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January 6, 2014

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Erm ... When do they stop snacking? 🙄#homeschoo

Hello you sexy mug of yummness. Turmeric, lemon, c

Hello you sexy mug of yummness. Turmeric, lemon, cardamom and ginger elixir to last all week in the fridge. Just splash some into warm water with honey and feel your chest ignite. Pyrotechnics for tired limbs 😜 Linked in bio for you 👆🏻

Couldn’t be arsed, but #wanties faster than immediately? Then check out nationwide delivery by @mu_tonics 🇮🇪 👌🏻

#turmericbenefits #gingerdrink #gingertea #healthyassed #goldenhour #cleverbatch

The healthy wholefoods movement is often described

The healthy wholefoods movement is often described as the 1970’s, resuscitated on kale powder and kimchi. Please! Wholefoods is punk, darling. Not hippie.

Great swathes of perfectly sane people have turned their attention towards mindful practises, in search of a more socially responsible roast from capitalism. You'll find we don't just do sausies. We do slow pork, where piggies have been massaged with lavender, read bedtime stories and fed bottles of rooibos tea. We don't do slicepan. We do house-cultured sourdough, from heritage grains harvested by moonlight. And we do not do instant coffee. We dry hump our monthly subscription box from @brewboxcoffee_ where the coffee beans were raised on Bach, and lightly washed with tears of joy.

We are taking unrefined whole foods and celebrating them in their most basic form, in contrast to society's reliance on conveyor belts and chemicals. This is counter culture. This is punk. (Funk? Food punk? Anyways ...)

In the 1970’s, cooking skills sucked – we were too busy lovebombing the world with geraniums. (Point of information, the 70’s actually happened in the 80’s here in Ireland). Forty years on, our culinary skills have been heightened and honed. There has been a huge awakening of wholefood ingredients, but more importantly, we see this awakening wedded to badass kitchen skills. This ain't no hippie culture. This is
badass punk. Join the revolution #cleverbatch

#wholefoods #badasswholefoods #badasshealthy

✨Drawing by the talented @oliveandarrowcreative ✨

Getting fresh vegetables into children can sometim

Getting fresh vegetables into children can sometimes feel about as turbulent as an AGM for thirsty vampires 👀.

This red pepper sauce should help. As will growing your own veggies or herbs and giving them the responsibility of looking after their very own plot or pot 🪴 (Marty, pictured 3 years ago loosing his s/!t pulling a fresh turnip out of the ground and demanding it for dinner).

Peppers are particularly rich in carotenoids. Research tells us that carotenoids are useful for strengthening our immune system and psyching up our front-line defences. They're not called “peppers” for
nothing!

🌱Red Pepper Pasta Sauce 🌱
(6-8 portions)

3 red peppers, de-seeded
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, in their papery shells
1 tin cooked lima beans, drained
Your favourite pasta (we ❤️ buckwheat)

1 Fire up your oven to 200 Celsius.

2 Cut your peppers into uniform size so that they roast evenly. Tumble onto your biggest baking tray with the garlic pods and coat with olive oil. Bake for 30 minutes, shaking the tray half way through cooking.

3 In a blender, whizz the drained beans with the roasted peppers and any juices released during baking. Carefully squeeze out the gooey garlic from their shells and purée until smooth.

4 Store in a jar in the fridge until needed. You can freeze in portions too. Yahtzee!

#kidsveggies #veggiekids #veggiekidsmeals #veggiekidslunch #wholefoodkids #wholefoodfamilyfaves #healthykidsfood #healthykidsrecipes #healthykidsmeals #healthykids

... (continued) Each chewy bite somersaults into m

... (continued) Each chewy bite somersaults into my system and rewires my dimples. Fact. 👀

🍊Makes 12 🍊

2 organic blood oranges

300 caster sugar (you won't actually be using all this sugar with the end result)

1 teaspoon ground cardamom

200g dark chocolate, melted

✨Wash both oranges. Thinly slice each, discarding the butts.

✨In a large shallow pan, bring 300ml of water to a happy gurgle. Stir in the sugar and cardamom until dissolved.

