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…
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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…
Gluten Free, Plant-Based Creamy Mushroom Spaghetti
An easy-to-make but nutritious plant-based version of one of our favourite comfort foods
Gooey Vegan Brownies
I have quite a few brownie recipes on here but I realised that I have no recipe up for plain brownies as I’ve only ever uploaded pictures when I added flavours like gingerbread or chilli or orange. I actually added some doTERRA peppermint to these! Because I just love it and it’s coming up to…
The Art Of Giving Birth
My Article for The Green Parent Magazine “Believe me; if you are told that some experience is going to hurt, it will hurt. Most pain is in the mind, and when a woman absorbs the idea that the act of giving birth is excrutiatingly painful—when she gets this information from her mother, her sisters, her…
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…
Healing The Worms of Trauma
Because however much “self-development” one attempts in their lifetime, our visceral and inconvenient humanness ends up being the devil on our shoulder during our most testing times.
Carrot & Courgette Muffins – Baby Led Weaning Recipe
The never-ending quest to find enough recipes to satisfy our newly-weaned babies’ appetites and need to discover new flavours… I try to be as organised as possible with meals for my family, but it’s still the same every day for breakfast and lunch: what will she have today… Muffins that are not sweet but have…
EAT, PRAY, LOVE; THE IMPORTANCE OF READING IT AGAIN, THIRTEEN YEARS LATER
I am not a re-reader. I think that if I allowed my inherent nature to make of all of my decisions, I probably would be, on account of my insatiable need to absorb every last tidbit of (often irrelevant) information that I come across. But another, perhaps more pertinent part of my nature is, unfortunately,…