Healthy and Delicious - Some great recipes for you to enjoy!

Whether you are planning to start a family and have a healthy baby or you simply want more energy and wellbeing. Eating well is paramount if you want to ensure optimum health and amazing quality of life for many, many years to come!

With this in mind I wanted to share with you how healthy can mean absolutely, amazingly tasty as well! Enjoy!

So here are a few ways of strengthening your courage:

MAIN COURSE

Spiced Moroccan Lamb
Makes: 4 servings.

Lamb:
500 g lamb, diced
12 preserved lemon quarters
12 skewers, soaked if wooden

Marinade:
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp red chilli sauce
2 garlic cloves, crushed
½ tbsp paprika
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
½ tsp ground turmeric

Method of preparation
Prepare the marinade by placing the lemon juice, red chilli sauce, garlic, paprika, cumin, coriander and turmeric in a bowl. Coat the lamb with the marinade well and allow to marinate for 3 hours or overnight.
Cut the preserved lemon pieces in half. Thread the lamb and 2 preserved lemon pieces onto each skewer. Chargrill the skewers over high heat until cooked to your liking.
Serve immediately.

SALAD

Honey Celeriac
Makes: 4 servings.

Salad:
1 celeriac bulb (about 450 g), peeled, cut into thin strips
2 tbsp lemon juice
300 g mixed lettuce leaves
250 g cherry tomatoes

Dressing:
2 tbsp orange juice
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (or preferably coconut oil)
1 tbsp tarragon vinegar
2 tsp organic raw honey
1 tsp Dijon mustard, gluten-free
1 tsp orange zest, finely grated

Method of preparation
Toss the celeriac with lemon juice to prevent it going brown. Combine all the dressing ingredients and pour over the celeriac. Line a shallow bowl with lettuce leaves, pile the celeriac into the centre and decorate with cherry tomatoes.
Serve immediately.

DESSERT

Baked Blueberry Apples
Makes: 4 servings.

Baked Apples:
2 apples (large), halved and cored
1 tsp allspice

Blueberry Jam:
230 ml water
200 g blueberries
Stevia, natural sugar substitute (equivalent to 2 tsp of raw brown sugar)
1 tsp cinnamon
5 cardamom pods, crushed
½ vanilla pod, split and scraped

Method of preparation
Preheat oven to 180 °C.
Place the water, blueberries, Stevia, cinnamon, cardamom and vanilla in a heavy saucepan. Cover and simmer 15 minutes or until fruit is partially broken down.
Place apple halves on a baking tray, cut sides up. Sprinkle with allspice; cover with foil and bake for 25-30 minutes or until soft. Place apple halves into a serving dish and top with blueberry jam.
Serve immediately.

Source Eat Your Way To Parenthood: The Diet Secrets Of Highly Fertile Couples Revealed (Goko Publishing 2008) by Gabriela Rosa.

© 2008 Gabriela Rosa and Natural Fertility & Health Solutions P/L

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