Leftover edamame and avocados, were two of the ingredients I used to make this green dip. You can add fresh garlic-if you’re brave and won’t be socialising for the day- some basil or cilantro, lemon and olive oil. Put everything in a blender and enjoy with warm pitta bread or chicken.
Flapjacks are my new favourite quick and easy snack. There are a number of ways you can make them by mixing in dried fruits, raisins and even chocolate. This version is taken from Levi Root’s Food for Friends recipe book and includes dried bananas and honey. Needless to say, we love the end result. Chewy, sweet with only a tad of muscovado sugar- the recipe calls for light. I used dark and it worked.
It goes without saying that our lives and daily routine have changed since moving. But this change has proven to be such a welcoming one. An inspiration to be exact. There’s an ease that comes with everything we do. Perhaps it is because I feel Georgie has the kind of freedom here he couldn’t really have in the flat. Perhaps it’s because we are in touch with nature on a day to day basis- fresh air can do you the world of good, right? Cooking in the evenings has become a soothing transition, green smoothies in the morning are keeping me high and happy. Water and dirt does the same for my little dude.
I want to share this new obsession of mine, an unbelievable easy recipe for healthy snacking that Georgie loves. All you do is blend a handful of goji berries and pumpkin seeds and then mix with a heaped tablespoon of heated coconut oil. Roll the mixture into little balls and place in the fridge. This is one of many super healthy recipes I have discovered in a book called Medicinal Cookery.
Monday was a bank holiday here in Cyprus so with the sun shining and a piece of land ready for planting we all headed for my sister’s backyard where seeds were sown. We live a stone’s throw away from each other so the goodies that will be coming from this little patch of land will serve us all.