I think I have a crush on Julie Maree Wood. I buy her books, I make her recipes, I stalk her Facebook pages, I like her posts, I tell everyone about her. “Julie Maree Wood is a naturopath and nutritionist (a food nerd). She teaches and writes on the topic, runs a clinic in Sydney and is…
Your guide to a happy, healthy Easter
Your guide to a happy, healthy Easter Easter is just around the corner !! Special occasions seem to go hand in hand with overindulgence, don’t they? Chocolate, hot cross buns, chocolate, huge family dinners and more chocolate! I have the best ideas from around the web to make your Easter a whole lot healthier. Enjoy. Hot cross buns, hot cross buns……….
Make your own healthy chocolate drink mix!
Let’s face it, no matter how much slick marketing they like to spin, the chocolate drink mixes on the market are anything but healthy! Refined white sugar form the base of these drinks….. and don’t even start me on the artificial additives! While that’s okay in moderation, some kids find it hard to be moderate with chocolate milk. Making…
Best pizza EVER !! 2 Ingredient base, Yummy topping!
I am a fan of home-made pizza. I have never had a bought pizza that tastes as good. However, I have not been to Italy (yet!). But the dough you say! the kneading! the proving! it’s all too hard! Well, what if you could whip up an easy pizza base in less than five minutes,…
Pineapple Mint GreenTea Green Smoothie
Have you joined the green smoothie revolution yet? I love them. We all know we have to eat greens, but sitting down to a large bowl of spinach is not always possible (or fun). Green smoothies are a great way to get a big dose of vitamins and minerals in a form that is easy to digest. They…
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…
Healthiest 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….
Make your own additive free taco seasoning !!
Make 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 and refined). Some of them have lots of artificial additives too. I think…
Really Healthy ANZAC Biccies
These are a healthier 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….
Healthiest Chocolate Mousse EVER !!
This is a recipe you are going to have to trust me on, okay? Its main ingredient is avocado. Yep, avocado. Normally a savoury type ingredient – yes. However, its smooth, velvety texture makes it perfect for mousse. I first saw the idea for this on Masterchef – anyone remember the hippy Skye Craig? She made one…