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Menstrual Phase Dinner Recipes
The first days of a cycle are when iron leaves the body and warmth tends to appeal. These dinners lean on iron-rich foods like red meat, lentils, and leafy greens, cooked gently and made for batch cooking, with no seed oils or ultra-processed ingredients.
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
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
Korean Pork and Cabbage Stir-Fry (Dwaeji Bokkeum)
Thinly sliced pork belly is stir-fried with cabbage, carrots, and leeks in a gochujang and soy-based sauce. Served over steamed rice.
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
Mexican Chipotle Chicken Braise with Zucchini and Tomatoes
Chicken thighs braised in a smoky chipotle and fresh tomato sauce with zucchini, bell pepper, and black beans. A slow-built Mexican braise served with fresh cil
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
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
Lamb Pumpkin Soup
A spiced lamb and chickpea soup built with ras el hanout-style spices, root vegetables, and tinned tomatoes, finished with fresh lemon and coriander.
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
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
Lentil Capsicum Bake
A baked dish of brown lentils, roasted capsicums, and onions layered with thick yoghurt, finished with melted butter and warm spices. Served warm as a complete
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
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