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Melissa’s new book *Feel Good*

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Hello, Melissa here! Please say hello to my new cookbook… FEEL GOOD :  100 quick and easy recipes to bring a bit of comfort and joy into our kitchens and beyond. Coming 2nd June 2022! FEEL GOOD  is all about exploring how food and cooking makes us feel. Comforted, connected, energised, calmer, grounded, satisfied and soothed and more. I’ve been so excited to share this with you, I’ve been squirreling away on it for the last 2 years and here it is. FEEL GOOD FOOD  is how I’ve long described how I like to cook end eat at home. More and more of us are cooking with both our mental and physical health in mind. So these are my favourite recipes that help me feel supported. Recipes that I turn to when I’m low on energy and want to feel brighter. Recipes that are so easy that they are a joy to cook and make me feel more confident. Food that helps me feel calmer and more grounded and big sharing recipes for when friends come over and I want to spoil them and show them love but also I want to

Melissa’s 10 Veggie, Comforting & Budget-friendly Recipes

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Hey everyone, Melissa here! Cooking from our cupboards is an easy way to save money, waste less & make something delicious quickly. Here are 10 easy, comforting & speedy recipes for everyone. They’re family and flat mate friendly so feel free to double any recipes to feed all, or if you’re cooking for 1, they’re easily adaptable to scale back or to freeze in portions for a rainy day (your future self will definitely thank you for it). If you don’t have the exact ingredients, don’t worry, use any veg you have or feel free to mix things up. And if you’re looking for more tips on how to cook from your store-cupboards and make your money go further read here. Monday Minestrone Minestrone is such childhood comfort for me. Here’s my recipe inspired by the OG Italian minestrone but it’s always a bit different each time, depending on what I have that needs using and it always has cheese on top. I like making it on a ‘zapped out day’ as it’s easy to get a good dose of ve

Melissa’s 10 Veggie, Comforting & Budget-friendly Recipes

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Hey everyone, Melissa here! Cooking from our cupboards is an easy way to save money, waste less & make something delicious quickly. Here are 10 easy, comforting & speedy recipes for everyone. They’re family and flat mate friendly so feel free to double any recipes to feed all, or if you’re cooking for 1, they’re easily adaptable to scale back or to freeze in portions for a rainy day (your future self will definitely thank you for it). If you don’t have the exact ingredients, don’t worry, use any veg you have or feel free to mix things up. And if you’re looking for more tips on how to cook from your store-cupboards and make your money go further read here. Monday Minestrone Minestrone is such childhood comfort for me. Here’s my recipe inspired by the OG Italian minestrone but it’s always a bit different each time, depending on what I have that needs using and it always has cheese on top. I like making it on a ‘zapped out day’ as it’s easy to get a good dose of ve

Jasmine’s Favourite Recipes for Veganuary 2021

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It’s Veganuary! Whether you’re a year-round vegan or just looking to cut down on animal products, January is the perfect time to explore all the delicious veggie recipes out there. To help you get started, I’ve rounded up some of my favourite vegan dishes from the website — I come back to these again and again for nourishing and flavourful meals fit for any occasion! Note: Some of these recipes call for ghee — a very important Ayurvedic ingredient — but you can easily substitute your favourite oil or, when it comes to serving, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. SAVOURY Creole-Inspired Black Eyed Beans and Collards The ‘Ooh Yeah’ Noodle Stir-Fry Salad Ginger Broccoli Baby Corn Kitchari Lettuce, Coconut and Mint Dal Chickpea Flour Pizza Pudas SWEET Banana Bread Caraway Cake Caramelised Crunchy Choc Block Buckwheat Cookies Chocolate Raspberry Muffin Volcanoes Blackberry Apple Ginger Buckwheat Cake Sweet Potato and Orange Porridge from East by West For more vega

Jasmine’s Favourite Recipes for Veganuary 2021

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It’s Veganuary! Whether you’re a year-round vegan or just looking to cut down on animal products, January is the perfect time to explore all the delicious veggie recipes out there. To help you get started, I’ve rounded up some of my favourite vegan dishes from the website — I come back to these again and again for nourishing and flavourful meals fit for any occasion! Note: Some of these recipes call for ghee — a very important Ayurvedic ingredient — but you can easily substitute your favourite oil or, when it comes to serving, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. SAVOURY Creole-Inspired Black Eyed Beans and Collards The ‘Ooh Yeah’ Noodle Stir-Fry Salad Ginger Broccoli Baby Corn Kitchari Lettuce, Coconut and Mint Dal Chickpea Flour Pizza Pudas SWEET Banana Bread Caraway Cake Caramelised Crunchy Choc Block Buckwheat Cookies Chocolate Raspberry Muffin Volcanoes Blackberry Apple Ginger Buckwheat Cake Sweet Potato and Orange Porridge from East by West For more vega