Chocolate cakes are relatively healthy desserts if you use good quality chocolate with high percentage cacao. Now days, organic dark chocolate are available almost everywhere, and will allow to make this recipe even more healthy. In addition, this recipe does not use wheat, so it can be tasted by anyone, even people having allergies. Sugar [...]
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Aloo Gobi (potato and cauliflower curry) In ode to my brother venturing over to India in a week I thought I would include a classic Indian curry. We ate this dish at least once a day sometimes even for the odd breakfast. If you like spice then just throw in a couple more chillis. Yum. [...]
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This recipe has many variations. Instead of one cup of dried fruit, you can use 1/2 cup fruit and 1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips just to add a little bit of choclate goodness to your Thursday. Ingredients Makes 20 cookies 3 large egg whites, at room temperature 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 cup dried [...]
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Cranberries a bright spot of color pack a powerful on the winter fruit punch of flavor landscape. Cranberries were once known as “bounce berries” because of their springy resilience. The bright red berries grow on vining shrubs in sandy bogs across the northern united States moist clime of Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Washington, and Oregon. Organic cranberry [...]
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YW note This is a hearty treat for Winter that will bring back the balance after a long day at work. You can always add somemore vegetables if you feel like you want to have even more of a veggie feast. I would recommend throwing in some courgettes or mushrooms. Ingredients 1 large eggplant unpeeled, [...]
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Alu Roti It has been said that a little ghee will help loosen up tight hamstrings and from an Ayurvedic point of view it’s recommended for a host of ailments ranging from poor digestion to memory loss. How does ghee differ from regular butter? Ayurveda places ghee, or clarified butter, at the top of the [...]
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Dear yogi’s, Today I am excited to announce the publishing of our first ever video. [cf]youtube[/cf] It is a short introductory film which will hopefully give you an idea of the ambience we aim for during our yoga classes. As we journey through 2010 we plan to launch a new area within the website, where [...]
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With Christmas coming up surely we can treat ourselves to a bit of indulgence. This has been my best friend through many a dark winter night. Curl up in front of a Christmas movie and enjoy! Preparation time less than 30 mins Cooking time 1 to 2 hours Ingredients For the rice pudding 50g/2oz butter [...]
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A quick and easy curry Serves 4 Preparation and cooking times Prep 30 mins Ready in 30 mins Ingredients 2 orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, cut into chunks 200g spinach, washed & roughly chopped 4 naan bread , warmed through 400g tin coconut milk 1 onion, finely sliced 2-3 madras curry paste , depending on how hot [...]
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As the cold, dark nights draw in, November is the month for hunkering down in the kitchen and cooking up comforting vegetable stews and curries. November brings with it a frost that works wonders on parsnips. It is also the season to enjoy tart cranberries and buttery chestnuts. Lots of seasonal tasty delights to get stuck into. [...]
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