This is a melt-in-the-mouth chocolate torte which is flour free, making it smooth and irresistibly rich. The beetroot adds a moistness and a depth of flavour that has made this recipe a firm favourite in Organico Cafe! We serve this torte as a dessert or as a very special afternoon treat... 275 g (10oz) cooked beetroot, peeled 250 g (9oz...

Seaweed is so fashionable these days - it seems like everywhere you turn there is positive news coming out about new health benefits. I saw a BBC article just now which quoted seaweed as a key help in weight loss because it contains Alginate which helps the body to digest fat. The seaweed used in the study was Kelp which...

Seaweed is so fashionable these days - it seems like everywhere you turn there is positive news coming out about new health benefits. I saw a BBC article just now which quoted seaweed as a key help in weight loss because it contains Alginate which helps the body to digest fat. The seaweed used in the study was Kelp which...

Have you heard of ‘Meatless Monday’? ‘One day a week, cut out meat’ is the tagline on www.meatlessmonday.com. Up until the last 20 years suggesting that people cut meat out for one day a week would have seemed crazy - most people only ate meat twice a week if they were lucky! But with intensive farming and the influx of...

If you have high blood pressure but have not been put on medication then it might be worthwhile trying a glass of beetroot juice a day, says a study completed earlier this year by researchers in the UK. The study was funded by the British Heart Foundation and was published by the American journal Hypertension. The participants, who drank a...

As those of you who read The West Cork People will know I am back on track with daily juicing at the moment and loving it. I don't really follow recipes as such, which sometimes backfires - I'm not sure this mornings concoction of cabbage, celery, kale, apple, pear, green beans, mange tout, green grapes and lime was all that...

This salad is a looks beautiful on your plate and is totally delicious – it’s a huge hit in Organico Café. My favourite part of it is the Green Goddess Dressing, the name comes from a mayonnaise and sour cream laden dressing originally made in the 1920 in San Francisco, this is a very different version using avocados, much lighter...

We had some very appreciative American guests in today and they were looking for this recipe. Here is it folks! Enjoy. … Serves 4-6 … (You can make the same recipe with yellow or green split peas; they take a little longer to cook) 1 medium-sized onion, diced 2 tablespoons rapeseed or olive oil (or a thick slice of butter...

For 4 as a light main course. 1 large cup Quinoa 1.5 cups water I handful each pumpkin and sunflower seeds and a little soya sauce Dressing: a simple vinaigrette made from cider vinegar, olive oil, honey, lemon juice, zest, minced garlic, salt, pepper. 3-4 cups of a selection of the following: Chopped cherry tomatoes, diced cucumber, peppers, fennel, radishes...

It's the only time of the year I find myself buying crappy sweets and boxes of cheap chocolates to give away - feeling under pressure to play the game. But our kids don't need more sugar - so I'm going to try amd make a workable list of alternatives... Why not give out other little gifts? Pens, pencils, balloons, fake tattoos...