Who doesn’t love a flapjack? Only problem is, they can be a bit buttery and sickly sometimes. More than that, in my house, there are very few ways I can get goodness into my kids who just refuse to eat anything that might contribute to one of their five (eight) a day, which means I…
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Pumpkin Bread – GF DF SF V
In honour of International Food Day (which I’m told 16th October is) I bring you – drrrrrum roll please… THE world’s best pumpkin bread, just in time for Halloween and all those poor pumpkins that I hope won’t go to waste 🎃 The chocolate is optional, and I also add doTERRA wild orange because, well…
10 Beginners’ Tips To Creating A Healthier & More Natural Family Home
Are you one of the many people who would like to adopt a more natural lifestyle for your family, but the thought of it is so daunting that you don’t know where to start and shy away from it each time you think of it? If so this post is for you! It took me…
Superfood Chocolate Bark
I’d like to say I followed the rule of moderation with this but I’ll go ahead and blame it on pregnancy and confess that I made this at 7am and by the time it had set I had eaten about a quarter! Oops! It’s just so delicious, and after all, I am trying to increase…
Toxin Free & Cruelty Free Shampoo Bars. Guest Blog By Attitude Organic
Say Hi to Shampoo Bars Have you heard of Shampoo bars yet? I know it might sound a bit strange in the first place. How could a solid bar wash your hair as good as traditional shampoo, right? Well shampoo bars have been used since the Second World War and luckily, they are coming…
Chocolate Rice Krispie Donuts
Firstly, please excuse the poor quality picture. My camera has broken so this was taken on my phone. But anyway, who cares, because they taste so good and you’re still going to make them, right?! I had a half-eaten box of Rude Health Brown Rice Puffs in the cupboard and wanted to use them, and…
How To Grow Your Own Herbs At Home – Guest Post By Trago
Throughout the centuries herbs have been used for more than just adding flavour and colour to your favourite dishes, they have been used by herbalists, apothecaries and even doctors for their healing and restorative powers… What is a herb? The Oxford Dictionary outlines a herb as: ‘Any plant where the leaves, seeds or flowers are…
Lauren Vaknine’s Best Ever Orange Cake with Chocolate Ganache
I used to call this the ‘Working Woman’s’ cake because, despite its appearance perhaps misleading you to think otherwise, it really is the simplest, easiest cake to make. If you are a woman (or general person) with a hectic life of school runs, play dates, activities, household tasks and work, fear not. You can still…
Healthy Home Series – Washing Up Liquid
When people ask what lifestyle I follow – paleo, gluten-free, Low GI, vegan, etc etc. – my answer is simple: my lifestyle is one whereby I limit our exposure to toxicity. You can read more about my reasons here, but in a nutshell, this is how I feel: We are CONSTANTLY surrounded by and ingesting toxins –…
Pickled Dill Cucumbers
The more I cook, the more I discover how simple it can all be. Although I’ve always hated wasting food, I’ve only recently got much more into the idea of preserving. Very simply, because it goes hand-in-hand with natural, holistic living. Because as you start to make your own and grow your own, you become…