Lifestyle: Dairy Free Curry

So I finally made a dairy free curry from scratch instead of using a sauce in a jar. If I do say so myself it turned out really tasty!

The ingredients I used were:

- Chicken

- 1 Tin of Coconut Milk

- 1 Onion

- 1 Carrot

- Broccoli

- Sweetcorn

- Basil

- Cumin

- Tumeric

- 3 Tablespoons Mild Curry Powder

Lifestyle: The Colour Run

Last weekend in Birmingham was The Color Run. If you know me well you would no I'm not usually one for exercise and I only run when I have no choice. 

The most I do is go to a padfit class weekly which does not exercise your body the way running does.

The Color Run however caught my eye, having paint thrown at you while running seemed far more enjoyable than running in general, plus you could raise money for charity whilst doing so.

We booked to take part quite late so I opted not to raise any money, next time when we book earlier I will definitely choose a charity and raise some money.

Lifestyle: My First Attempt at Dairy Free Pesto

As I am trying to eat less dairy in my diet I decided to to attempt cooking some dairy free versions of foods that I love that contain milk products. I am a huge fan of pesto especially on pasta so I thought I would see if the dairy free version was just as good! This would be my first attempt at cooking Dairy Free Pesto and at cooking pesto in general.

So its not as blended as it could be (lets blame the blender for that) and at first I thought I had added far too much garlic and that it was going to be a disaster! Thankfully it turned out really well and went nicely with the courgetti (courgettes as spaghetti surprisingly nice!) I had for my tea.

Lifestyle: What I Think of Chia Seeds

What are Chia Seeds?

Chia seeds are a concentrated food that contain:

• Healthy omega-3 fatty acids
• Carbohydrates
• Protein
• Fibre
• Antioxidants
• Calcium

Lifestyle: The Benefits of Drinking Water

                   

It's recommended that you should drink 8 glasses of water a day. I know eight glasses seems an incredibly hard thing to achieve - yet I can go through 4 cups of tea in a few hours easily.

I set myself a challenge to up my intake of water for a week and see if I have any benefits from it.

I'm not a big drinker in general I don't often feel thirsty and that must mean I'm hydrated right?

Apparently not the main benefits I found from having at least 4 glasses (I couldn't manage 8) of water a day:

Easy Dairy Free Sweet Potato Curry

I've found a new food obsession lately in the form of sweet potatoes, not only are they tastier than normal potatoes, they contain a lot of vitamin A and are even classed as a vegetable!

This to me is perfect as I am currently trying to eat healthier foods and cut out dairy from my diet again (I'm lactose intolerant and I still over-indulge on the dairy products!)

Before I give you the ingredients to make this I will admit one sin - the sauce is package bought. I know blasphemy! It's the korma sauce from Sainsbury's free from range. I'm sure I could make this quite easily myself but the package bought one is insanely tasty, it also makes this a quick recipe to create after a long hard day at work.

Stuffed Sweet Potato Skins with a Chicken Concoction

If I had more time on my hands cooking is the one thing I think I would really enjoy! I love experimenting and trying different things especially food wise! If any of you follow my instagram it is mostly all pictures of food (and the occasional selfie.)

This evening I decided to be creative and attempt a somewhat healthy but reasonably quick meal.

This ended up being Sweet Potatoes stuffed with bacon and cheese with chicken, carrots and parsnips with tinned tomatoes.

I have to say I impressed myself with how everything turned out - I'm sure stuffed potatoes are an easy feat but having never cooked them before I was expecting some sort of kitchen disaster.