Dips, Spreads & Dressings Archives - Page 2 of 3

Chickpea Pasta with a Creamy Pine Nut and Basil Pesto

Healthy, warming, nourishing comfort food at its best! Growing up, I loved a big bowl of pasta and easily ate it for dinner 2-3 times a week. It was only when I reached my mid-twenties, that I began to have ...

Winter Rainbow Yum Bowl

Happy Friday! I hope you’re all geared up for some Black Friday shopping? Some great sales around! It’s hard to believe that Christmas is just around the corner, and by this time next month, it will a...

The Power of Raw Apple Cider Vinegar

Do you ever use apple cider vinegar? Raw apple cider vinegar has been loved for a long time for its multitude of beauty and health uses, and is even used as an acne cure. The Romans used vineg...

Avocado Toast

Happy Friday (the 13th)! I hope you have all had a great week and have some nice plan made for the weekend? I’m looking forward to a quiet weekend down in Wexford with my Grandmother :) I usually try to h...

E is for Edamame Hummus

I love absolutely Japanese food, and always order a bowl of steamed edamame (soybeans) with a pinch of chilli and salt, when I’m at a favourite Japanese restaurant like Yamamori. It makes such a tasty and filli...

Ghoulish Guacamole with Witchy Fingers

Happy Halloween Eve!! This is most definitely the time of year to indulge your sweet tooth (in moderation :)), and it can be difficult to resist the huge array of sweet treats on offer . But if you...

Creamy Coconut Porridge with Blueberry Chia Jam and Blueberry-Vanilla Whip

All types of berries are packed full of nutrition, but blueberries are my pick of the bunch for their powerful anti-ageing properties. They’re just like nature’s candy, in a nutritionally perfect package. ...

Healthy Nutella

Hands up who likes Nutella?! I haven't met many people who could honestly say they don't! My earliest memories of the chocholic's dream spread, go right back to the age of 9 or 10, when I spent a couple ...

Roast Portobello Mushrooms with Chilli-Lime Avocado

Avocados and I go way back… they were the first solid food I started on as a baby and it’s been a delicious love affair ever since! There are few more enjoyable flavours than ripe avocado, yet their mild...

Roast Beetroot Hummus

When I think of autumnal foods, I always dream of warming roast veggies. Although when asked to name their favourite comfort foods, many people think of dishes like spaghetti bolognese, pizza, pasta, burger...