This decadent caramel recipe is divine and perfect for use in any recipe where you’d normally use caramel! It’s refined sugar free and dairy-free! Recipe Type: GF, DF, RSF, V, Paleo Makes about a cup of caramel Time 5 min Ingredients: 1 C dried dates, soaked in warm water for at least 15 mins 1/2 C coconut cream pinch sea salt Method: … Read More
Leftover Lunch Bowl
Lunch Bowls are just such a great way to get so many nutrients packed into your body. There is no limit to lunch bowl possibilities and they’re a great way to use up left overs! Here, I’ve used left over Turkey & Basil Meatballs in this oh so satiating weekday lunch! It’s also easy to make in batch and pack into … Read More
Quinoa Broccoli Bites
While I enjoy eating pastured, organic animal products (very much), I’m very conscious that as a whole the Australian population eats much more than we really need, nutritionally, contributing to a global problem of meat production that is not sustainable in the long term. For this reason, I make a conscious effort to take 1-2 days a week where I eat … Read More
Barcelona Take Two
Barcelona, Take Two! There’s no questioning that Barcelona is a mesmerizing city for many. A unique blend of a complex cultural history, medieval architecture, modern art and metropolitan vibes. I first visited Barcelona with my friend Gautam back in June 2016 (Gautam wrote a guest blog about Barcelona which you can read here) and like many, I also fell in love … Read More
Turkey Basil Meatballs with Zoodles
I love meatballs, they’re so versatile – you can have them with a delicious sauce on veggies, veggie noodles or mash, or crumble them over salads. They also make great leftovers. They’re also super versatile! You can use different types of meat (I love kangaroo as well as turkey), different herbs and spices to jazz up your balls It’s also … Read More
Vagabonding at its Best; Cool Travel Stories.
Vagabonding: The Lost Art of Meeting People and Making Friends! If you followed my vagabonding adventures throughout 2016 you’ll know that I visited some pretty amazing places and met some unique people along the way facilitating some truly once-in-a-lifetime experiences. However, recently, with the heightened alert for potential terrorism threats and people feeling on-edge walking down the street, I find that many tend to retreat … Read More
Carcassonne: A restored Medieval French City – Penny Benjamin
Carcassonne A Restored, Fortified Medieval French City Carcassonne is a city situated in the Aude department in the South-West of France. Its hilltop has been inhabited since the Neolithic period and is perfectly situated along routes linking the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea as well as Central Europe with the Pyrenées. Throughout the centuries, Carcassonne’s strategic location has been … Read More
Fruits and Vegetables – Exactly How good are they for you?
We all know that fresh fruits and vegetables are good for us but did you know just HOW good they are? Today I’m summarising some of the compelling evidence available regarding consumption of vegetables and fruit. What do Fruits and Vegetables Contain? Fresh fruits and vegetables are nature’s nutrient powerhouses(1). An individual can easily meet their requirements for all vitamins … Read More
Sesamite – wholefood alternative to vegemite or marmite
Are you an Aussie who loves Vegemite? Or a Brit who loves Marmite? Then you’ll love this recipe! All the yeasty, salty flavour, naturally! What I love about this recipe is the very subtle creamy-nutty flavour from the tahini that holds the salty/yeasty flavours. I’d expected it to be more pronounced, however, it actually turned out to be a beautiful … Read More
Pumpkin and Quinoa Protein bites
These savoury pumpkin bites came about because I was trying to invent a plant-based, delicious protein alternative for me to have with my lunches and dinners. I wanted to avoid using whole lentils/legumes because they tend to make me really gassy, and I had a few ingredients in my pantry and fridge… so I started to experiment. After a bit of … Read More