The Sweet Life

Ingredients 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas (roughly 2 cups drained, cooked chickpeas) 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons tahini 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice (from 1/2 lemon, plus more to taste) 1 small clove of garlic (roughly chopped) 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon finely ground black pepper Method 1. Drain the chickpeas into a strainer and rinse under cool running water. If you have time pinch the skins from each of the chickpeas, this will make your hummus smoother. 2. Combine the chickpeas, olive oil, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper in the food processor or blender. 3. Process the hummus continuously until it becomes very smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed to integrate any large chunks. 4. Taste and add more of any of the ingredients to taste. If your hummus is stiffer than you'd like, add more lemon juice or olive oil to thin it out and make the hummus creamier. 5. Scra

Ingredients 1 cup mixed raw nuts 1 cup oats 1/4 cup cacao powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon vanilla protein powder (optional) A pinch sea salt 2 tablespoons rice malt syrup (or honey)  2/3 cups nut butter 2-3 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk Desiccated coconut (for rolling) Directions 1. Place nuts and oats in a food processor and process until coarsely chopped. The mix should be slightly chunky to help hold the balls together. 2. Place nut and oat mixture in a large mixing bowl and stir through the cacao, cinnamon, protein powder and salt. 3. In a separate bowl, combine the nut butter and rice malt syrup. Add this to the dry ingredients, using your hands to rub the ingredients together. 4. The mix should be quite dry and will not stick together. Gradually add in the almond milk, using your hands to work the moisture through the mixture. 5. Once mix starts to come together, shape mixture into balls. 6. Roll in des

Glorious fish pie - an absolute favourite of mine that I just don't make enough. This week I was craving fish pie, so what else would I do but scroll through Jamie Oliver's (he's fab isn't he!) recipes until I found his Sweet Pea Fish Pie recipe, which is basically the recipe below with a few alterations. Since living in London I don't eat half as much seafood as I did when I was living in New Zealand, so this was a great way for me to curb those seafood cravings.  I use fresh fish from the supermarket but you can also use frozen fish (Jamie does) and you can use any kind of fish you like (doesn't have to be salmon and white fish, it could be all white fish or it could be all salmon, and if you don't like prawns then use something else or add extra fish).  This recipe serves 4-5 people.  Ingredients For the mashed potato topping: 1kg potatoes or sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into large chunks 400g frozen peas 2 tablespoons butter