Mediterranean Vegetable Bake

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Spending time in Italy during its summer, I was surrounded by an abundance of mediterranean vegetables; eggplant, tomato, capsicum, zucchini, red onion. I thought, what better way than to combine them than in a veggie bake; although it was quite warm in Italy, the cold left-overs made for absolutely DELICIOUS lunches the following days. Thinking about it as well, this dish … Read More

Mexican Spice Mix

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mexican spice mix

I use this Mexican spice mix to season anything I want to give a Mexican flavour to! Try it in: In mince meat to make a chilli con carne chicken strips to make lettuce-cup fajitas bean or meat mix for healthy nachos even just over roast veggies to give them a lovely mexican flavour. Recipe Type: GF, DF, RSF, Paleo Ingredients: … Read More

Leftover Lunch Bowl

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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

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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

Turkey Basil Meatballs with Zoodles

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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

Sesamite – wholefood alternative to vegemite or marmite

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vegemite

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

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Pumpkin 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

Gluten-Free Cabbage Wraps

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Do you love fresh or toasted wraps for lunch? Well I do! But I am sensitive to gluten and I find that most of the gluten-free versions in the stores tend to be really thin and flaky and don’t hold the filling together well at all. And they always fall apart when toasted under a sandwich press. This cabbage version literally uses a big … Read More

Nourishing New Year Lunch Bowl

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It’s coming to that time when many of us are heading back to work and looking for healthy lunch options after a season of festivities. This lunch bowl of goodness will help you feel amazing and super focussed at work in no time! It’s super easy to make the components in batches and pack into containers for lunches/dinners throughout the week! … Read More

Chickpea Salad

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Recipe Type: GF, DF, RSF, Paleo, Vegan Serves 1, individual lunch-sized salads Time  10 min Ingredients: 1-2 handfuls of your favourite salad greens (baby spinach, fancy lettuce, rocket etc.) 6 steamed brussel sprouts (or other left-over steamed veggies like broccoli, cauliflower) 4 cherry tomatoes, halved 5 cm length of cucumber, sliced your favourite way 1/2 cup cooked chickpeas (if using canned chickpeas, ensure … Read More