This is a basic healing food – a chicken bone broth, with vegetables and the pickings of meat from the carcasses. It is a meal in a bowl I often cook for those who need healing, particularly when they don’t feel like eating. Bringing warmth, comfort and nutrition, it is an immune boosting meal that is easy on the digestive system.

A sweet, fragrant soup, vibrant in colour and taste. Plain old pumpkin never tasted this good!

This fragrant and spicy soup is simple to prepare and quick to cook. It will warm you inside and out.

Congee (in Asian cooking) is a broth or porridge made from rice. In China, it is traditionally a breakfast dish, a plain white rice congee, most often served with side dishes, sometimes a fried egg. My version, which was inspired by the delicious congee served daily at Bread and Circus Wholefood Canteen in Alexandria, NSW, incorporates, home-made organic chicken stock, slow cooked organic chicken and organic brown rice. Creating a deliciously wholesome, easy to digest, comfort food - best eaten anytime of the day or night!

Using lentils makes for the most delicious soups and they’re budget friendly too. This is a great soup for people who are in need of healing - the ginger and spices give it real warmth.
For me it is essential to serve it with a dollop of natural yoghurt.