if you can get it. If not, you can use another type of pasta.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil (or alternative cooking oil)

1 onion finely chopped

3-4 cloves garlic finely chopped

1 carrot peeled and finely chopped

1 pepper finely chopped (I used a red pepper but you can use any colour pepper)

half a courgette finely chopped

1 tin chopped tomatoes

1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs (oregano, basil, etc.)

about a handful of chopped fresh basil

 

This recipe makes 2 servings

Step 1: Heat olive oil in a saucepan and cook onion and garlic for 2-3 minutes. 

Step 2: Add in carrot, pepper and courgette and cook for another 2-3 minutes. 

Step 3: Add in chopped tomatoes and dried mixed herbs. Stir well. Bring to boil, then simmer for about 30 minutes. 

Step 4: Stir in fresh basil. 

Step 5: Serve sauce in a bowl with pasta. You can add some cheese if you like. If you have some sauce leftover you can put it in the fridge and reheat it the next day. 

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Pear Soup for Sore Throat

My throat was a bit sore so I made this pear soup. According to Chinese medicine pears are good for the throat. They are supposed to get rid of excess heat in the body or something.

To make the soup I just chopped up some pears and put them in a pot with some water and boiled for about 15 minutes. I added some ginger and honey.

After eating this soup my throat felt much better. I highly recommend trying this if you have a sore throat.

Mixed Bean Tagine

The variety of beans and vegetables in this dish make it very colourful and nutritious.

This recipe might seem very time-consuming because you have to soak the beans in advance and then it takes about an hour to cook but it’s not so bad really. You can leave the beans to soak in the morning, then they will be ready to use by lunch or dinner. Once you have everything prepared you can leave the tagine cook away itself for an hour while you do other things.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 onion chopped

3-4 cloves garlic chopped

some fresh ginger chopped

1-2 teaspoons garam masala

half a teaspoon ground turmeric

200g dried mixed beans (I bough a packet of dried mixed beans in the shop. It contains aduki beans, butterbeans, haricot beans, pinto beans, black turtle beans and chickpeas. Use whatever beans you have available. )

3 carrots peeled and chopped

1 red pepper chopped

1 yellow pepper chopped

about 100g fine beans chopped

1 bottle of tomato passata (My bottle contains 690g)

about 100ml water

 

This recipe makes 4 servings 

 

Step 1: Soak the dried beans in water for at least 4 hours. They will double in size. 

Step 2: Heat olive oil in a big pot. Cook onion, garlic and ginger for 2-3 minutes. 

Step 3: Add in garam masala and turmeric. Cook for another 1-2 minutes. 

Step 4: Add in vegetables and beans. Stir well. 

Step 5: Add in passata and water. Stir well again. Bring to the boil, then simmer for about 1 hour. 

Step 6: Enjoy this tagine for lunch or dinner. I had it with couscous. You could also have it with rice or quinoa. If you have some leftover put it in the fridge and reheat it the next day. 

Top Recipe: Healthy Chocolate Bites

These healthy chocolate bites are made with dates, oats, nuts, cacao powder and cacao butter. It is an old recipe on my blog. I am told this is one of my best recipes. I make these at least once a week. They make a great snack. Everybody who tastes them says they like them. 🙂

Here is the link to recipe:

Healthy Chocolate Bites

Quinoa, Chickpea and Potato Stew

An easy, tasty, one-pot meal that’s high in protein. Perfect for a cold day!

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil (or alternative cooking oil)

1 onion chopped

3-4 cloves garlic chopped

some fresh ginger chopped

2-3 potatoes peeled and chopped

half a cup quinoa

1 tin chickpeas rinsed and drained

1 tin chopped tomatoes

2 cups water

1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs (oregano, basil, etc.)

about 4 handfuls of spinach and/ or kale (I used a mixture of baby spinach and baby kale. Use whatever you have available)

 

This recipe makes about 3 servings

Step 1: Heat olive oil in a big pot and cook onion, garlic and ginger for 3-4 minutes. 

Step 2: Add in potatoes, quinoa, chickpeas, chopped tomatoes, water and dried mixed herbs. Stir well. Bring to the boil, then simmer for about 25 minutes. 

Step 3: Stir in spinach and/or kale. 

Step 4: Enjoy this stew for lunch or dinner. If you have some leftover you can put it in the fridge and reheat it the next day. 

Leek, Potato and Sweet Potato Soup

This is the same recipe as my Leek and Potato Soup I just replaced some of the potatoes with sweet potatoes. The sweet potatoes add a nice sweetness.

I served the soup in my giant Friends mug, a perfect soup mug! 🙂

Red Cabbage and Apple

I will be making this again this year for Christmas dinner. Always tastes so good!

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This would be nice as part of Christmas dinner 🙂

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 onion chopped

about 500g red cabbage roughly shredded (I used my hands to shred it)

2 apples peeled and chopped

3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 handful dried cranberries and cashew nuts (optional)

Step 1: Heat olive oil in a saucepan and cook onion for 2-3 minutes. 

Step 2: Add in red cabbage, apple, balsamic vinegar and brown sugar. Stir well. Cover and cook on a low heat for 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add in dried cranberries and cashew nuts if using. 

Step 3: Enjoy as part of your lunch or dinner. If you make too much don’t worry- you can reheat it the next day. 

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