This is a staple around my place – delicious Roasted Cauliflower with fennel and chilli. Cauliflower florets are drizzled with olive oil and coated in cumin and chilli flakes, then roasted till golden. And to top it off, shallots and fennel fried with ample garlic. Equally as yum made with Brussel’s sprouts when in season. […]

A fresh crunchy Slaw with Probiotic Miso Tahini Dressing. Full of beneficial bacteria and bursting with flavour. I know, there ain’t much revolutionary about a slaw, but I do think this dressing (well, I guess it’s almost more sauce than dressing) is rather special. It takes just a minute to whip up and is packed […]

Light and fluffy quinoa is no longer a mystery! This simple trick will help you reach the elusive perfect quinoa – every time. A very short, but important post today. How to cook fluffy quinoa. In fact, how to cook fluffy any grain, really. But first, let’s take a moment to marvel at the perfection […]

A rich and fudgy Raw Black Forest Brownie, naturally gluten and dairy free. Cacao, organic tart cherries and vanilla – pretty much the best combo out there.  Last weekend I did two cooking demo’s at the Ceres Healthy Hub Kitchen at the Auckland Food Show. What a blast! I did however have a very typical […]

A nutritious, protein-packed Broccoli Pesto Pasta using chickpea fusilli. The dairy free pesto is a real treat – made with fresh basil, nutritional yeast, hemp oil and cashews. On the table in 30 minutes. Quick has been the name of the game Chez Glucina this week. I feel a little like the master juggler, lots […]

A delicious plant-powered winter Chickpea Spinach Curry packed with warming spices and fresh greens, finished with creamy coconut. Time for a mid-winter curry. This dish has fast become my partner’s favourite. One would think he is quite deprived by the way he carries on sometimes – when I put this in front of him the […]

A super simple yet potent homemade immune-boosting digestive tonic – it’s Fire Cider with a twist. For congested sinuses, coughs and colds over winter. This infused vinegar is an old herbal folk recipe that has been around for an age. I was first introduced to it as ‘Fire Cider’ through American Herbalist Rosemary Gladstar’s book, […]

A delicious, filling winter soup with immune supportive shiitake mushrooms, warming ginger and garlic, fresh greens and mineral-rich wakame fronds. Boom. Another one-pot wonder filled with nutritional goodies, well, almost – if you exclude the crispy tofu – though I’m of the mind to keep those little puffed cubes of goodness in there purely for […]