The Christmas parties are in full swing. I have been on dessert duties a few times now. These raspberry bliss balls have made a showing twice. I like to take a dessert I know I can eat without feeling guilty! A healthy alternative to Rum balls. Paleo, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, dairy-free.
Chocolate Gingerbread Truffles
Christmas is just around the corner and the parties have begun. These truffles can be made and stored in the freezer so you can take a batch along to a party for a gluten-free treat, or give away as a gift. Believe me, you don’t want them at home for too long as you will …
Wombok Slaw – with dried cherries
I found dried cherries at my local “The Source” bulk wholefoods store and I just had to buy some. But then I had to decide what to make with them. The sweet yet tart flavour lent well to a savoury dish that needed a boost. So I decided to put them in my Christmas Slaw …
Creole Baked Snapper
Fresh fish is not often seen on our dinner table. But after developing this recipe and cooking it with freshly caught fish by my brother-in-law , I think it might become a staple! Fish is high in protein and the most easily absorbable protein too. So if you need to increase your protein and your …
Simple Roast Beef
This roast beef is so simple. The hands on cooking time is about 3 minutes. The oven does the rest for you! I love cooking up a beautiful roast beef and then I slice it up for lunches and dinners through out the coming week. This weeks roast made at least 6 meals! Succulant …
Spicy Chicken Burger
Having a quick and easy recipe that you can cook then store and eat all week is my favourite type of cooking. With my busy lifestyle with two jobs and working odd hours means I often want dinner on the table quickly. This dinner can be made from scratch and ready to eat in approximately …
Cinnamon Raisin and Cranberry Bread
Sometimes I just want a slice of fruit toast for breakfast. In my prior life when I ate as much as I liked of whatever I liked, I really enjoy a dense fruit toast slathered in butter. I used to struggle to eat just one or two slices of the gluten-filled, sugar-filled, factory-made, chemical-laden bread. …
BBQ Beef in the Pressure Cooker
Using a pressure cooker gives you all the tenderness of a slow cooker but in a fraction of the time. I love mine. When using a pressure cooker for big cuts of beef it is a good idea to release the pressure slowly. With the quick-release, it tends to lose some of the tenderness and …
Maple Dijon Slow Cooked Beef
Using my slow cooker is one of my favourite ways to get tender meat everytime. You could use any beef in this recipe, and chuck steak would work well as the cartilage and sinew would break down well and become so tender and flavorsome! Prepare in the morning and devour in the evening! Tender Beef …
Chicken Liver Pate
Getting the nutritional benefits of organ meat can be challenging. Not everyone loves to eat brains, kidneys, or offal of any kind. But I do find most people can tolerate and maybe even enjoy some pate. You can make this recipe with any type of liver. Chicken tends to be very mild in its flavour profile …
Chicken San Choy Bow
I love Asian inspired food. I think it is the use of the sour and umami together. This recipe uses mirin sauce which is sweet rice wine. It is probably not technically paleo, but it does add a sweet touch to the sour of the rice wine vinegar and the umami (savory taste) of the …
Dill and Pickle Hummus
I love dip! It would have to be one of my most favourite ways to snack. I usually have it with vegetables, like cucumber, carrot, or capsicum. Occasionally I will bake some gluten-free crackers to have with it. But usually, I just try to increase the vegetable intake for the day with both the dip …
Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Soup
When you are looking for an easy dinner with very little hands-on time. Then this slow-cooker dinner is perfect. It is a ‘throw-it-all-in’ and come back four hours later type of recipe. Yet it is full of nutrients and tastes divine. Did you know mushrooms are nearly a whole separate food group to themselves? They …
Pumpkin Spice Nice-Cream
As the weather starts to warm up, dessert is moving from warm winter puddings, to cool, smooth and refreshing ice-creams. This nice-cream is nice for your belly as it is dairy-free, refined sugar free and full of flavour. I always keep some frozen bananas so this can be whipped up at a moment’s notice. Enjoy. …
Reduce your Cancer Risk, Improve your Gut Health, Fight Infections, Maintain Immunity.
Sound good? Then you need…. Phytochemicals! Phytochemicals are non-nutritive plant chemicals that have protective or disease preventive properties. They are non-essential nutrients, meaning that they are not required by the human body for sustaining life. But it may be argued that they are vital for good health. It is one thing to be alive and …
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Apple Fennel Salad
Apple Fennel Salad A salad that can be quickly whipped up to go beside freshly grilled chicken, beef or seafood. The flavours of fennel and the lemon vinaigrette will blend well with your favourite protein. You could even serve it with grilled haloumi or with some feta cheese. A quick and easy salad for a …
I Don’t Follow the Traditional Food Pyramid
Can you think of a time when you couldn’t find any food to buy or eat? Believe it or not, a little over 100 years ago, there were a lot of people in Australia who didn’t have enough to eat. Food was not widely available. There weren’t multiple grocery stores in every town, and they …
Feeling Forgetful – especially since the Pandemic?
I have caught myself in the last few days and weeks walking into a room and having no idea why I am there. Was I getting a jumper? (nope, not cold) Was I getting a pen? (nope, it’s already in my hand) Was it to get a phone recharger? (nope, forgotten where I even put …
17 Surprising benefits to walking
The hint of spring and warmer weather is here. Although as I type this it is about 10 degrees celsius outside, freezing and raining. But I have had a few glimpses of sunshine, in the last week or so, that has given me hope that summer is on its way. I even went for a …
7 Spring Cleaning tips for the Mind
The topic today is focused on springtime and the cleaning that seems to go along with it. This time I am not talking about toxic-free cleaning or how chemicals in cleaning products can create hormonal imbalances, but rather how you can spring clean your mind. If you see a room full of clutter how do you …