I LOOVVEE winter food, especially hearty soups and warming bowls of vegetables and beans BUT sometimes I like a fresh bowl of goodness too. By fresh I mean lots of raw veggies, leafy greens, kimchi and some rice or an alternative.

Ok…..I know I’m biased but I’ve tried a LOT of avocado on toast and this has to be my favourite. I have used organic, goats cheese halloumi but honestly (if you are vegan or lactose intolerant) I have tried it without and it is just as satisfying and tasty 🙂

I know Brussel sprouts seem to be making a regular appearance on my feed lately, BUT I just love them! If you follow me on twitter @sophiebenbow you will have noticed my regular comments 🙂

Winter is coming, which means warming, hearty, comfort food 🙂 There is nothing more comforting than a nice warm curry on a cold night especially when it’s loaded with healthy vegetables.

YUMMM!! Nothing beats roasted vegetable skewers on a bed of spiced warm freekeh. This dish is so good for you, is low fat and easy to prepare! I love the addition of the spiced tomato sauce – I usually mix this through the freekeh which makes something similar to a Freekeh risotto 🙂

I love making a warm salad, especially as it’s now getting a bit cooler over here in Sydney. This is my favourite combination but you could roast different vegetables in the spices such as: zucchini, pumpkin, broccoli, carrots and capsicum.

Yes I’m back on the smoothie bandwagon 🙂 I’ve just finished my third week of the Matthew Kenney Raw Vegan chef course and cooking healthy, delicious food every day has ignited my food inspiration once again!

If you are following me on Instagram you will have seen that last week I began my 4 week ‘raw vegan ‘chef journey with Matthew Kenney Cuisine 🙂

I just love the combination of fruit, cheese and salad. Now that we are in summer the beautiful varieties of stone fruit around had me excited to create a dish like this.

‘Zoodles’ or ‘Courgetti’ are such an awesome alternative to spaghetti whether you are gluten intolerant or not. They can be served raw or quickly cooked for a few minutes in the pan.

Sometimes (…all the time!) I really crave a big bowl of fresh crunchy vegetables but I find it hard to bring in extra flavours to compliment the dish. I was searching for ways to have a nourishing bowl of goodness with a few tasty extras and I came up with this.

I LOVE every one of these easy recipes and they are all so different! This is the perfect option for your ‘meal prep’ day and it couldn’t really get much easier in terms of cooking ability and time efficiency.

I have been making thai salads recently and I had a small box of kaffir lime leaves leftover. As I went to make my green smoothie I noticed all the tropical fruits I was using and I thought the kaffir lime would be an interesting addition.

Stuffed peppers…so simple yet so satisfying! This is how I usually do mine but you can be inventive with your stuffings to suit your desires. Freekeh also works really well along with rice, cous cous, most vegetables and lots of different cheeses and herbs and spices!

I know summer is coming but I still like to cook the occasional curry….also I like to make a big batch so that I can stock up my freezer for when I fancy the night off!

As I’m sure you all know by now I love my smoothies and you can’t go past a delicious and nutritious smoothie bowl post-workout.

Sometimes I wake up and crave something savoury, so this is my current go-to breakfast salad. I like it because it’s low carb and low sugar but still really satisfying!

Kedgeree is something I have been eating all of my life as my mum makes a really good version. Usually the fish is fresh smoked haddock poached in milk but I have had such trouble trying to find this in Sydney!

I just made the most delicious Roasted Beetroot hummus for the Slinkii blog. Topped with pomegranates this dip/spread/topping is to die for!! If you would like the recipe for this easy recipe please click, here.

I don’t know about you but I always have SO MUCH leftover Kale in the fridge! It just never seems to all get eaten….until I put this kale pesto together! This is so amazing with zoodles, crudités, on toast, on eggs, on anything you would usually put pesto on really 🙂