1 cup tapioca, cooked to soften in coconut milk

vanilla 

maple syrup or honey

serve with oven roasted naartjies or berries

My favorite tofu meal!

1 chopped red onion

garlic to taste

1 tub of rosa tomatoes, chopped

1 tub tofu, cut into 1cm cubes

Tamari to taste

lots of olive oil

avo

Fry the onion and garlic in coconut/olive oil for a few minutes, add tomatoes, and lastly the tofu.  

Add tamari to taste and liberally add more olive oil and parsley or your favorite herb.

Enjoy as is or with a green salad or pieces of avo.

1 bunch of fennel fronds stripped from the stems

2 cloves garlic

pinch sea salt

zest and juice of 1 lemon

red wine vinegar -1/4 cup

olive oil -1/4 cup

Blend together and enjoy with salad. 

1 1/2 cup herbal tea, coconut milk or plain filtered water

1/2 cup chia seeds

1/2 cup chopped nuts, seeds and berries

sweetener if preferred - honey, agave or stevia

Mashed banana will also give desired sweet taste

Let soak overnight to form a lovely, thick joghurt-like pudding.  Serve with extra fresh fruit.

Serves 2

My favorite way to start the day is with a smoothie.

People usually think it is time consuming, but it is really just the opposite.  The key to delicious smoothies is to be prepared.  

Make sure you have important ingredients on hand or in the freezer, to not be caught off guard.  Having the following in your smoothie cupboard, allows you to prepare any time:

* Nuts and seeds - almonds, cashews, pecans; sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, etc.  Keep the brazils for snacking, as they are usually more expensive and special. Soak nuts overnight, discard water and use fresh filtered water.

* Oils  - flax seed (whole seeds can also be used), hemp seed, avocado, MCT, etc

* Fresh and frozen fruit - blueberries, strawberries, mango, pineapple, gooseberries, bananas.  Frozen fruit makes a lovely cold smoothie, but you might want to use fruit at room temperature during colder seasons. Peel bananas before you freeze them. Use fruit in season and when available at good prices, freeze in bulk. 

* Dates - make sure you use sulphar free dates and add 3-4 in a smoothie

* Water for thinning it down -no need to add yoghurt or dairy.  Just by adding nuts, smoothies are usually nice and thick and creamy.

* Superfood powders -I love the vanilla taste of AIM Pea protein powder, but also add collagen powder, mesquite powder, or any other superfood as finances allow.

Decide on what you would like to nourish your loved ones with and add those things for brain health, energy, etc.  Play around with spices cinnamon and turmeric, vanilla beans and even a touch of chilli and create your own recipes. If the ingredients are on hand, a smoothie takes just a minute or two to create.

This smoothie has a few variations. If you keep your smoothie ingredients available in your 'smoothie cupboard' you can add or remove as you wish depending on what you have on hand.

Basic ingredients:

Frozen bananas

Scoop of raw cacao powder

Dates 

1/2 handful of Almonds

Optional:

fresh avo

cashews to replace almonds

Collagen powder/pea protein

MCT or hemp oil

Quantities vary depending on your taste and available ingredients.  Remember that water/coconut water is the basic ingredient.  Top it up according to desired thickness.

Good alternative for any chocolate milkshake!