Nothing sums up summer quite like a large bowl of beautifully creamy ice cream devoured on a warm sunny day. While you can't guarantee that the sun will shine you can be guaranteed perfectly smooth ice cream with this simple recipe. Mint chocolate chip ice cream has been my favorite ice cream flavor since childhood. It's gloriously vibrant green hue, refreshing taste and hidden chunks of rich … [Read more...]
Mango, kale, coconut + lime smoothie {Vegan, Raw, Paleo,Gluten, Dairy, Sugar free}
Mangoes are one of my all time favorite fruits well I should say perfectly ripe mangoes are one of my all time favorite fruits. Mangoes come close to avocados when it comes to fruit that can be depressingly hit and miss. One day they are perfectly ripe and the the next an inedible mess. I'm not ashamed to say that I am one of those annoying people who squeeze all the fruit in the super market in … [Read more...]
Kale, avocado + basil pesto {Vegan, Raw, Paleo, Gluten, Dairy, Sugar free}
This simple little recipe makes the most amazing kale, avocado and basil pesto. In fact this pesto is so wonderfully nourishing that it has been nicknamed the "glow-getter" at home! Packed full of super foods like kale and avocado this pesto definitely deserves its moniker.The best part of this gloriously green pesto is not just it's beautiful basil flavor or its creamy texture but the fact that … [Read more...]
Kale, sweet potato + roasted brussel sprout salad + maple tahini dressing {Vegan, Paleo, Dairy, Gluten free}
Since I listened to my mom when she told me to eat my good food first (mothers do always know best!) I though I would start off my Christmas recipes with this healthy kale, sweet potato and roasted Brussels sprout salad. My mom always insists on having Brussels sprouts along with our Christmas dinner but they usually just end up languishing on everyone's plate. I think Brussels sprouts are a love … [Read more...]
Kale, lentil + quinoa salad with an orange tahini dressing
Last weekend I went to London to celebrate my 21st birthday. If you didn’t already know one of my favourite things to do is eat great food and where better to do it than London? The Good Life Eatery had been on the top of my must visit restaurants for ages now as I had heard such great things about it. So on an early and icy Sunday morning after getting lost numerous times I finally got to tick … [Read more...]
Apple free kale, pear + almond green smoothie {Vegan, Paleo, Raw, Gluten, Dairy, Sugar free}
I am definitely a little late to the party but I finally took the plunge and bought a Nutribullet. Obsessed doesn't even come close to describing how I feel towards the newest kitchen gadget in my life! I am literally like a child on Christmas morning. I got through two bags of kale and two and a half bags of spinach along with countless bananas before it was even lunch time. My sister is a fan of … [Read more...]
Kale, lentil + basil soup {Vegan, Gluten, Dairy, Sugar free}
Forget the winter blues, January is all about the greens. Kale, spinach, rocket and every other variety of green leaves are all flying off the shelves. While the whole world seems miserable drinking their cold January juices I am tucking into bowls of this wonderfully nourishing and warming kale lentil and basil soup. The thought of surviving on juices for the month of January leaves me feeling … [Read more...]
