Spicy tahini dijon dressing

A nice alternative to mayo or balsamic on coleslaw :)

1 tablespoon tahini
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1 teaspoon honey
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar or juice of 1/2 lemon
3 tablespoons water
pinch cayenne pepper
pinch of fresh cracked pepper

Lemony Quinoa with Almonds and Kale

So, I didn't get a pic of this one, as we were half way through it before we thought "ooo this is actually really nice, lets put it on the blog!"!!.... Hopefully I'll get a pic next time I make it. Turns out this is a great mid week meal, taking only around 20 min.

Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- About 1/4 cup toasted almonds, bashed into pieces
- About 1-2 leaves kale (from the garden in my case), finely diced. You could use any greens (spinach, broccoli etc), but make sure you chop them finely.
- About 3-4 cups vege stock

Dressing
- 1 dried medium chilli, deseeded, finely diced
- Oil for frying, and about 2 Tbsp for the dressing
- 1/2-1 lemon
- 1/2 tsp crushed garlic
- Salt and Pepper

Rinse the quinoa, then cook in the stock on a medium heat for 15 min. Once the quinoa is on the go, make the dressing - fry the chilli and garlic in a bit of oil, then tip that into a jug, and add the lemon juice and olive oil. About 3 minutes before the quinoa is cooked, add the greens (to cook them aldente). Then drain the quinoa and greens, add in the almonds and dressing and mix well. Serve topped with parsley (or other fresh herbs), salt and pepper.

Scrummy roast vegetable medley

This is really simple, but the combination of vegetables works really well together.... Try it with baked salmon.

Veggies:
- Fennel
- Red onion
- Carrot
- Garlic cloves
- Beetroot
- Potatoes (I used Desiree)

Method:
Preheat oven to about 180. Chop up veggies, nice and big (see pic). Coat them in olive oil, and a little bit of salt and pepper. Note I oiled the beetroot separately, which significantly reduced the spread of colour. Cook for about 45 minutes, or until soft and delicious. If you're cooking salmon, put that in the oven (in tin foil with lemon) after about 30 minutes.

That sugar Film - A Must See

Recently we watched That Sugar Film - IMDB on DVD.

For those of you who already know about how evil sugar is, this movie is still well worth the watch..... The cinematography looks like it would reach a wide audience, and hopefully it does!!!....