#yum – happy eating, with Louisa

Lula’s Cacao Oat Energy Blobs

Ahhh, this is just a bit of variation on the traditional flapjack, it’s yummy and the richness of the Organic Cacao means that small portions can be the way to go – a long lasting snack to have in the pantry.

Kitchen Heroes

Method

Grease a small baking tray

Melt the flora – 1/5 of the tub, and golden syrup (enough to fully immerse the flora together) .

Envelope the mixture by then adding the organic cacao – enough to cover the flora-syrup mixture which should have melted after three minutes on the hob at a low heat.

Briskly add the oats, 400g to the mix, stirring thoroughly and off the heat.

Place in the baking tray and into the oven at 180’ for fifteen minutes. Allow to cool before rolling into rough, rustic blobs.

Rich, filling and a ton of slow release energy. Tasty too!! All this makes for a fantastic snack to have about whilst staying at home.

Enjoy guys

Louisa xxx

A lockdown smorgasbord

I always find cooking just so therapeutic, and productive.

Here we have some tantalizing flavours for a supper that will make you feel a) full b) nourished c) happy!! Whatcha waiting for?!

Ingredients

Bag of new potatoes 🥔 cut in half.

6x garlic cloves. In small pieces.

Generous glug of olive oil

1x big bunch of curly leaf parsley 🌿

1x bag of green beans (top & tailed)

4x slices of smoked salmon

2x lemons 🍋 cut in half.

Method

1) place the new potatoes and parsley and garlic into the roasting tin.

2) add the Olive Oil.

3) cook for 40 mins on 220.

4) meanwhile boil the green beans.

5) After cooking take the ingredients and either spoon them out onto individual plates, or one big cooking dish.

6) i then added some smoked salmon ( taking advantage of the 3 for £10 offer in Marks) ( it freezes well)

7) plate up and enjoy!!!

These heroes!! The flora wasn’t needed in the end.

Garlic herb 🌿 potatoes – smelling divine rn.

M&S smoked salmon. On offer and freezable ( very filling!)

Pure health! As my dad would say. Myself and Adz scoffed this! Definitely love this combo of ingredients!! Change from herbs to paprika on the new potatoes. I added a tiny bit of sea salt to the green beans.

Enjoy making this! Yay.

BBC Good Food 🥘 Risotto, a delish dish!

Ingredients

Method

1) chop up the Aubergine into small chunks.

2) add olive oil to the pan and heat the aubergine for ten minutes.

3) set to one side. Heat the onions 🧅 for five mins and then add to this the garlic and stalks from the parsley handful.

4) add two tsp of the turmeric and smoked paprika each, as well as the Arborio Risotto Rice to the mixture in the pan. Coat well.

5) add a 3/4 l of stock w one Knorr organic veg stock cube. Heat for twenty mins.

6) next add the cooked aubergine and chargrilled artichokes from a jar, including the oil. Add the 3/4 l of stock with the second final Knorr veg stock cube.

7) finally add the juice from three lemons 🍋 taking care to remove the pips.

8) garnish with parsley leaves 🌿

Bon Apetit! Enjoy!

Finally coming together after adding the aubergine and jar of chargrilled artichokes.

And there we have it, one delicious dinner. Feeds six with generous portions. I’m sharing mine w hubby and my gorgeous pal Maria. Until next time folks!

Pasta A la Lula!

Pasta is just a real staple food. It’s a blank canvas, and I find it tastes best with simple, minimal flavours. This is so it ain’t too heavy.

Follow my easy recipe for dinner time wins.

Ingredients

2x portions of Pasta.

Medium Jar Marinated artichokes

Juice of one lemon 🍋

9x sundried tomatoes

A generous dusting of Parmesan

Methodology

Boil pasta.

Drain.

Add entire jar of artichokes and the liquid.

Add juice of 🍋

Finely chop sundried tomatoes 🍅

Add Parmesan

Bon Apetit!x

Guys, this only took ten minutes to make. Satisfying, NOURISHING and most importantly delicious. until next time,

Lula xxx

Nourish Me Pitta 🥙 Pockets

Is it me, or do carbs have the WORST rep EVER?!

Today we are using wholemeal pitta and filling them with a heavenly combo of vegetables. Get Ready for deliciousness!

Ingredients

1x jar Marinated Artichoke hearts 💞

1/2 jar Sundried tomatoes 🍅

15x Cherry tomatoes

Half a small Red onion 🧅

Handful of fresh Herbs 🌿- I like flat-leaf parsley

1x lemon 🍋

6x wholemeal pittabread

Method

Place the artichokes (and the marinade in the jar), sundried tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, onions, into a saucepan. On a low heat, warm and stir for 4 minutes.

Warm the Pitta in a toaster.

Add the lemon juice to the mixture.

Carefully, using a spoon, place the vegetable mixture into the pitta breads.

Eat immediately.

Sun dried and chopped, ready to be added to the mix. In background, the pitta for later.

Fresh 🍋 lemon, fresh cherry tomatoes – so healthy!

Nicely warmed (definitely not boiling these vegetables)

Enjoy 😉! I had these for my dinner 🍴 full up till tomorrow!

A very Autumnal Organic Hot Chocolate 🍫 🥛

To me, as Summer tails off, I like to swap my usual icy drinks 🥤 with something very cosy and warming.

Everyone likes hot chocolate? Right?!

Here is my take on a lovely recipe that is literally the creme de la creme. Get ready for blissful drinks and cosy times.

Ingredients

– Organic Cacao Powder 3x teaspoons

– 1x mug full of Organic Semi Skimmed milk (or, if vegan, milk of your choice ie oat/almond etc)

– 6 sweetener drops (eg stevia/canderel)

Method

Place Milk 🥛 in saucepan

Add 6 tiny sweetner drops

Add the 3 tsp of Organic Cacao Powder to the milk mixture.

Heat for five minutes, low heat and stir to blend to a smooth liquid.

Taste test.

Add to a nice cosy mug of choice.

Happy Xmas!! K, joke joke.

Drink up. Feel happy.

Choco- Avo scrumptious mousse 👌🏼

First we have talented plant based chef ‘Deliciously Ella’ to thank for this stunning recipe! I love her books, the instructions and ingredients are easy to source and create a ‘feel-good’ experience.

Let’s get started!!

Ingredients

– 2x Ripe Avocados 🥑

– 4x Very ripe bananas 🍌

– 12x Dates

– 4x tbsp Almond Butter 🧈

And the piece de resistance …. 5x Teaspoons of Organic Cacao. 🍫

This recipe is so simple it only takes ten mins top to make! Here we go :

Firstly stone and skin both avocados and pop them into a food processor.

Skin the bananas, chop the dates and add these ingredients as well as the rest to the Avo in the processor.

In two bursts of two minutes each, switch on the food processor. Make sure the mix is smooth.

Dish out into small glass dishes and garnish with a fruit 🍇 or herb 🌿 to your taste, I like mint leaves to add to the layers of taste of your nourishing dessert.

Place into fridge and chill for twenty mins.

💛enjoy💛