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If you have been in a rut lately with the same old recipes and want some fresh ideas, flavours and inspiration, then this post is for you baby!

First I want to share a brand new mini cleanse program that the lovely Marlena and I have just launched. The Sexy For The Season program is designed to give you an awesome five day cleanse starting on the 2nd of December to get you looking and feeling sexy crazy good for the holiday season.

Most of the time people feel awful by the time Christmas rolls around, trying to shimmy into a dress that is too tight from December indulgences. As if that’s not enough to ruin your spirits, usually by the time the New Year comes, you are feeling flabby, fatigued and just generally “blah”. That’s usually when the colds and flus set in too.

We know you don’t want to feel like that again this year. You really don’t have to and we certainly don’t want you to!

That’s why we are bringing this opportunity to you – so that you can glide through the holidays feeling trim and energetic. You will feel balanced, light and healthy so that you can make the choices that are best for you over the holidays and set yourself up for a blissful holiday season, rather than one that leaves you feeling down, discouraged and heavy.

If you are interested in checking it out, you can do so at www.sexyfortheseason.com. We would love to have you along for the fun!

And if you are already thinking it – you’re right! This is not the first program (and I must say it is a total life-changer – shameless promotion yes but I mean it 100%!), but the second new program I’m bringing to you in one week – can you tell I’ve been working hard for you guys!? Thank you for allowing me and for your constant encouragement and support! .

Now for today’s mass of veggie recipes! I’ve got three new recipes to share with you, and if you haven’t already tried the two cabbage recipes I posted last week, get to it – they’re so tasty! Trust me when I say these are worth trying…don’t let the boring association that often goes with cabbage put you off.

Lately I’ve been loving my fresh juices and salads as always, but I’ve also been enjoying the odd sugar and fruit -free green smoothie (I feel best with minimal sugars in my diet), new sauces to smother baby lettuces and spiralised zucchini pasta and many different cooked veggie side dishes.

Although it’s been hot here, I’ve been loving creating new cooked veggie sides for my partner and I, mine always alongside a huge raw vegetable salad.So here are the recipes for you…a smoothie, a sauce and a veggie side.

Mojito-Inspired Green Smoothie

Mojitos were one of my most adored cocktails when I was a drinker. The combination of fresh tart lime, sweet mint and icy goodness made my heart go all a-flutter. Or maybe that was the booze. Either way, it was LOVE. If I was to have a cocktail now, I’d be reaching for a mojito before any other cocktail mix without hesitation. Never mind the fact that I would be flat on my face and forgetting my name after a few sips.

With the hot weather of late, I was transported back to summer weekends sipping mojitos and decided to get into the kitchen to re-create the flavour but in a far more healthy, alkalising and nutrient dense way – the green smoothie.

Note: this is an old photo of a green smoothie as my camera crashed.

Ingredients:

1/2 an avocado

1 handful of baby spinach

1 cucumber, chopped

1 small handful of mint leaves

1 tablespoon of basil leaves

Juice of 1.5 limes

1 tsp lime zest

Vanilla stevia (start with 15 drops and add more to reach your desired sweetness – I used LOTS)

1 cup of water (use more or less to reach your desired consistency)

2 cups of ice

Directions:

Blend all ingredients except the ice until smooth.

Add the ice and pulse until well crushed. You can drink your smoothie with crushed ice or you can keep blending until smooth. Add a little umbrella and sip away .

Raw Basil Avocado Pesto Sauce

This sauce is amazing on spiralised zucchini or kelp noodles, over salads or as a dipping sauce for crudites. You could also eat it as a raw soup. It’s so tasty and refreshing and green.

Ingredients:

1 large zucchini, chopped

1/2 an avocado

Juice of 1 lemon

1 tsp lemon zest

1/2 cup of basil

1/2 cup of water (I used just enough to help the blending process but use less or more as you like)

1/2 tsp of sea salt or herbamare

5 drops of stevia

Directions:

Blend all ingredients until smooth and serve. This is also wonderful with a 1/2 teaspoon of ground cumin.

Baked Spiced Cauliflower

Remember my love of the spice combination in this dish? Well that hasn’t changed! I’ve since been experimenting with the same combination of ingredients but with another beloved vegetable of mine – cauliflower.

This is a great recipe to have with almost any meal – vegetarian, raw, fish, whatever. It is light, comforting, quick and easy to make and also combines with starches and animal products for the food combiners out there.

Ingredients:

1/2 a cauliflower, cut into florets

2 teaspoons of coconut oil

1/2 teaspoon of herbamare or sea salt

1 teaspoon of cumin

3/4 teaspoon of cinnamon

Black pepper to taste

Directions:

Warm the coconut oil so it is liquid.

Place the coconut oil and spices in a bowl and mix will.

Add the cauliflower to the bowl and coat with the oil and spices.

Place the cauliflower on a baking tray and bake until just golden brown.

Serve alongside a salad or toss it through a green salad like I did.

So how’s that for recipes?!

I have a video coming for you later this week too so stay tuned for that or sign up to receive my newsletter here (you’ll also get the bonus report with yet more recipes!) so I can let you know when it’s out. There will be some cool info to help you take your health and life to the next level of awesome.

What veggie recipes are making you happy lately?