Brookies are what happens when you try to make cookies, eye-ball the recipe and totally get it all wrong, but end up with something halfway between a cookie and a brownie which is actually quite delicious! So much so that I thought I’d share my mistake of a recipe here in case anyone is interested in trying something similar to … Read More
High Protein Veggie Patties
I’m always on the look out for good quality Veggie Patties as meat-free meal options and to throw in easy work lunches. However, many of the ones I see in the store have strange sounding gums and preservatives in them. I’m also often disappointed in the amount of protein in them. So I took to whipping these simple veggie patties … Read More
What to do with Leftover Christmas Ham!
What do you do when you have leftover Christmas ham coming out of your ears? Get creative with different uses for it of course! There are so many possibilities right? Quiches, omelettes, salads, sandwiches, wraps, the list goes on. Here are some of my favourite ideas for leftover Christmas Ham! Dutch Pannekoek with Ham & Apple (gluten-free) Many of … Read More
Anti-Aging Face Cream
Don’t want strange nasties rubbed all over your skin? Neither do I. So I’ve recently been experimenting with homemade body products from Body Butter and Body Scrub to a DIY Sea Salt Hair Spray. My friend Erin over at the Herb Spa makes almost all of her own skin and hair care items so I’ve been picking her anti-aging brain … Read More
Gluten Free Pannekoek with Leftover Ham
What do you do when you have Christmas ham coming out of your ears? Get creative with different uses for it of course! Many of you know that my heritage on my mother’s side is Dutch. And one of the best things you can eat when you’re in the Netherlands is Pannekoeken! People often see the smaller “Dutch Pancakes” or Poffertjes … Read More
Blanched Almonds
Blanched Almonds are a useful ingredient in many recipes like Almond Feta, muffins, making your own almond meal, bliss balls, salads and much more. But did you know they’re extremely easy, albeit a little fiddly and time-consuming, to make yourself at home? I was on the hunt for some blanched almonds for a recipe recently but had so many raw … Read More
After Dinner (Choc-Coconut) Mint
Who doesn’t love a gorgeous after dinner mint? A piece of dark, mint chocolate has got to be one of the best ways to end an evening and wind down, don’t you think? I recently tried this delicious Coconut Dream Chocolate Mint by Kitz Living Foods and was blown away! Such a delicious product, and with such simple, real food ingredients! … Read More
Chunky Double Chocolate Gluten-Free Cookies
Remember those super delicious, chunky double-choc cookies from your childhood? A real treat weren’t they? Well I was craving some the other week so I decided to tweak an old recipe for sugar-loaded traditional whole-wheat flour cookies to make this version of Chunky Double Chocolate Gluten-Free Cookies. Don’t get me wrong, these are still a treat item but they’re slightly … Read More
Dairy-free Milk Chocolate and Chocolate Ganache
This recipe doubles as a dairy-free milk chocolate recipe as well as a chocolate ganache recipe. So you can use it for whatever occasion you like – to ice a cake or cupcakes, to make chocolate truffles, the filling for a chocolate tart or just set it in a baking tray and eat as chocolate! The world is your oyster! … Read More
Dried Apricot ‘Jam’
What do you do when life gives you loads (as in several kilograms) of dried apricots? Well, amongst other things, I made dried Apricot Jam! I use parentheses for ‘jam’ because it’s really just dried apricots that have been boiled in some water with some lemon juice then blended… but hey! Most of the jams you find in supermarkets and … Read More