Ingredients:
• Ready made organic filo pastry (no added sugar)
For the filling:
• 100g wholemeal bread crumbs (just put a few slices of wholemeal bread into the food processor)
• 5 tbsp light olive oil
• 1 kilo of apples
• 2 tbsp agave nectar
• 3 tbsp honey
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 50g organic raisins or sultanas
To brush:
• soya margarine to brush
Method:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°. Line a baking tray [...]

Ingredients:

Ready made organic filo pastry (with no added sugar)

For the filling:

200g blanched almonds, toasted and ground
2 tbsp agave nectar
2tbsp orange blossom water
60g soya margarine or 4 tbsp cold pressed organic sunflower oil
1 tsp ground cinnamon
a few drops of almond essence or amaretto liqueur
60g organic dried apricots, chopped into small pieces (make sure they are dark [...]

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Ingredients:

300g carrots, peeled
100g fresh root ginger (if you don’t like the taste of ginger, you can leave it out or you could add 100g crushed, well-drained pineapple – this adds an Hawaiian twist)
225g [...]

This is the best apple cake ever – everybody loves it even my father-in-law!
Ingredients:

300g spelt flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp agave nectar
300g soya margarine
4 [...]

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Milk seems to have gone out of fashion in recent years, mostly fuelled by vegetarians and soya supporters. Many people go on dairy-free diets to lose weight and a growing number of people (wrongly) self-diagnose themselves as having a dairy-intolerance.
However we need to bear in mind that milk is a very good source of protein, [...]

At no time of the year do we overindulge more than at Christmas. The heavy, bloated feeling after a huge meal and too much drink does not leave anyone feeling happy let alone healthy. But it need not be this way. There are some simple ways of enjoying a happier and healthier Christmas this year.
If [...]

Ingredients:

120g stoneground wholemeal flour
120g soya flour
120g buckwheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp sea salt
2 organic free range [...]

Ingredients:

100g ground hazelnuts (buy fresh hazelnuts – roast and grind them yourself)
120g wholemeal flour
80g soya flour
200g soya margarine
50g soft dark brown muscovado sugar
40 whole hazelnuts [...]