This delicious Ayurvedic gluten-free rice porridge is warming, quick and full of goodness. The perfect brekky after morning yoga and a great way to start your surfing day. Rolled rice flakes are available at most wholefood stores and organic shops. This recipe is soft and gentle on the digestion and I hope you can use fresh turmeric for its prized antioxidant properties, and you might like to add Greek or my coconut yoghurt too, although I prefer mine with a squeeze of lime. This how to make … [Read more...] about How to make Ayurvedic gluten-free rice porridge
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How to make FODMAP muffins
FODMAPs are Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols – a collection of molecules found in food that are poorly absorbed by some digestive systems. which in turn may present with Irritable Bowel Syndrome like symptoms including abdominal pain and bloating. The usual food suspects are most dried fruit, onions, garlic, artichokes, asparagus, honey - and the list goes on. Catering for these fructose intolerant folks can be really tricky as there’s not a lot they … [Read more...] about How to make FODMAP muffins
Figs with coconut yoghurt
I am forever devising concoctions that are dairy free for my readers who are dreaming of that cheesy feeling. So if there's no cow or sheep's milk yoghurt for breakfast, this means that necessity and consumer demand led to my first trial batch of coconut yoghurt in 2012. Here's how I made it. … [Read more...] about Figs with coconut yoghurt
Sri Lankan muesli
This recipe comes from the sub-continent of Sri Lanka, which I visited on assignment in 2010 to create a wellness offering of Pilates and yoga and spa cuisine menus. Yes, that's me leading the practice in paradise! The resort is called Kahanda Kanda and your host is the delightful George Cooper (above in white T-shirt), and KK is the flagship boutique hotel near Galle. George is a renowned British interior designer who came across a magnificent 10-acre hilltop plot near Galle and overlooking … [Read more...] about Sri Lankan muesli
Berry Bircher
This deliciously simple sugar- free breakfast alternative is great for those who are wheat sensitive. It's rich in essential fatty acids thanks to the healing world of flax seeds and pistachios a.k.a. the 'skinny' nut. Did you know that pistachios have only three calories per nut? That's about half the calories of most snack nuts. Thirty pistachio kernels yield just 100 calories, compared to 14 for almonds and 11 for cashews. 1 cup organic rolled oats 1 cup water 1 dessertspoon goji … [Read more...] about Berry Bircher