Making the traditional not so traditional!

The Tarian Pantry team spent the last few days 'carb loading' in preparation for the half marathon in which was held in Sydney on Sunday.

With training and a healthy balanced diet, we ensured we gave our bodies the energy it needed to see us through to the end of the race and complete the 21.1km course in our personal best times!

Our meal the night before the race was a not so traditional Spaghetti Bolognese. The ingredients for the bolognese sauce were:

TVP (textured vegetable protein)

Puy Lentils

Onions

Chilli Flakes

Purple Kale

Roasted tomatoes

Tomato sauce

Served with Kamut Spaghetti, for that extra protein kick!

Ensuring you feed your body with the right fuel will have you running marathons in no time!!!

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Comfort Food

We may well be a few weeks into Spring already but Tarian Pantry is still finding comfort in some winter style foods.

After a cooking bonanza yesterday in preparation for the week ahead, a few ingredients created tonight's Pumpkin and lima bean pie. Served with a tomato, onion mushroom gravy and steamed Brussels sprouts, the miniature pies rated highly on the comfort food-o-meter!

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All it takes is a few ingredients....

Here at Tarian Pantry, we rarely let our cupboards go bare and our fridge go empty however at this time, both cupboards and fridge are experiencing what we are calling ‘a Spring detox’.

With few ingredients to choose from, it was either dial for takeaway or make the best of the situation. We know that even with few ingredients to choose from, you can always create something delicious.

The ingredients that we had on hand were:

• Arborio rice
• Homemade tomato sauce
• Kalamata olives
• Dill & Parsley (fresh from the garden)
• Rocket
• Caramelised balsamic vinegar

These ingredients made an ideal risotto topped with rocket licked with caramelised balsamic vinegar. This meal took less than 3 minutes to prepare and around 20 minutes to cook, now that’s my kind of fast food!

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Spring into....

Spring! Not only is it time to spring clean our houses but its time to spring clean ourselves.

Try cutting back on caffeinated beverages, alcohol, sugar, animal fats, processed foods and increase your intake of nutrient dense organic fruit & vegetables, grains, legumes and nuts. By doing so, you will be treating your body to the foods that will assist you with an all year round detox.

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