It is great to bake with spelt flour to add some variety to all the common wheat eaten in our modern lifetstyles. To make self-raising spelt flour, just add 2 teaspoons of baking powder to 150g (6 oz or 1 cup) of white spelt flour.
Some people who find they have bloating, indigestion or tiredness after eating common wheat, discover that eating spelt doesn’t cause any of those problems. It is also great to use spelt to bake with to counteract the abundance of common wheat we find in our modern diets. Spelt flour is Read more
This is such a ingeniously simple way to make spelt naan bread. Â This recipe for spelt naan bread in a bread-maker is pretty-much fool proof and the results are mouth watering. Â Spelt is an ancient form of wheat that adds variety to our wheat-heavy diets and some people find it Read more
After several stints in South India, my favourite Indian food has to be masala dosa – scrummy pancakes stuffed with masala (spiced) potatoes (but you can also use any fillings you want, or none at all). Â The pancake flour is made from rice and pulses so they do contain protein Read more
A wonderfully rich and moreish coconut chickpea curry from a fantastic cook (and sister-in-law) Najma.  You can add loads of vegetables to it making it a nutrient packed vegetarian meal. If serving with naan, a great spelt naan bread recipe can be found here. A wonderfully rich and moreish coconut chickpea Read more
Eating vegetarian and reducing tomatoes is sometimes tricky so I love this recipe for a tamarind egg curry. Â Ayurveda recommends small doses of tomatoes only as they slow digestion and cause aama. Â Lots of curries contain tomatoes so it is always great to find recipes which aren’t tomato based. Â If Read more
This mackerel pasta recipe is criminally quick and very popular with all the family. Â Ideally use fresh vegetables for this, but you can use frozen ones if you have an empty fridge! This mackerel pasta recipe is criminally quick and very popular with all the family. Ideally use fresh vegetables Read more
This simple dairy-free green-rich spinach pesto is great to have at hand for quick meals. Â Tastes great with spelt pasta for a speedy, healthy meal. This simple dairy-free green-rich pesto is great to have at hand for quick meals. Tastes great with spelt pasta for a speedy, healthy meal.
Beetroot is hard to use in recipes as it has such a particular taste and colour, but this vegetarian beetroot pasta recipe makes the most out of both of these. Â My children love this tasty and healthy meal and it is often served to chants of ‘pink pasta, pink pasta’. Read more
Ma Po tofu. Â I should probably put that in quotation marks ‘Ma Po’ tofu as it has been properly butchered since I first started making it (thank you Ai-Leng), to make it more Ayurvedic. Â It realistically no longer resembles Ma Po tofu at all but it remains utterly delicious and, Read more