Milky breakfast tea – minus the milk.⠀Adding plant based milk to hot water or vice versa can be tricky to get right. The milk solids start to disassociate and get bitty if the temperature gets too hot!⠀I’ve also noticed that adding boiling water to tea (and coffee) is too harsh and just destroys the flavour…
Category: Healthy Recipies
Matcha x Maca x Collagen vanilla coconut latte recipe
An improvised recipe & method for a DELICIOUSLY creamy, caffeinated and nourishing hot drink…which isn’t coffee! Perfect for my ladies & gents who want to get all their sex hormones in balance (for men and you lot with bad PMS, fibroids & endometriosis- just skip the maca powder) #nocoffee #nocoffeechallenge #hotdrinkinspo #notcoffee #matcha #ceremonialmatcha #greentea…
Why I no longer use coconut oil in my cooking, and the difference between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ cholesterol
Yesterday I talked about the healthiest oils & fats to cook with. Coconut oil was not one of them, despite it being a staple in my kitchen for so long. Studies show that coconut oil can increase the ‘bad’ type of cholesterol, known as LDL. This is the type of cholesterol that contributes to developing…
Easy Peasy Vegan Salted Caramel
Easily makes 10 heaped tbsps: Ingredients:-200ml Full fat coconut milk (I like @biona)-1 tbsp Organic maple syrup-1 tbsp xylitol or stevia-2 drops of vanilla extract-1/2 tsp sea salt or Himalayan salt (don’t -you dare use table salt) In a small non stick saucepan, dash in the milk + stevia/xylitol + maple syrup + vanilla extract….
Fattoush Salad Edit
Fattoush Salad Edit⠀This is my favourite salad of all time, so I have been playing around with the recipe for years. Tweaking it to my personal taste.⠀I do love the bread but I removed it as I don’t really want to eat bread often. I also introduced some tangy fruit to meet my 10 a…
Lux Spicy Chicken – Pan-fried (to perfection) method.
I would normally advocate for slow cooking this chicken via slow roasting in the oven, or stewing on the stove top, as this is the healthier option. However, if you eat & cook clean for 80% of your diet, you can afford to relax your rules and have a pan fried (very different to deep…
Jollof Rice Recipe – Lux Edition
So after many MANY attempts of trying to make Jollof all on my own, with no one to show me, this is what I found out: -internet aunties don’t want you to prosper and make this as nice as them, because they’re always leaving something out of the recipe 😂 So I came up with…
Lux Spicy Chicken Marinade (1 of many)
This step is imperative, and I recommend marinading your chicken the night before you want to cook it for optimal flavour and texture 🤤 For about 3-4 portions.Prep time: approx 10 mins What you need:-4-5 washed + patted dry boneless chicken thighs.-2 thinly sliced garlic cloves.-1 tsp garlic powder (or garlic infused olive oil).-1 tsp…
Mushrooms + Coffee – A godsend for those of us whose nervous systems can’t hack regular coffee.
Do you remember my post ‘Is Coffee Bad for Me’?⠀I previously noted that those of us who get the shakes/palpitations/suffer from insomnia as a result of drinking coffee should avoid all coffee completely.⠀This is due to the way our nervous system reacts to coffee. If your nervous system doesn’t like something, you can bet your…
Delicious Liver Lovin’ Salad Recipe
This is my new favourite salad du jour.⠀⠀This salad’s ingredients:⠀-help encourage the population of good gut bacteria⠀-helps raise stomach acid levels to help chemically digest the food to a liquidy form, so that it can move freely throughout the intestinal tract.⠀-keep your tummy debloated⠀-removes water retention/swelling⠀-helps remove toxins from the blood⠀-provides LOADS of nutrients &…