Root Cause Recovery

09/02/2026

I made myself a chicken Greek salad for lunch today, imagining I was sat in the sun in my favourite holiday destination as I’m so fed up with all this rain!

It’s so easy to whip up a tzatziki-simply grate cucumber into some creamy yogurt, add some salt, pepper, chopped mint and some chopped garlic(sorry to anyone in close proximity to me today, garlic and raw red onion 😆

All drizzled in olive oil, honey and lemon dressing, a taste of the med right there ☀️🇬🇷

17/08/2025

25/07/2025

🥭Mango Matcha Shake

I have been loving this summery take on my daily matcha.
Not only is it deliciously refreshing, it’s loaded with nutrients😊

🥭Mango is rich in antioxidant vitamins A and C as well as Mangiferin, which also suppresses inflammation and has anti-cancer properties.

🍵Matcha is a great alternative to tea or coffee that can sometimes leave you feeling jittery. Matcha contains caffeine, but also L-theanine, which promotes focus without edginess or anxiety.

Matcha is rich in antioxidant EGCG which has been shown to protect against cell damage, stops cancer cells spreading by shifting their metabolic state and weakens signalling pathways that promote cancer stem cells!

~chop 1 mango or use 2 handfuls of defrosted frozen mango and blend, add to a glass and top with ice cubes
~ Add 1 tsp matcha with a little hot water and use a whisk to prevent any clumps of powder
~ Por 170ml of milk (I use Rude Health Organic coconut) onto the mango
~ Add the shot of matcha on top and shake/stir before drinking.

07/07/2025

Chicken, mango, and red rice salad with honey + mustard dressing 🍯

This tasty summer salad is high in fibre and antioxidants 🌈

For the salad I added:
Romain and lambs lettuce
Homegrown cucumber
Chopped radish
Fresh mango (using frozen mango chunks defrosted is a great option if you do not have fresh)
Spring onion

For the dressing:
2 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp honey
-/2 tsp Dijon mustard
Salt and pepper

Nutritionist

27/03/2025

Farinata- still one of my fav lunches, today with mushrooms, red onion and feta cheese 🧀

Scroll down my grid for the recipe but it’s super easy!

24/03/2025

Courgette and Orange cake 🍰

With two hungry mouths to feed (my partner and son, one is growing upward the other outwards🫢)
I always try to make a couple of homemade, healthier snacks each week for after school/work.

I fancied making a carrot cake but then I realised I had courgettes and blood oranges to use up and as my go-to courgette brownies are a hit in this house ( slightly adapted version of recipe) I decided to give this combo a try, verdict… the cake doesn’t look like this anymore and yes it’s delicious 😋

To make this I used-

-1 large courgette, grated in a muslin and excess water squeezed out
-Grated peel of 1 large blood orange (reserve some for topping)
- 120g sultanas
-100g coconut sugar
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
-280g gf self-raising flour (doves farm)
-1 tsp baking powder
-130ml olive oil

For the frosting
- 1 tub cream cheese (I used Waitrose organic)
- 100g icing sugar, sifted
- sprinkling of orange zest

Preheat the oven to fan 160 and grease a 1lb loaf tin

Mix the courgette, sugar, sultanas, olive oil and orange zest together and then fold in the flour and baking powder
Cook for 50 minutes, you may need to cover with foil for the last 10 minutes to prevent the top burning

While the cake is cooking mix the cream cheese and icing sugar and put in fridge to chill
Once cake is cooked allow to cool and then add the topping.

20/03/2025

🥗Brown rice salad with pistachio, spring onion, pomegranate, chopped parsley, mint and olive oil ready to go with our griddled lamb steaks this evening

08/03/2025

Chicken, orange and chickpea salad 🥗

Roasted blood orange and chicken are a match made in heaven!🧡

Blood oranges get their colour from anthocyanins, antioxidants that only develop after temperature drops below zero for at least an hour, these oranges come from the foothills of Mount Etna in Sicily.

*Tip- To keep them fresh and juicy store in the fridge