Hello, I’m Mel. I live in London and by day spend my time working in The City but in my free time I have begun trying to create delicious meals to share with the people I love. There is nothing more enjoyable than sitting down with friends for a fresh, colourful dinner you’ve prepared and hearing the praise come flowing back...! After my friends and family got sick of my constant photo message barrage of my culinary creations, we realised I needed an outlet in another form, for all my attempted food creativity and passion, and so PWpantry instagram was born... See here what you think! http://instagram.com/pwpantry PW Pantry is a blog dedicated to my love of food and cooking. I don’t have a specific cooking regime, but with a boyfriend who is Paleo and my own interest in gluten free / wheat free options, I often try to experiment with those. I am currently studying for a Nutritional Therapist Accreditation so hopefully some of what I learn can be included in some of the recipe ideas... but as a real sugar and chocolate lover this isn’t going to be a green-vegan-everything-healthy sort of blog. I don’t really cook with recipes, but I’ll try my best to measure or guesstimate the ingredients I use on here. In summary, this is just a selection of feel good food that’s semi good for you... I hope you like what you see, and I would love to hear any feedback from you! Mel x PW's Pantry
I find it hard to know what to eat for breakfast that is healthy, filling and easy to transport to or make at work, so I have loved discovering I can make my own delicious Granola on a Sunday and store it at work for the morning hunger pangs. There are so many cereal boxes … More ** HOMEMADE PALEO GRANOLA (Panola!)**
Served on a bed of Quinoa and Bulgur Wheat, Edamame Beans and Winter Greens. This recipe pairs the Thai flavours of lemon grass, sesame, and fragrant herbs with the rich, full flavours of the salmon, on a delicious healthy bed of grains and greens, but is easy to quickly whip together for a quick weeknight … More ** LEMONGRASS BAKED WHOLE SALMON **
When the nights are dark and the weather is grey like now, there’s nothing more tempting than the thought of curling up with a plate of delicious warming food, or a carb heavy pizza… However, it can often be tricky to find indulgent dishes that aren’t either loaded with calories or need a professional chef … More ** CAULIFLOWER BASE PIZZA **
With Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day just around the corner on the 17th February, now is the time to start practising your pancake cooking… It is a real challenge creating pancakes without flour or sugar, but below are my new favourite (and really easy) delicious banana and chia seed pancakes… a healthy paleo version of … More ** BANANA AND CHIA SEED PALEO PANCAKES **
PARSNIPS are normally thought of as a boring root vegetable or roast lunch accompaniment, but with cauliflower being all the rage at the moment, it got me thinking about what other boring vegetables we could spice up… Parsnips really take on flavours well, so are perfect if you want to spice them up with rosemary and honey, … More ** TRUFFLE PARSNIP FRIES with ROSEMARY and HONEY **
This gooey brownie will hit any chocolate lovers spot, without all of the additives or refined white sugars of a chocolate bar… Incredibly moreish, so make sure you cut the cake up in to tiny chunks and share… Ingredients: 150g of Almonds (although Hazelnuts are also delicious and slightly creamier) 300g of Organic Wholenut Peanut … More ** RAW CHOCOLATE & SEA SALT PEANUT BROWNIE… **
Although most people turn their nose up at the thought of Cauliflower – bear with me! With only 25 calories per 100g (compared with around 150 calories per 100g of normal white rice), this new grain-free veggie is becoming an extremely popular rice alternative… And it tastes good!! Similar to Zucchetti, it is a … More ** CAULIFLOWER RICE AND THAI GREEN CURRY **
BEE POLLEN is becoming more and more popular on the “Health Food Scene”, and here are just a few reasons why: 1) Immune System Booster – It is said that Bee pollen has antibiotic-type properties that can help protect the body from viruses, as well as being great for our intestinal flora which as a result supports the … More ** BEE POLLEN – Superfood to know more about…. **
Courgetti / Zucchetti / Zoodles… Did you over indulge over the festive season?… Me too. One way to kick start your 2015 health kick is to incorporate as many GREENS in to your diet as possible. And one very sneaky way of doing this is to trick yourself into thinking you’re enjoying a huge bowl … More ** ZUCCHETTI…! **
Happy New Year everyone! As I’m sure each of you are, along with the rest of the world, I am trying to begin January with a DETOX (instead of THE BLUES….!) The easiest and most effective way to do this is to add antioxidants to your system in the form of greens in to your … More ** GREEN GODDESS JUICE **
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