Coconut Panna Cotta (Dairy Free and Sugar Free)

For Easter, I wanted to make a light fresh dessert we could all have. I had read some time ago about panna cotta using coconut milk, so I had to try it as Izzie loves her homemade coconut milk yogurt. I garnished with a simple raspberry coulis with a teaspoon of honey but this won't be needed if your fruit is sweet enough.

Coconut Panna Cotta (serves 3)

Ingredients:
1 can of full fat Coconut milk (over 60% coconut minimum)
2 tsp of Agave Syrup or honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp Agar Agar flakes

Preparation:
Melt the milk in the pan on a low heat. Add the syrup, vanilla extract and Agar Agar and keep stirring for around 5 minutes. Don't allow the mixture to boil. Turn off heat and sieve the mixture into a jug to get rid of any flakes that didn't melt completely.

Pour the mixture into 3 ramekins lined with cling film (this allows you to remove the panna cotta without any risk of accidents. Leave in the fridge to set for at least 2 hours.

Serve with fresh fruit or coulis of your choice.

*Meal Idea* Eggs Benedict (or a vegetarian, healthy, baby-friendly version)

What's not to like? Homemade English muffins, poached egg and whatever else you can think of. In our case, we added mushroom sauce (mushrooms in Oat Cream with paprika), guacamole, blanched mangetout and kale lightly fried in coconut oil. For a splash of colour I added a smudge of our own fermented red cabbage rubykraut.

The portion might have been overestimated for my snacker but the egg and the muffin went down a treat!

Red Kidney Beans Falafel

This is a super easy falafel recipe. It's yummy and we have used it to stuff pittas and complement couscous salads.

Makes 6-8 falafel.

Ingredients
1 can of red kidney beans drained
2 garlic cloves chopped
1/2 teaspoon of turmeric
1 teaspoon of cumin
1 spring onion sliced
1 tablespoon of plain flour
1 handful of chopped coriander
Olive oil to grease the baking sheet and brush the falafel

Preparation
Pre-heat the oven to 200C.

In a large bowl combine all of the ingredients and mix until it forms a "dough".

Grease a baking sheet by lightly brushing it with olive oil. Shape the bean mixture into small balls. Place them on the baking sheet and brush them with a little oil.

Bake them in the oven for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.