The winter can feel like a desolate time for fruit fanatics, but oranges are in their prime for this thickie that has the flavour of melted frozen yoghurt.

Smoothies and ShakesDeborah Durrant23 March 2021thickie, plantbased smoothie, oranges, bananas, drink, raw drink, yoghurt drink, yoghurtComment

5 surprising ingredients that add sweetness without the sugar

Learn some ingredients that can provide sweetness without sugar.

Chef notes, TechniquesDeborah Durrant30 January 2021quit sugar, raw food low sugar, raw chef, vanilla, carrots, coconut, reducing sugarComment

Forest Fruits Mood-Boosting Super Smoothie

Boost your mood with this super berry and cacao smoothie.

Smoothies and ShakesDeborah Durrant19 January 2021Raw Cacao, berries, smoothie, mood-booster, easy recipe, immune booster, vitamin C, rawfood, plant-basedComment

Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels

There are increasingly fancy confections available and whilst they turn my head, the words sea salt, caramel and chocolate together always steal my attention.

Truffles Chocolates CandyDeborah Durrant7 December 2020edible gift, seasonal eating, rawfood christmas, Raw chocolate, easy truffles, home made gift, vegan recipeComment

Halloween Raw Chocolates

These whimsical Halloween raw chocolates are scarily good and a scream to make. An impressive treat for when people come knocking.

Truffles Chocolates Candy, SeasonalityDeborah Durrant22 October 2020Dairy Free, Easy, sugar free, Healthy, Halloween Raw Chocolates, raw chocolate, children friendly, Halloween raw food Comments

Banana, tahini and chocolate chip ice cream

A quick and easy raw dairy-free and nut-free ice cream gets a Middle Eastern style makeover.

Sweet, Frozen TreatsDeborah Durrant19 August 2020low sugar, dairy-free, nut-free, raw ice cream, raw food, resistant starch, quick and easy, raw food dessert, quick and easy raw food dessert, BananasComment

Spicy Peach Fermented Salsa

Ripe peaches give this fermented salsa a beautifully silky texture – a good backdrop for the heat of the chilli.

Condiments, Cultured, Krauts Pickles Chis, Small bites & dipsDeborah Durrant13 July 2020fermented food, cultured, peaches, peach salsa, fermented salsa, spicy peach salsa, raw food, raw fermented food, quick salsaComment

Zero waste dehydrated pasta

This isn’t really a recipe but more of an idea. It certainly isn’t raw, but it does use up potential food waste and ticks a lot of other boxes. Plus you can enjoy it with raw dishes too.

Chef notes, Deliciously Cooked, Dried, Techniques, EvolutionDeborah Durrant6 May 2020dehydrated, pasta, eliminating food waste, zero waste, resistant starch, gut health, prebiotic, easy lunch, camping, travelling, pot pastaComment

Phat Thai

This Phat Thai is a good choice when you want a super quick, fresh tasting raw dish.

Mains bowls & staplesDeborah Durrant1 May 2020phat thai, pad thai, noodles, raw noodles, salad, quick and easy, rawfood, raw main, peanuts, make in advance, spicy, Thai food, raw ThaiComment

Sprint Bars

Whilst some chocolate bars can be a bit of a marathon to make, these are more of a sprint.

Brownies and Bars, Sweet, Truffles Chocolates CandyDeborah Durrant23 April 2020almonds, peanuts, peanut butter, easy treats, dates, snickers style bars, snack barComment

Salt-Roasted Beetroot

Beetroot isn’t just for juices or pickled in jars for Christmas. Thinly sliced pieces of herb infused roasted beetroot is truly a delicious treat.

Deliciously CookedDeborah Durrant10 April 2020Vegan, beetroot, plantbased, easy recipe, saltbakedComment

Dandelion Capers

Dandelion capers are easy to make and a good use of the buds that may be appearing in your garden in the Spring.

Seasonality, Krauts Pickles ChisDeborah Durrant9 April 2020wild food, foraged, dandelion capers, poor man capers, fermentation, cultured, free foodComment

Easter Biscuits

Deliciously fruited, lemony raw biscuits are the perfect Easter treat.

Dried, Seasonality, Cookie JarDeborah Durrant9 April 2020Raw flours, healthy treats, raw cookies, raw plant based recipe, Easter, Spring, Easter cookies, food traditionsComment

Tropical fruit Christmas pudding with brandy, lime and ginger syrup

A last minute Christmas pudding - super quick and easy, without any cooking whatsoever and virtually no effort. What more could you want?

Cakes & Cheesecakes, SeasonalityDeborah Durrant24 December 2019christmas pudding alternative, christmas, vegan christmas, tropical fruit, dried fruit, dairy free, gluten free, glutenfree desserts, raw food christmas, raw food dessert, plantbased christmas pudding, raw christmas puddingComment

Christmas Pudding Cheesecake

This recipe is an amalgamation of two favourites – Christmas pudding and vanilla cheesecake. I don’t think it’s cutting corners to have two desserts in one, but more of an irresistible embellishment of two classics.

Make your own pumpkin pie spice

Pumpkin pie spice can be used in cookies, pies, smoothies, cheesecakes, energy balls - and you can even use it to give raw brownies an Autumnal twist. It works in any recipe where you would like a little bit of a warm cosy feeling.

Chef notes, Seasoning and FlavourDeborah Durrant20 September 2019Gluten Free, Raw food, spice blend, recipe share, rawfood chef, chef tips, rawfood chef tipComment

Pumpkin Pie Spice Cookies

A raw cookie to sustain you for walking through the forest, kicking up leaves.

Cookie Jar, SweetDeborah Durrant20 September 2019sugar free, Soya free, Raw food, gluten free flour, rawfood, Nut, Homemade, plant based, Halloween, healthy treat, easy treats, raw cookie, cookiedough, raw food chef, pumpkin pieComment

Elderberry and blackberry syrup for colds and flu

Where the hedgerows are heavy with glossy juicy elderberries and blackberries, grab your secateurs and make this elderberry and blackberry syrup - a powerful preparation against cold and flu.