My recipe today is a simple to make cake. It is a one bowl wonder. You don’t even need to stir. You can also choose which citrus fruit to use – Lemon or Orange…. or Lemange (one of both) 😉 This cake contains Polenta – a ground corn product. It is important here, due to… Continue reading Orange or Lemon?
HUMMUS Handy snack and a great accompaniment with some carrot sticks, celery, snow peas, sticks of cucumber or capsicum slices. Homemade hummus is pretty easy to make and is better for you than most preservative-containing store varieties. Try making a batch up Sunday arvo to last you the week. Chickpeas are high in protein, vitamin… Continue reading Humble Yet Handy Hummus
This is about as healthy as choc-chip cookies are going to ever get… This is another recipe from Lola Berry’s cookbook – ‘The Happy Cookbook’. Lola explains that the ‘secret’ to cooking these cookies is to pop them in the refrigerator for 1 hour before baking them. It helps them to keep their shape. The last batch… Continue reading The Holy Grail … A ‘Healthy’ Choc Chip Cookie Recipe
Creamy Macadamia Nuts + Fresh Tangy Pineapple. Add some coconut, a bit of almond meal and maple syrup and you have this healthy slice that is stored in the freezer and will delight any tropical lover. You can eat it straight out frozen cold or wait for it to melt a little and it becomes… Continue reading Do you like Piña Coladas? – Tangy Pineapple Slice Recipe
I love beetroot relish! I usually buy my relish for the local produce store. It is relatively additive free, but it is rather expensive… This week, I had some time up my sleeve and beetroot in the fridge so I thought it was time to make some of my own… Check out my Recipe for BEETROOT RELISH… Continue reading Beetroot Relish
Sunflower Seeds… Something that comes from such majestic, beautiful flowers HAS to be simply amazing 🙂  These magic seeds should be included in your daily diet for a few very important reasons: Wonderful source of protein, vitamin E, magnesium, selenium (soil dependent), B vitamins – B1, B5 & B6, copper, iron, folic acid and fibre… Continue reading Sunflower Power!
Balls… On a high from my lemon ball experience – I had a go at making some more balled snacks. These are denser – packed with nuts, dried fruit, coconut and some raw cacao powder… because chocolate is awesome – and raw cacao is even more so! It contains a MASS of antioxidants and magnesium… Continue reading Chocolate Energy Orbs – the Perfect Gym Snack
The Recipe that Started my Obsession… With – Bliss Balls – The name says it all … these raw balls of goodness are the perfect whole food snack. And the possible varieties are endless. Originally I was experimenting with nut and dried fruit combos. They were good. Nothing to write home about. Sweet. Then I found… Continue reading Lemony Tarty Goodness!
Sound odd? I was just as apprehensive a couple of hours ago… As soon as i tasted the chocolatey batter though I was convinced. Plus – BONUS! – they are so dense, thanks to the black beans, that one is enough. Perfect high protein snack to fight off the mid-morning/ mid-afternoon sugar cravings. You will… Continue reading Vegan Chocolate Black Bean Cookies & Brownies
Thai Take-Away Food is my Weakness… I can happily avoid all other take-away foods. It doesn’t help matter that I have an AMAZING local Thai takeaway place 5 minutes down the road from my house 😉 This is a great summer meal (or any other month for that matter) when you want a light, easy… Continue reading Easy Peasy Pad Thai in 5 Steps
Let Food Be Thy Medicine 