✨ Immerse your slices into the syrup and simmer for 30 minutes, turning halfway through cooking. I like to swirl the syrup over the oranges several times throughout cooking. Take them out sooner, if the slices are very thin.

✨ Gently lift them out once cooked and leave to drain on a wire rack for 20 mins. (Pop some parchment underneath, to catch the dripping mess).

✨Transfer to an 100C oven, and leave to air dry for 2 hours. You'll need to check on them by taking the odd nibble and seeing if they're ready to coat in chocolate. Don't panic about overcooking - it's at such a low temperature!

✨Remove once done. If they are too wet, the chocolate will struggle to stick. A little bit tacky is perfect. Fully submerge each candied slice into melted dark chocolate (or dip half like I did here ☝🏼). Place on non-stick parchment and leave to dry in a cool room.

#wholefoodhappies #wholefoodkitchen #healthytreats #bloodorangechocolate #chocolatefiend #wholefoodchocolates #badasshealthy #healthymfchoices

Blood oranges are a short January to March orgy, s

Blood oranges are a short January to March orgy, so get yo’ fill 🍊 Their deep dark flesh is home to lots of anthocyanins, which act like specially commissioned inflammation assassins 🔪 We like.

It's important to stress that orange juice is a different beast altogether, devoid of the healthy-assed peel and pith. Leaving the white pith and skin on these candies is a brave move, but one in which will reap extra ninja moves and nutrition (bitterness will be neutralised by the sweet syrup anyway). You'll be rewarded by a tastier snack as well as an impressive cargo of limonoids and polyphenols such as heart-healthy hesperidin. Beat that, Jaffa!

(okay, I'm running out of space so I'll upload the recipe in the next post. See you in 60 seconds!)

#healthytreats #healthytreatsforkids #healthytreatsfeature #bloodorangeseason #bloodorangerecipes #yummo #instayum #instayummy

Funky February now taking requests! 🌱 Next mont

Funky February now taking requests! 🌱 Next month in my @lifesundayindo column I’ll be tackling fermentation for beginners. What do you want to see? The easiest ferment on Earth? Basic kimchi? A spicy sriracha? 🌶

Tell me what you want and I’ll write this column for ✨YOU ✨

#funkyfermentation #funkyfebruary #beginnersfermentation #basicfermentation #fermentationstation #fermentationisfun #fermentationista #learntoferment #cleverbatch #healthybatch #batchfermentation #cleverbatches #healthygut #guthealth

Mother Nature’s stash of nectar 👆🏻 From ra

Mother Nature’s stash of nectar 👆🏻 From raw local honey to coconut sugar, and barley malt syrup to maple. All helped to recalibrate my relationship with sugar and to reprogramme my tastebuds.

Along with this reprogramming comes a profound sense of respect for my body and how it works. I’m not controlled by sugar highs anymore. I have escaped their proxy shackles. Ever known what it’s like to be in the nucleus of a giddy comet? 🤪 2021 might be your year so.

📸 The Virtuous Tart cookbook: how to turn your cravings into a nutritional slamdunk. Shot by @jomurphyphotographer @oneligan in my kitchen. Book stuffed with advice from a tart 😆 In all good bookstores 🇺🇸 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇮🇹 🇬🇧

#sugarcravings #food52cookbookclub #thevirtuoustart #virtuoustart #2021healthgoals #2021healthychallenge #naturalsugars #wellnessjourney

One sip of this brew is guaranteed to ignite your

One sip of this brew is guaranteed to ignite your limbs and tickle your synapses silly 😝 There’s an all-star cast of fresh lemon, ginger, turmeric, cardamom and raw Irish honey to get your tonsils tooting. You’ll feel the power pinball around your system. Linky bio, on my “Link Tree” with a few other gorgeous January recipes 👆🏻

#turmericbenefits #freshgingerroot #freshfreshfresh #wowza #boooooom #morningcup #healthinacup #cuppa2021 #sundayindependent #LIFEfood #foodgawker #healthandwellbeing #healthandwellness2021

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