I worship Greek Gogurt

It is time I admitted it... I LOVE GREEK YOGURT!

I love it for breakfast...

...with cherries

...with fruit...                          ...or flaked almonds...

...I love it with a fruity lunch...

...I love it on my plate with some cake...

...I love it on top of my scones with mashed strawbs...

...I love it with yummy pancakes...

...and I even love eating it right out of the pot!

I love Greek Yogurt. I love it!

Healthy Food Love, Fayerie Faye x

Banana dip is a definite delight!

The time was not ripe for my avocado, but it was for an easy banana dip discovery!

As you may be able to tell, I prepared my carrots, cucumber and celery and was all ready to make my Guacamole when I realised my avocado was tragically...not ripe! In my moment of despair, I glanced towards the fruit bowl and saw...bananas! Ok, not the most dramatic story but this is what I came up with.

Homemade Banana Dip
Recipe (serves 1)
1 banana
1 tbsp greek yogurt
1 tsp honey
1 tsp sunflower seeds

Method
1.     Mash your banana with a fork against the side of the bowl.

2.     Stir in the honey and greek yogurt.

3.     Sprinkle the sunflower seeds on top to serve.

This is so yummy that I make it all the time now. Delicious, sweet and easy. Such a treat! What more could I ask from an avocado disaster?

Healthy Food Love, Fayerie Faye x

Going dippy for Gucamole

Keep life simple and healthy with Homemade Gorgeously Guilt-free Guacamole!

This is so easy to make that it really ought to be sinful, but it just isn't! I am a firm believer of not over complicating things and just using the ingredients I need to make yummy, healthy food.


Homemade Guacamole
Recipe (serves 1)
1/2 ripe avocado (it must be ripe, softer the better really)
1/4 tsp pepper
1-2 tsp lime juice

Method
1.     Run your knife around the outside long ways, so you can split the avocado into two halves. Store the half you aren't using in the fridge with the pip intact and covered in cling-film (stops it going too brown).

2.     Make knife marks horizontally and vertically and then use a teaspoon to scoop the avocado from its skin into a bowl.

3.     Mash the avocado with a fork and stir in the pepper and lime juice. 

 4.     Serve however you like!

I like using my Guacamole as a yummy dip for carrots, cucumber and celery at lunch time. Or you might like to try it in a nice wholemeal pita bread? 

Don't fancy having Guacamole two days running but don't want your avocado going to waste? Remove the skin and slice it up to pop in a salad instead of meat. Delicious! I will add some more salad ideas at some point. In the meanwhile, enjoy! 

Healthy Food Love, Fayerie Faye x

Saucy Homemade Tomato Salsa Sauce

Carrying on the idea of saucing up  your dish the homemade way!

This is the tangy tomato salsa sauce that went oh so well with my oven baked salmon:

Homemade Tomato Salsa
Recipe (serves 1)
1/2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 onion
8 cherry tomatoes
2 tsp lime juice
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/2 handful fresh coriander, finely chopped
Optional extras: If you want as easy way to heat it up, then consider adding 1/4 tsp chilli powder

Method
1.     Lightly heat your chopped onion and tomatoes in the oil for 2-3 minutes, tip off excess liquid and allow to cool.

2.     Pop in a bowl with the rest of your ingredients and give it a good stir to mix everything together. Stick it in the fridge to marinade for half an hour while you make whatever delicious dinner you are planning on serving it with.

Try it with oven baked salmon and broccoli. Tomatoes are so versatile; I love them.

Healthy Food Love, Fayerie Faye x

Saucy Fayerie Food - Homemade Spicy Tomato Chutney

Saucy up any dish homemade style!

A challenging part of eating clean is staying away from sauce jars that are simply full of sugar and preservatives, and lots of other things you are trying to avoid if you are eating clean.

So here are a couple of sauce ideas I have thrown together, often in the absence of other ingredients being in the house...

I'll start with the sauces requested from the serving suggestions mentioned on my last post:

Homemade Spicy Tomato Chutney
Recipe (serves 1)
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1/4 onion
1/3 garlic clove
1/2 tsp chilli flakes (adjust to your own taste)
6 cherry tomatoes
1 1/2 tsp honey (I swapped out the sugar, turns our I was on to a real winner!)
1 tsp white wine vinegar (saves popping open a bottle of wine)

Method
1.     Chop up and pop your onion a in a little frying pan with the oil for 4-5 minutes to soften.

2.     Add the chilli flakes and garlic (I normally just slice my garlic like mad because I don't get on with the crusher) and stir for 2 mins.

3.     Then slice your cherry tomatoes into quarters and then throw them in - it will need a couple of minutes until your tomatoes are as broken down as you like them. (I like to squish them a little with a spoon so the skins shrivel and come off a bit. I find this makes the chutney more spreadable).

4.     Add the honey and white wine vinegar and leave to simmer very gently for 5-10 mins. Set aside to cool until you are ready for Spicy Tomato Chutney with your din dins!

Try it with sweet potato chips as a ketchup replacement. Almost anything goes with tomatoes so this is a great little sauce recipe to have in your repertoire. 

Healthy Food Love, Fayerie Faye x