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Michelle

Recipe: Seafood & Sweet Potato Noodles

Recipe: Seafood & Sweet Potato Noodles Makes 2 -3 serves Ingredients: 1 medium gold sweet potato, peeled 2 teaspoons of butter 2 cloves garlic Roots and stems from coriander bunch (washed and chopped) 200g mussels, shelled (info on sustainability of mussels) 100g squid rings (info here on sustainability of squid & see Katie’s post here) 1 bunch fresh coriander/cilantro leaves, […]

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Recipe: Coconut Custard Tart {gluten-free, dairy-free)

Recipe: Coconut Custard Tart Makes: 1 coconut custard tart Nb: This recipe fits in a tart shell that is 24 cm in diameter and 3.5 cm high. Ingredients: 1 baked coconut almond tart shell (or tart shell of your choosing) ~470 ml coconut milk 1.5 tbsp honey (or your favourite natural sweetener) 2 tsp. vanilla extract 2 […]

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Recipe: Coconut Almond Tart Shell {gluten-free, dairy-free}

Above: Coconut and almond tart shell baked, chilled and brushed with coconut oil. Making this tart crust/shell is pretty easy: just mix the ingredients (as per instructions below), grease the tray, press ingredients in tin and then bake! Recipe: Coconut Almond Tart Shell {Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free} Makes: 1 tart shell (for tart shell that is 24 […]

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Recipe: Dark Chocolate and Banana Lava Cakes (gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free)

Recipe: Dark Chocolate and Banana Lava Cakes (gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free) Makes: 2 mini chocolate lava cakes. Ingredients: 2 dessertspoons cacao powder 2 dessertspoons carob powder 1 tbsp. boiling water 1.5 heaped dessertspoon coconut oil stevia powder, to sweeten 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 1 ripe banana, mashed well 2 squares of dark chocolate How to: Preheat […]

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Recipe: Dairy-Free Coconut Milk Custard

You guys asked for it, so here is my recipe for Coconut Milk Custard! Custard is one of my favourite desserts and it’s really so easy to make. The great thing about this version of custard, is that it is suitable for those who are sensitive to dairy milk/choose not to consume milk and coconut-lovers […]

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Recipe: Creamy Broth-Cooked ‘Baked’ Beans

Here is a another bean-y recipe which I hope you’ll enjoy! This recipe has options in the recipe to adapt it for those who follow a vegan and vegetarian diet (see the ‘v’ next to the ingredients). It is also gluten-free. This is my delicious version of baked beans. Recipe: Creamy Broth-Cooked ‘Baked’ Beans […]

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Shake what yo nanna gave you: Guest Post by Catie Payne

Hey Health Food Lovers! Today we have a great guest post by writer, Naturopath and Food As Medicine Coach Catie Payne! I know you all are going to enjoy Catie’s post (she is an amazing word-smith!) Please show Catie some love by letting us know what you of think of her post in the comments […]

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And the Natvia giveaway winners are….

Thanks to everyone who entered the Natvia giveaway and all your great answers! And now the winners of the Natvia giveaway are (chosen via random.org)…: Ian Jessica Gray Anna Kylie Strong Bek @ Crave Ariane Congrats to the six of you! And thank you for everyone who entered the giveway! As stated in the giveaway […]

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Recipe: Healthier Homemade Tim Tams (Made with Real Food Ingredients)

Healthier Homemade Tim Tams! I don’t think these need much of an introduction…but I think the image below explains all you need to know! Shall we move onto the recipe? So there are three parts to these delicious, decadent biscuits: the chocolate, almond and date biscuits layer: which are gluten-free (and can they be made […]

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Recipe: Cinnamon, Rosewater and Vanilla Coconut Cookies (Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Vegetarian-Friendly, Paleo-Friendly)

I love coconut! And I know many of you do too, so here is a delicious treaty coconut cookie recipe for you, my dear Health Food Lovers! This recipe is dairy-free, gluten-free, and paleo-friendly. You can find coconut (it’s botanical name is Cocos nucifera) in a few forms: some you may be aware of, others may […]