Contents

Cover

About the Book

About the Author

Title Page

Introduction

A FERTILE LIFE

Fertile living

Fertility fundamentals

Fertile food

The menstrual cycle

Fertile cleanse

Fertile in body-mind-gut

Fertile eggs: improving egg quality

Miscarriage

Fertile man

IVF support

RECIPES

Food for optimal fertility & digestive health

Breakfasts

Amaranth, spiced pear & pumpkin seed porridge

Spiced pumpkin & quinoa porridge

Mixed grain porridge with blackberries, hazelnuts & flaxseeds

Quinoa, chia seed & cardamom porridge with coconut, pistachios & Raspberries

Baked porridge with goji berries & cinnamon

Black sesame porridge with roasted saffron peaches

Simple overnight oats

Chestnut compote

Baked eggs with vegetables

Soups

Chicken broth

Dang gui chicken soup

Beetroot soup

Oyster, leek & sweet potato soup with japanese 7-spice powder

Celeriac & chestnut soup with chestnut & herb pesto

Aduki bean, tomato & miso soup

Carrot, sweet potato & coriander soup

Avocado soup

Chicken, asparagus & tarragon soup

Leek & fennel soup with toasted walnuts

Chicken soup with courgette noodles

Dahl with roasted tomatoes

Sweet potato, cavolo nero & almond soup

Lentil & leafy greens soup

Chicory, preserved lemon & spelt soup

Condiments

Naturally fermented sauerkraut

Golden kraut

Green kraut

Whey & kefir cheese

Lacto-fermented salsa

Walnut tarator sauce

Walnut & beetroot pesto

Walnut & rocket pesto

Nettle pesto

Chestnut & herb pesto

Nut, spice & seed mix

Spicy pumpkin seeds

Sardine pâté

Chickpea & date houmous

Fish, meat & poultry

Moroccan-spiced chicken livers

Pork & chicken liver meatballs with creamy polenta

Stir-fried kidneys with ginger & sesame

Kidneys & mushrooms in a creamy mustard sauce with puy lentils

Grilled mackerel with probiotic kohlrabi & fennel coleslaw

Roasted sardines with tomato, onion & pomegranate

Beef, broccoli & quinoa stir fry

Saffron fish & vegetable stew

Beef shin & pumpkin stew

Roasted bone marrow with shallot & parsley salad

Trout with preserved lemon, sultanas & almonds

Almond-crusted salmon with cauliflower purée

Spiced chicken sauté with leeks & peppers

Vegetable dishes & salads

Fragrant aubergines

Caponata with toasted almonds

Buckwheat salad with butternut squash, asparagus & pecans

Beetroot & chickpea fritters with saffron & mint yoghurt

Three-bean tagine with almond & lemon couscous

Beetroot & coconut curry

Green bean stir fry with black sesame seeds

Kidney bean, quinoa & leek salad with toasted pumpkin seeds

Butternut squash, chestnut & seaweed risotto

White beans with wilted greens

Broccoli & quinoa stir fry with avocado & toasted almonds

Spiced paneer with wilted greens

Sweet potato & chickpea gnocchi

Baked feta with vegetable spaghetti

Sweet treats & drinks

Kefir panna cotta with cardamom & honey

Lemon kefir cheesecake

Sweet chestnut congee

Probiotic raspberry, rose & cardamom jellies

Date & brazil nut cannonballs

Almond, apricot & coconut cannonballs

Spiced date & almond cannonballs

Kefir yoghurt pot

Avocado kefir lassi

Nourishing coconut, date & almond drink

Turmeric milk

Beet kvass

Glossary

References

Acknowledgements

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