Teaching Hypnobirthing at my home on Sydney’s North Shore has many benefits. Classes are comfortable in my large lounge area, couples learn about becoming a family in a family home and I cook delicious food for the whole class.
I am often asked for the recipes so I am sharing them here, making it easy to add a link for this page to the post class email.
All of these recipes freeze well, have been favourites for my family for many years and it’s my pleasure to share them with other people as they become a families too.
Pumpkin Soup
Everyone thinks they make great pumpkin soup…. And so do I ;) I usually serve this soup with sourdough on Day 1 of the course.
This recipe is so easy and always a crowd pleaser, I hope you love it!
INGREDIENTS
1 onion
Oil to fry the onions (olive oil or butter)
1 potato, peeled & chopped
2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled & chopped
1kg pumpkin, chopped
600ml veggie stock
DIRECTIONS
Fry chopped onion in oil until transparent
Add all other ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes
Allow to cool until a safe temperature to blend
Add salt & pepper to taste
Serve or store as desired
Lentil Bolognese
Packed with fibre and veggies, this easy and yummy bolognese is devoured in my house - even by my carnivore sons! I usually make a double batch and freeze portions for another day.
This is usually lunch on Day 2.
INGREDIENTS
1 onion, diced
1 celery stalk, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, diced
2 sprigs of flat leaf parsley leaves (or an equivalent amount of dried parsley)
1 tbsp dried thyme
3tsp dried oregano
2 pinches dried chilli flakes (optional)
40g olive oil
250g cherry tomatoes
400g canned tomatoes
400g canned lentils, rinsed & drained
190g sun dried tomato pesto
Salt to taste
DIRECTIONS
Add ingredients up to oil to a pan and sauté for 3 mins
Add all other ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes
Serve with pasta of choice
Warming Lentil Soup
This amazing soup follows the principles of nutrition for postpartum recovery - ‘wet, warm and warming’ food. Packed with iron, fibre, veggies and warming herbs and spices - this powerhouse soup is a staple in my postpartum visits.
INGREDIENTS
1 onion
2 garlic cloves
sprinkle chilli flakes
2tbsp olive oil
1tsp cumin
1/4tsp ground cayenne pepper
1tsp salt
200g red lentils, rinsed and drained
400g tinned diced tomatoes
1 red capsicum
900ml veggie stock
400g tinned mixed beans
60g kale (leaves only) or baby spinach
DIRECTIONS
Dice onion and garlic, add chilli flakes, oil, cumin, cayenne pepper and salt
Saute until onion is transluscent
Add lentils, tomatoes, capsicum and 900ml stock
Simmer for 15 minutes
Remove from heat
Add beans and green leaves - stir to combine
Serve after 5 minutes
if freezing do not add the spinach. Add it when defrosted and serving
Lara Bar
3 ingredients, delicious and a super easy way to get your dates in later in your pregnancy. I’ve made this slice for my family for the past 12 years so it might just end up being a favourite childhood treat for your little one, just like it has been for mine!
This is often our afternoon snack on Day 2 - the more ‘content heavy’ day so I like to keep people’s blood sugar up - haha
INGREDIENTS
1 cup almonds
2 cups chopped dates
180g dark chocolate - cooking or not, whatever is on sale ;)
DIRECTIONS
You need a good bender to make this slice
Blitz the nuts until well chopped
Add the dates and the dark chocolate and blitz all together in the blender
Pour mixture into a pan lined with baking paper and press VERY VERY firmly to form the slice
Refrigerate for at least 3 hours and chop into pieces
I hope you enjoy these recipes, they are from my family to yours - if you’ve come to my childbirth classes then you’ll know how good they are.
Much Love, Sam x