Marinate some haricots verts, add to a fresh salad and serve as a starter, light lunch or as an accompanying dish. Couldn’t be easier! Fresh and delicious!

Can be (should be) made in advance and kept in the fridge. Cool, fresh, delicious. Perfect as a side dish or as a main. Goes with anything. Can it get any better? Oh yes, also quick and easy to make! The perfect dish when serving guests on a hot day or to just keep handy in the fridge for a quick lunch!

This dish is based on smoked salmon. The jerked spices gives many exciting flavours that go well with the smoked fish. Great as an appetiser or as a main course. The lemon apple sauce gives a cool addition to the dish.

This Veggie Bake with its cool Mango Sauce is a fun, different and easy party food. Prepare everything the day before, drip on an oven tray an hour before the guests arrive and then pop them in the oven just before the party. Place the sauce in a bowl on the side. Serve the wonderful, tasty little veggie bakes as warm appetisers. Or, just enjoy them as part of any meal.

All delicious vegetables! Serve for lunch or dinner. Potatoes both soft (inside) and crunchy (outside). If you flatten them slightly more they may also be used as a base to replace the bread in canapés. Perfect for the buffet table!

Nature’s own candy. The flavours intensified by the drying process. Add some spices and you have the most delicious and healthy snack! Dry in a food dehydrator or in your oven.

Quick and Easy Italian Muffins for lunch? Italian – because they are made with freshly grated Parmesan cheese, olives, sundried tomatoes and more. Wonderful snack or as part of a meal.

Do you cook with Zaatar? It is a great Middle Eastern spice which will bring an interesting, almost a little sour, full spice flavour to your meal. In this recipe, I’m serving Zaatar spiced Quinoa with a Dijon dressed bean salad. Great for lunch or a light dinner. Give it a try!

This cake base is quick to make, absolutely delicious and vegan, raw, low fod map, dairy free, gluten free… Works really well when you have unexpected guests with allergies. You can even serve this base rolled into small balls, with no topping nor sauce. If you have time to chill them they turn out even better. Here I have made the cake with cream cheese topping and a raspberry coulis.

Great as an appetiser but can also be served as a lighter main course. Fill the rolls as suggested or with anything you like. Mushrooms are great fillers as they won’t poke holes in the paper. In this recipe, I’ve made them low fodmap with ginger and lemongrass. Works well to prepare in advance and then just re-heat in the oven.

On a Matthew Kenney course I recently attended, we learnt a technique to create the creamiest desserts using young, fresh coconuts. This recipe uses a fresh coconut grade 1. If you can’t find them in your store, they are usually available on-line. Creamy, dairy free, low fodmap and, of course, gluten free. 3 weeks ago I posted another ice cream using the same technique. Have a look!

Today I’m posting the recipe for another fantastic sauce. A Japanese sauce called Kimizu. It is like a mayonnaise or hollandaise – minus the oil and butter! Light and “foamy” in texture. A must try! The sauce goes with numerous dishes as long as they are a bit salty in taste. Asparagus roasted with sea salt is one possibility. In today’s recipe I’m serving it with Parma wrapped fish. Enjoy!

In this recipe, I serve the sauce with chicken but I have also served it with monkfish and grilled tofu. The sauce has many flavours and can be made spicy or mild. Great as party food as it can be prepared ahead of time.

This is a great and creamy ice cream, gluten free, dairy free, no refined sugars, low fodmap and so very yummy! The sauce is a “must try” for coffee lovers. Really tasty and very easy to make. Enjoy! (If you like this, look out for my posting in about two weeks – a strawberry ice cream with dried strawberry flakes)