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Recipe: Avocado & Sweetcorn Cakes

Published by EastLife - May 9, 2023

Recipe and image courtesy of the 5+ A Day Charitable Trust. For more recipes: www.5aday.co.nz Serves: 8 Cakes Preparation: 10 Minutes Cooking: 10 Minutes 1 avocado, diced ...

Recipe: Spring Rolls

Published by EastLife - February 18, 2023

Many of us may have felt like rats in a maze in 2020; 2021 was a stubborn old ox of a year; and 2022 revealed that a certain tiger still had claws.

Recipe: Cashew Yoghurt Bircher Muesli

Published by EastLife - February 7, 2023

With all the distractions that family life brings, the softened, cool, creamy oats in bircher muesli will wait patiently for you until you’re ready.

Recipe: Zesty Oat and Almond Lightly Toasted Muesli with Apricots

Published by EastLife - February 7, 2023

It is worthwhile making your own toasted muesli at home. You can ensure it contains a trove of good-quality ingredients, which, unlike ready-made products, means that you do not need liberal amounts of added fats and sugars to make up for their missing flavour.

Recipe: Squash, Sage and Baby Spinach Lasagne with Triple Tomato Lentils

Published by EastLife - February 6, 2023

This recipe makes a wholesome, hearty lasagne — the kind with lots of layers of colourful goodness that will satisfy even the hungriest of tummies.

Recipe: Watercress and Coconut Soup with Sun-Dried Tomato Chilli Oil

Published by EastLife - February 6, 2023

This recipe is just as unassuming and laden with handfuls of nourishing watercress, but you can really use any greens you have to hand.

RECIPE: Pistachio & Pomegranate Halva

Published by EastLife - December 5, 2022

Buffy Ellen Gill originally made this for a Middle Eastern-inspired plant-based workshop she was hosting. The aim was to emulate a sesame seed halva,...

RECIPE: Vietnamese Banh Xeo

Published by EastLife - December 5, 2022

This tasty combination of fibre-rich vegetables, brown rice, herbs and spices is one of the kindest things you can do for your gut. Feeding...