Cauliflower Veggie Rice

This dish could be used as a main meal or a side dish. I usually have it as my main dish because I love it too much! It is very easy to make, very nutritious, doesn't require much time and the best part about it is that it is very filling even though its only vegetables :)

Recipe: (1-2people or more if served as a side dish)

Cauliflower rice:

- 1/4 of a Cauliflower (florets only without the greens).

- make sure you wash and drain it very well in the strainer so its very dry.

- mix it in the food processor and set aside.

Vegetables:

- 1TBSP of coconut oil for stir frying the vegetables

- 1/4 of an onion

- handful of string beans

- 1 carrot

- 1 cup of organic peas

- bunch of spring onions

Sauté the onions, then add the rest of the vegetables (except for the spring onions). Leave it on low/medium heat covered for 10-15 minutes.

Meanwhile make your Sauce:

- 2TBSP of Tamari Sauce (a healthier version of soya sauce. Unfortunately we don't have it in Oman, if you happen to find it here please let me know!)

- A small piece of ginger (grated).

Add the Sauce to the Vegetables, add some chilli flakes. Mix well.

Add the Cauliflower rice and mix in (not more than a minute!)

Enjoy :)

Mexican Fiesta

My son loves Mexican food. Sometimes he requests for Mexican dinner nights so this is how we do it.

- Sauté onions and lean minced Australian ground beef (you could replace it with ground chicken or turkey or even skip it if you are vegetarian) with some seasonings.

- Boil some kidney beans.

- Prepare guacamole. I will post my favourite guacamole recipe soon, but this time I just mashed an avocado, added some Himalayan salt and squeezed some lemon juice.

- Prepare Salsa. dice and mix some onions, tomatoes, green chilli. Add lemon juice.

- We use Soya GMO free yogurt found at Alfair MQ.

- My kids love the Mexican cheese blend found at Alfair (i skip this part since its dairy).

- We make fresh flat bread (chapati) made of only spelt flour and water. It tastes so good! We then add everything on and thats it! Easy and delicious burritos :)

Once we are done we like to eat some tortilla chips with the guacamole and salsa or whatever is left. I also like to crumble some of the chips in my burrito for some extra crunch!

I got those healthy tortilla chips from Germany a few months ago. They are made from organically grown whole corn that is naturally sun dried, organic sunflower oil (most other chips use palm oil) and sea salt. It is so yummy if you can get your hands on it I highly recommend it :)

Matcha

 Have you heard of Matcha? Recently it has been the hype everywhere! When we were in Europe last summer I was surprised at how almost all healthy coffee shops served something with Matcha whether it was Matcha tea, Matcha latte, Matcha shakes and even infused Matcha snacks or deserts!

There is a good reason why Matcha has become so popular and that is because of its amazing quality properties. Matcha basically is a concentrated powder form of green tea and the only form of tea in which the whole leaf is consumed and that is why it delivers more of the healthful elements than other green teas.

Matcha tea has so much more antioxidants than all the berries combined! It has a specific antioxidant called ECGe which is mostly recognized for its cancer fighting properties. It also has much more natural caffeine than a regular green tea. Matcha also keeps you calm while giving you the energy boost that you need which is a very rare and special combination.

Matcha is excellent for detoxification because of its high chlorophyll content, it also fortifies the immune system. It aids in weight loss because of its non caloric content, high fiber content, high metabolism rates and burning fat factors.

I love Matcha tea. I usually put one to two teaspoons of Matcha powder in my mug and mix it with a little bit of hot water (not boiling water) and whisk it for a minute before pouring in the rest of the hot water. To sweeten it you may add a few drops of honey or whichever sweetener you use i personally like it without any sweeteners. My sister in law loves it cold, she shakes it in her bottle with cold water and ice and sips on it throughout the day for energy!  I really love its health benefits and am planning to include it in more of my future recipes :)