by Margot Porter | Oct 25, 2019 | Ayurveda, balance, healthy living, natural living, nourish, recipes, restore, self care, slow living, Spring, sweets, vegan, vegetarian, vegetarian, wholistic living, Yoga Garden
Pecan Carrot Cake Bliss Balls First off, you have probably noticed that many of my sweets contain the delightful mejdool date. I’m sure you are well aware by now but just in case you missed it – I LOVE medjool dates. I’ll eat them plain or stuffed with nuts...
by Margot Porter | Sep 24, 2019 | Ayurveda, balance, garden, healthy living, natural living, recipes, restorative, self care, slow living, sweets, well being, wholistic living
Ojas! When I first heard the word ‘ojas’ I thought the teacher said OJ and that OJ or orange juice was what created our vital energy. Needless to say, I was pretty new to yoga at the time and my then teacher liked to sprinkle these evocative Sanskrit...
by Margot Porter | Aug 19, 2019 | balance, garden, healthy living, natural living, recipes, self care, slow living, sweets, vegan, vegetarian, wholistic living, winter, yoga east, Yoga Garden
Apricot, Raisin, Goji and Chai Balls Sitting down in my favourite chair by the fire in winter with a teapot of steaming spiced tea ‘chai’ is one of my simple little pleasures. The term ‘chai’ comes from the Hindi word for tea and that orginally...
by Margot Porter | Aug 18, 2019 | garden, healthy living, natural living, nourish, recipes, self care, slow living, sweets, vegan, vegetarian, wholistic living, winter, Yoga Garden
Persian Tahini and Orange Zest Truffles Picture this, it’s a gorgeous winter’s day, the sky is blue and the air cool, you have been down in the garden doing a little bit of weeding, after all it is a full moon so not much else to do, and you keep being...
by Margot Porter | Aug 17, 2019 | Ayurveda, balance, cacao, chocolate, festive season, garden, healthy living, natural living, nourish, recipes, self care, slow living, sweets, vegan, vegetarian, wholistic living, winter, Yoga Garden
Fudgy Cacao and Walnut Slice I don’t think you can beat the combination of nuts and cacao – rich, decadent, indulgent. These little gem of a slice is everything I am looking for in an rich, indulgent, sweet treat. They have to be rich, dense, super fudgy,...
by Margot Porter | Aug 6, 2019 | balance, daily rest, garden, healthy living, natural living, nature, nourish, recipes, self care, slow living, sweets, vegan, wholistic living, winter, winter, Yoga Garden
Boysenberry and Lime Raw Cake Last weekend I was pruning our rather sad berry patch. Sad because after two years of not much rain many of the raspberries had died, all of the blueberries had died but my heart sang when I saw our boysenberries looked pretty good. The...
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