Coconut Crumbed Fish and Chips

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Did anyone else grow up with “Fish and Chip Friday”? If not, perhaps it’s an Aussie thing. In any case, it’s something that I continue to do just about every week when I can! But now-a-days I make the meal myself and the chips vary in many different colours! I try and change my cooking method each week but one … Read More

Paleo Hot Cross Buns!

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Paleo Hot Cross Buns

What’s Easter without a steaming Hot Cross Bun? If you’re following a paleo way of eating, there’s no reason to miss out either – try my Paleo Hot Cross Buns here! Time: 90 min Other info: GF, DF, Vg, SF, Paleo Ingredients: 400g Steamed or roasted pumpkin, pureed (you can use ½ cup Almond milk here if you don’t have pumpkin … Read More

Mum’s Healthy Fruitcake

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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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

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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