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Luteal Phase Dinner Recipes

The week or two before a period is when many women notice appetite rise and energy dip. These dinners lean on slow carbohydrates, magnesium-rich foods, and steady proteins, built for batch cooking with whole ingredients throughout.

Moroccan Spiced Tomato and Egg Soup

A Moroccan-style soup built on fresh summer tomatoes, chickpeas, and warm spices, finished with eggs poached directly in the broth. Served with fresh cilantro a

55 min 4 servings alcohol-freedairy-freefish-free

Tofu Pumpkin Bake

Firm tofu and pumpkin are roasted with broccoli and mushrooms in a soy, ginger, and five-spice glaze. The tray-bake is finished with a drizzle of sesame oil and

55 min 4 servings alcohol-freedairy-freeegg-free

Pork Fennel Stir-Fry

A stir-fry of sliced pork loin, fennel, silverbeet, and cannellini beans cooked with garlic, lemon, and dried chilli in olive oil. Finished with fresh parsley a

35 min 4 servings dairy-freeegg-freefish-free

Chicken Kumara Curry

A Vietnamese-style curry made with chicken thighs, kumara, and carrot in a coconut milk and lemongrass broth seasoned with turmeric, fish sauce, and fresh ginge

60 min 4 servings high-fibrehigh-proteinred-meat-free

Lentil Coconut Zucchini Stew

A Thai-spiced stew of red lentils simmered in coconut milk with fresh tomatoes, zucchini, and red bell pepper. Seasoned with red curry paste, ginger, and lime.

60 min 4 servings high-fibrered-meat-freevegetarian

Leek Fennel Chickpea Braise

A slow-braised French-style dish of dried chickpeas cooked with leeks, fennel, carrots, celery, and fresh thyme in a white wine and tomato broth. The vegetables

105 min 4 servings egg-freefish-freegluten-free

Lamb Lentil Soup

A spiced Ethiopian-style soup made with bone-in lamb pieces, red lentils, fresh tomatoes, and a blend of berbere spices simmered in a rich aromatic broth built

90 min 4 servings alcohol-freeegg-freefish-free

Pea Chickpea Noodles

Egg noodles served in a thick, herb-flecked sauce made from mushy peas and chickpeas, finished with sautéed leeks, kale, and a squeeze of lemon. The sauce draws

85 min 4 servings egg-freehigh-fibrered-meat-free

Chicken Preserved Lemon Tagine

A slow-braised chicken tagine with chickpeas, preserved lemon, and green olives in a spiced tomato and onion sauce. Served with whole grain couscous.

70 min 5 servings alcohol-freeanti-inflammatorydairy-free

Sardine Silverbeet Wrap

Tinned sardines combined with sautéed silverbeet, caramelised onions, and fresh lemon juice, served in warmed flatbread wraps with extra virgin olive oil and or

40 min 5 servings high-fibrered-meat-free

Beef Parsnip Stew

Tender beef chuck braised low and slow with winter root vegetables, silverbeet, and aromatics until melt-in-mouth. Finished with fresh lemon zest and parsley fo

170 min 5 servings alcohol-freedairy-freeegg-free

Beef Birria

A rich, deeply spiced Mexican beef stew slow-braised with dried chillies, tomatoes, and aromatics until fall-apart tender. Served as a broth-based consomé with

240 min 4 servings dairy-freegluten-freehigh-fibre

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