Pearl Barley Risotto

If you like grains you will love pearl barley. This grain takes a well deserved place in the same rank with quinoa and buckwheat. Barley contains a good amount of protein that is comparable to the protein amount in quinoa and all legumes. Barley also has a very special soluble fibre. There was a study early this…

Eggplant Surf and Turf

This recipe suggests a different way to enjoy fresh prawns. Although, eggplants cooked in this way are wonderful on their own too!

Vegan Wrap (Gluten Free)

Often when I have passed flat bread and wraps on the supermarket shelf I have had to make an effort not to stop. Now I make my own healthy wraps! And I am loving it. The recipe has so much potential, you can use it in many different ways with different fillings. It can be also used…

Lazy Lamb

Feeding Babies There are special people in our lives who we have to feed and we spend a good amount of our time doing this. These are our children who all vary in their appetites. Once I made the following conclusion: the earlier you start to introduce various ingredients into their diet, the easier your life…

Radish Al Tonno

Daikon Radish White daikon radish is an amazing root vegetable. First, its taste is very delicate if compared to other root vegetables. Also, daikon is juicy and refreshing. What I find most interesting about this radish is that it produces special starch digestive enzymes, as well as protein and fat digestive ones. However, the key property of…

Lima Beans

Fibre is our best friend when we try to lose weight. This is because fibre has very few calories, and although it is not digested it has many health benefits. In the Black Eyed Beans post we discussed soluble and insoluble starch. The bean is also very beneficial due to its fibre content, especially soluble fibre. Soluble…

Black-Eyed Peas Lubiya

Black-Eyed Pea is a legume and it should be called Black-Eyed Bean. That could help with the references to ‘The Black Eyed Pea’ which is an American Hip-Hop Band. It seems Black Eyed Beans are used everywhere, according to Wikkipedia traditionally in Southern America, Brasil, Columbia, West Africa, Carribbean, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Portugal. It was…

Coconut Fish

My recipes might sound complicated, as I have been hearing lately. So, here I am with one of the quickest and simplest recipes for you. To cook up some delicious fish, all you need is frozen peas in your freezer and a can of Coconut milk in your pantry. Cooking time is 15 minutes. If you have a pack of frozen chopped spinach,…

Quinoa Arancini

In Italian Arancini mean “Little Oranges”. Although, in some regions of Italy Arancini have conical shape, and in others – they are called just “Rice Balls”. I love Arancini, and the results of experimenting with Quinoa are below.