Aren’t mums the best? My Mum’s favourite morning snack for as long as I can remember has been a piece of healthy fruitcake, here is my gluten free version (paleo and vegan alternatives included)! Recipe Type: GF, DF, RSF, V, Paleo Serves 1 cake Time 2 hours Ingredients: 4 C mixed dried fruit, chopped (Mum uses the pre-made mix, but you can use your favourite … Read More
Moroccan Pumpkin and Chickpea Salad
Moroccan Pumpkin and Chickpea Salad Inspired by the wonderful team at Bondi Health and Wellness, this salad is packed with nutrients including essential proteins from the combination of chickpeas and pumpkin seeds. It a fantastic crowd pleaser and is perfect for work lunches, keeping you going all afternoon without that sluggish drop at 3pm! Recipe Type: GF, DF, RSF, V Serves ~4 Time 1 … Read More
Clean Banoffee Truffles
CLEAN BANOFFEE TRUFFLES This recipe was actually a request from my gorgeous sister, who saw a recipe for Banoffee Bites (kind of like a Banoffee truffle) that used very mainstream, unhealthy ingredients (except banana) – biscuits, caramel, milk chocolate. She asked if I could recreate a ‘clean version’. After a few goes, here it is! My sis loves them and I hope … Read More
Raw Lamington Bliss Balls
RAW LAMINGTON BLISS BALLS Lamingtons to me are a gorgeous blend of coconut, chocolate, raspberry goodness. I always loved the ones with the jam and cream in the middle and I thought it would be hard to recreate in a bliss ball but I was wrong! These little bites manage to capture all the freshness of the raspberries, decadence of … Read More
Low FODMAP Raspberry Mousse
Raspberry Mousse I’m loving this new creation at the moment – this Raspberry Mousse is super light, creamy and refreshing which is perfect for these hot Queensland evenings! Friendly for those with FODMAP digestion issues as well as fructose-malabsorption, this is a winner for just about everyone! Recipe Type: GF, DF, RSF, V, Paleo Serves 4 Time 10 min + 6 hours … Read More
Best Ever Beetroot Brownies!
MY OH MY. I never thought brownies could taste this good. I was wrong. Recipe Type: GF, DF, RSF, V, Paleo Serves 16 Brownies Time 45min Ingredients: Brownie: 1 C grated beetroot ¾ cup flour of choice (almond meal, coconut, buckwheat or a mixture) ½ C Raw Cacao powder ¼ C Greek Yoghurt/Coyo/Coconut Cream (coconut cream is best) ½ C milk of … Read More
Easy Chocolate Mousse
Pretty much the easiest Chocolate Mousse recipe EVER! Satisfying all chocolate cravings AND THEN SOME! Recipe Type: GF, DF, RSF, V, Paleo Serves 2 Time 5 min Ingredients: 1 can Full Fat Coconut Cream (I use the Aldi, Asia brand as it is just Coconut + water, no emulsifiers or preservatives) 2 T Raw Cacao Powder 1 T Arrowroot (1t Agar Agar) … Read More
Nourishing Seed Bread
This Nourishing Seed Bread is a wonderful accompaniment with smashed avocado, or even as an afternoon snack with some delicious homemade dip! It’s also Egg-free so those with egg allergies finally have an option! Recipe Type: GF, DF, RSF, V, Paleo Serves 15 slices Time 90min Ingredients: 1 C Buckwheat flour (can also use sorghum flour, teff flour, brown rice flour or … Read More
Vegetables are a Winner!
Another weekend, another cooking class with PB Lifestyles! What fun we all had getting Vivacious with our Veggies at Sunday’s Cooking class, learning new ways to use veggies in the kitchen! Sheila loved the “Cheesy” Veggie Bake, while Elizabeth couldn’t get enough of the Carrot-Cake Bircher Muesli, Janelle went straight home and made the sun-dried Tomato and Carrot fritters for … Read More
Whipped Coconut Cream
The EASIEST WHIPPED COCONUT CREAM! Coconuts are known for their high level of saturated fat. Saturated fat (the kind found in fatty meats, lard, full-fat dairy products like butter and cream, coconuts, coconut oil, palm oil and dark chocolate) has been given a bad wrap for a long time, being blamed exclusively for high cholesterol and heart disease. But wait, keep … Read More