How to store fruit and vegetables without plastic What’s wrong with plastic? I know, it’s easy to grab fruit and veggies, put them in a plastic bag and fling them in the crisper when you get home. But, if you are keen on doing your bit for the planet, searching out other options besides…
Easy Herb and Garlic Green Dip
My whole family loves a tasty dip. It’s a great way to boost your vegetable intake – carrot sticks taste a whole lot yummier with something to dip them in. This nut free dip is great in lunch boxes or for afternoon tea for the kids and even fancy enough to take to a barbecue. In…
How to get your kids to eat more veges
How to get your kids to eat more veges My mum dobbed me into my kids the other day when we were visiting. Yes, my vege phobia as a child was uncovered!! I really only ate potato and a few salad veges. My poor mum! This lasted right into my mid 20s until I decided…
Roasted Cauliflower
I love cauliflower! It’s one of those really versatile veges that can be used in so many ways. My favourite way to do it though is roasted. The beautiful caramelization is just so tasty and it’s so easy to do. I use olive oil as it takes a higher temperature than most other oils. Coconut oil is delicious…
A Natural, New Age Mum’s Macaroni Cheese
Macaroni Cheese is such a childhood comfort food and it tastes pretty good too! I came up with this version which is a little more healthy and choc full of hidden vegetables. It tastes really good. NNAM’s MACARONI CHEESE Vital Stats: gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, egg-free, nut-free Okay so this is what you…
Healthy Kid’s Party Food
“When it comes to food at birthday parties, it’s my experience that children are very happy with whatever is served and usually eat it all, starting with the fruit plate! We have to let go of our old expectations and trust our children to appreciate what’s healthy, but fun, food” Mamacino Have you ever…
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…
Six Super Summer Salads
I don’t know about you, but I can get stuck in a salad rut! The normal lettuce, tomato, cucumber thing or my old favourites. Boring! I have been on the hunt for some super-healthy but also super-yummy salad recipes now that the weather is far too hot to cook. This is what I have discovered….
Fun and Healthy Edible Christmas Trees!
Fun and Healthy Edible Christmas Trees! Christmas food can be fun and healthy. There are some very clever people out there who come up with these mostly easy but incredibly cute ideas. I have put them all together in a blog post so you can see them too. Easy Fruit Christmas Tree (unknown source) Crudites Christmas Tree…
Easy GF Zucchini Slice for the Thermomix
This recipe reminds me of my childhood in the eighties, when zucchini slice was the bees knees! It still tastes good. We eat vegetarian every second night and this slice comes in handy for those nights when I have lost inspiration in coming up with another lentil recipe! This will take no more than ten minutes to whip up…