Dips spreads dressings

Sweet Chilli Sauce

Sweet Chilli Sauce

Why would you make Sweet Chilli Sauce instead of buying in the supermarket?

Remember to always read the labels on back of processed food. Most processed food are high in processed sugar, bad fats, preservatives, food colouring and more.

This sauce can be made as hot and spicy as you like. I grow my chillies and freeze them whole.

Vegetable Relish

Vegetable Relish

Its Autumn here now and I have a lot vegetables left from our Summer season. I find this is the best

way to use them up. This relish will last up to a year, but I will definitely finish it in 6 months.

To be eaten with cheese and crackers or in sandwiches with cold meat or cheese.

It is not just the vegetables that are healthy, the spices are loaded of nutrients.

Creamy Vegan Mayonnaise

Creamy Vegan Mayonnaise

If you look at all the ingredients in bought mayonnaise, you find bad oils, preservatives and colours. You may find one that is close to being eatable, but you can't beat homemade. Cashew nuts, are my new favourite. 

Flavour - this mayo can be flavoured with so may different natural ingredients -herbs, mustard, curry powder, turmeric, pickles, capers, chopped boiled eggs.

Nutrition in Cashew nuts - Copper, Phosphorus, Manganese, Magnesium, Zinc

Sardines with Lemon and Herb Spread

Sardines with Lemon and Herb Spread

I have loved Sardines since I was little. You either love them of hate them, but the ''haters'' probably have an issue with the smell, more than the taste. 

This recipe may and hopefully change your mind. With the creamy soft cheese (made from yogurt) and the flavour of lemon juice and herbs, you really need to try this.

Wild Sardines - is the name of the tin I bought, from ''the pristine cold waters of Canada'', it says, and I only buy Sardines if it has added spring water, ( no added oil).

Peanut Butter - Homemade - GF

Peanut Butter - Homemade - GF

It is hard to find a peanut butter that has no added salt, bad oils or sugar in it. If you do it can often be expensive. I make my own. It is quick and easy. The only important part is, you need a blender that is at least 1500 watts or more. I add extra virgin olive oil into mine because I seem to only be able to buy peanuts with their shells on. (making it a little more, drier when making ) I am not going to remove the shells so adding the oil give the butter a smooth texture.

Artichoke Hearts Dip -GF

Artichoke Hearts Dip -GF

Here is a dip that can be used with raw vegetable sticks or like I have added below, roast vegetable salad.

Artichoke Hearts -  I used a jar of quartered and Marinated Hearts. I remove the water and because it was slightly salty and had herbs added, I did not need to add this.

Nutrition in Artichoke Hearts - It has a good source of Niacin, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and copper. It also has a really good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, K and Folate and Manganese.

Arabian Dukkah Dip - GF

Arabian Dukkah Dip - GF

Dip some gluten free bread or any other healthy bread into your favourite Extra Virgin Olive Oil and then into the Dukkah dip. It is cheap and very very easy to make.

Sumac - is a dried fruit of the Sumac Spice. It can be used with fish or in marinades for meat. You can also use it instead of lemon or vinegar. Sumac means Red.

Nutrition - Sumac is an anti fungal, anti microbial, anti oxidant and anti inflammatory.