I saw a recipe for Decadent Coconut Brownies on My Relationship with Food – an amazing blog (and recipe book!) that I love, by Lisa Roukin. I knew as soon as we could entertain after quarantine I’d make her recipe and I did just that yesterday! I adapted the recipe a bit, based on what…
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Chocolate Orange Cake Bites
For anyone who is a fan of my famous orange cake with chocolate ganache topping, this is for you! I decided to make that, but just add cacao and not do the ganache topping. I put it in a square tin instead of round like with the orange cake, and cut it into bites. The…
Savoury Flapjacks
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…
WE ARE ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ALL WRONG.
Have you ever known a time of such divergent opinions? In his book, Limitless, brain coach Jim Kwik talks about how the average human being in 2020 is processing more information per day than the average person in the 1400s did in their entire lives. It has become apparent (it took us far too long…
Salted Double Chocolate Pecan Cookies
Well, after being woken up at 4am this morning (it’s usually 5am), I decided to make the most of it and be productive. So I made cookies at 7am while the kids ate breakfast. I have to admit, I usually stick to my oaty cookie recipe and use that base for any cookie recipe, just…
Easiest Gluten-Free Cinnamon Rolls
A friend of mine posted something about cinnamon rolls, and that was it. I had a hankering for them. I realised I’ve never made them before and wanted to find a way to use a traditional, easy recipe and make it free from refined sugar and gluten. I used this recipe as a base and…
Coconut Lemongrass Sticky Rice
A Thai friend of mine posted during Lockdown a traditional Thai recipe of her mum’s for mango sticky rice. That very instant I had a hankering for it that I just couldn’t get out of my head. I had to have it. But I didn’t have mango or special rice or all the equipment she…
Gluten Free Pear & Peach Crumble
Here we are in the midst of Covid-19 Lockdown. A whole article (probably more) can be dedicated to all the facets that make up that subject but this one is solely about food. Crumble, namely. Because when at home, make crumble. I’m not one for tinned fruit generally, as they tend to have sugary syrups…
Best Ever Oaty Chocolate Chip Cookies
These are a variation on my usual oat cookies like the lactation cookies. I used the base recipe and added chocolate chips because, when discussing what to bake this afternoon, Braxton decided he wanted chocolate chip cookies. You really can use this recipe and add anything you like, like ginger or chai spices. They’re so…
When You’re A Nutritionist & Health Food Blogger… And Your Son Gets Diagnosed With Malnutrition
There’s a reason I lost my shit the last time (because this has happened many times) a well-meaning fellow mum said to me, “Just arrange the vegetables in smiley faces, that worked for our son who was *really* fussy”. Genuinely, I’ve wanted to smack the smirk off every single person who has said that to…