
Seasonal Chopped Salad
A vegan friend first made me this salad, using a recipe from her Thermomix cookbook. In the absence of such a time saving yet costly...

Bananas with Homemade Chocolate Sauce (vegan, dairy-free, refined sugar-free, gluten-free)
This is a super quick family pudding using fresh bananas and a homemade chocolate sauce which contains just three ingredients: cacao...

Herby Couscous with Roasted Veg
Here is a slightly more elegant way of presenting an old classic, in muffin cups bought at Twinsco and taster forks from Jason's. The...

DIY Breakfast Wraps
There are plenty of ways to liven up breakfast time with these coconut based wraps from Green Vitamin. These are raw, paleo, gluten-free,...

Pico de Gallo (Tomato Salsa)
Summery weather calls for drinks & dips, and pico de gallo (tomato salsa) is something I could eat with a spoon, never mind the tortilla...

Miso Corn
This is (one of my) current guilty pleasures and could not be simpler. Apart from being very moreish, there are many health benefits of...

Chickpea Miso Soup
Everyone in my household seems to have a bit of a funny tummy and I in particular have been craving miso soup to settle it. Miso is a...

Coconut Flour Muffins From Empowered Sustenance
These were just an excuse to use my new coconut flour. The recipe is from Empowered Sustenance and a pretty good result re bake, texture,...

Black Forest Breakfast Parfait
Or ideal as a mid-afternoon snack which meant I had to make excuses come supper time as to why I wasn't so hungry.... The layers are: 1...

Tomato, Carrot & Apricot Pasta Sauce for Kids
This is a type of "hidden" sauce, hiding a carrot and some dried apricots in a classic tomato & onion pasta sauce. You can't taste the...

Chickpeas/Garbanzos in Garam Masala
Chickpeas/garbanzos roasted in garam masala. This was adapted from Sarah Wilson's book "I Quit Sugar" which is one of my current...

Raspberry & Banana Layered Chia Pudding
This might look a bit O.T.T for one mummy's breakfast but life is too short for toast & butter every day, plus the kids went crazy for...

5 Healthy Filling Salads
This was the subject of the May newsletter... 5 salads you can eat at home for lunch, alone or with your tai tai friends, else pack for...

Avofava Dip - Avocodo & Fava Bean
Here is a quick lunchtime dip/spread for mummy or sandwich filler for the kids' packed lunches. It's very adaptable and you could...



















