Posts Tagged "coconut oil"

Crazy Coconut Competition

Posted by on Apr 13, 2013 in Giveaways, Product Reviews | 233 comments

Crazy Coconut Competition

Our house is crazy about coconuts! Coconut and coconut products are the biggest trend right now. Are you up with it? Have you read my post, A beginner’s guide to coconut oil ? Right, get on over and read that and come back. It is a staple in our house – we use it for so many things. It’s a cheap, natural alternative to many skin care products as well as being fabulously healthy in your cooking. We tried out several brands but we settled on Nature Pacific’s Banaban brand as our coconut oil...

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Healthy Chocolate Tart

Posted by on Mar 22, 2013 in Easter, Sweet Treats | 19 comments

Healthy Chocolate Tart

  Today I am welcoming the gorgeous Alison from Relauncher to share a fabulous healthy chocolate recipe with us. She has created this amazing raw, vegan tart which would finish off an Easter feast perfectly and give you a nice hit of chocolate! Vital stats: sugar free, gluten free, dairy free, vegan, egg free, full of love and happiness Okay, so this is what you need: Crust 2 cups activated mixed nuts 3 tablespoons organic coconut oil 1 1/4  cups dessicated coconut 2 tablespoons organic cacao powder 8 dates...

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Double Choc Berry Biccies

Posted by on Feb 27, 2013 in Sweet Treats, Thermomix | 28 comments

Double Choc Berry Biccies

It is a very rainy and miserable day here, so I decided to make the kids some biscuits and a hot home-made milo for afternoon tea. Yes, I know, I am a truly awesome Mum!! Thinking about this recipe, I played around with some other flavours and came up with these Double Choc Berry Biccies! I was pretty impressed. What a powerhouse little biscuit, chock-full of superfoods! You won’t get that in a Tim Tam! Please check for sweetness. I like the bitey dark chocolate taste, but you might like them sweeter. I...

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Coconut Vegetable Biriyani

Posted by on Feb 18, 2013 in Dinners | 14 comments

Coconut Vegetable Biriyani

Hooray! I finally found the recipe (after I cleaned up my office) on a tiny scrap of paper, covered in spices.  I really had to make an effort to write this one down. I usually just go by feel with this and make it up as I go along. Anyway, it’s one of our family’s favourite recipes. Even the kids love it. We eat vegetarian every second night, so this is a quick and easy one to have in the repertoire. It’s very adaptable – throw in whatever veges you have in the fridge. It also works well...

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Healthy Valentine’s Day Chocolate

Posted by on Feb 13, 2013 in Sweet Treats, Thermomix | 19 comments

Healthy Valentine’s Day Chocolate

The Natural New Age Dad is quite fond of a bit of chocolate, so I thought I would make him a healthy, home-made version for Valentine’s Day. It’s got that extra special ingredient – love! ♥♥♥ I bought Sarah Wilson’s book, I Quit Sugar last week and her ‘Raspberry Ripple’ recipe caught my eye. Yes, I changed it a bit and thermified it too. Okay, so this is what you need: 1/2 cup or 100g organic Banaban coconut oil 1/3 cup or 50g organic butter (I think it would work just fine...

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