Dairy-free ‘cheese’ spread
I love cheese. I loooooooove cheese – fetta, camembert, wensleydale, parmesan, vintage cheddar, ricotta, triple cream brie … you name it, I love it. Unfortunately, as I get older I notice that cheese doesn’t like me all that much. Let’s just leave the rest to your imagination in the name of good taste! So, as well as cutting back on my cheese consumption, I have been playing around with some dairy free ‘cheese’. Inspired by a recipe on the thermomix forum, I have tweaked and...
Read MoreIt’s all about BALANCE !
This is the blackboard I have up in my kitchen. I use it to write quotes (I am addicted you know), funny stuff, messages to my kids on their birthdays and when they have done well. This time, I have written the word BALANCE on it – for me. It is a concept I seem to struggle with. I have a bit of all or nothing personality. If I get excited about something new, I throw myself into it and spend loads of time on it. In doing so, I neglect other things – the people I love, my health, my sleep, the...
Read MoreHealthiest pancakes EVER …. they’re green !!
Thanks to Facebook, I found out it was Pancake Day (or Shrove Tuesday) today ! Never wanting to miss an excuse for pancakes, I decided to whip up a batch of our favourite pancakes from one of the best healthy recipe blogs around, Health Food Lover. Of course, you know I never make a recipe the way it tells me to. I am a serial tweaker. So here is my version of Michelle’s fabulous Green (Spinach) Pancakes recipe. So, this is what you need: 3 organic eggs 1 large handful of washed baby spinach 1 and a 1/2...
Read MoreMake your own additive free taco seasoning !!
I did a quick look at the packet taco seasoning today at the supermarket and was sad to see that the first ingredient (that means it has the highest percentage) is either salt or sugar (white, refined!). Some of them have lots of artificial additives too. I think this recipe is just as tasty with a fraction of the salt and sugar (heck, you can even leave it out if you want!). The kids always go back for seconds - that’s normally a good sign, right? TACO SEASONING: Okay, so this is what you need: 1/4...
Read MoreReally Healthy ANZAC Biccies
A super-healthy version of everyone’s favourite Australian biscuit. We have made this recipe numerous times now – it’s a winner. Of course, I tweak, tweak and tweak recipes, so mine is a little different to the original recipe I found over at Teresa Cutter’s website. I absolutely love Teresa’s recipes - she makes really great healthy sweet treats. There is also a gluten-free and paleo friendly option for this biscuit on her site. So this is what you need: 1 cup almond meal ( I whizz...
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