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Recipe: Sourdough Oat Pancakes

Here is a delicious new recipe for you! In this pancake recipe I have used Oats (Avena sativa) instead of a refined flour wheat flour, which is commonly used in pancake recipes. According to traditional herbal medicine, Oats are described as having the actions of a nervine tonic, tonic and thymoleptic which are properties that tone […]

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Recipe: Delicious Slow-Cooked Pulled Hogget Shoulder

I love slow-cooking meats (see here) because it’s really only a few minutes of work and at the end of the day/cooking time you will have produced a flavourful delicious dish with little effort! You can make this in the oven or a slow-cooker. Either way you cook it, the recipe is still really easy and very […]

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There Is No One-Size-Fits-All Universal Diet

Did you know there is no one diet* that can fit us all? It may come as a shock, but it’s true. Even though we can speculate what may be the best diet for all, there is no rule as to one true diet that is good for all of us. This is because we have Biochemical Individuality. We all […]

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Recipe: Sesame-Crusted Sardine, Fennel and Sweet Potato Cakes

Recipe: Sesame-Crusted Sardine, Fennel and Sweet Potato Cakes Diet type: Pescatarian, Gluten-free Diet tags: Gluten free Number of servings (yield): 8 (~ eight patties) Ingredients 230g sweet potato, peeled and chopped into small cubes 210g tinned sardines (oil drained away- or give the oil to your cat!) 1 stick of celery, washed, leaves cut off 1-2 garlic […]

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Recipe: Homemade Buttermilk, Spelt and Date Hot Cross Buns

I’ve mentioned before that I personally don’t consume grain products everyday (see sweet breakfast omelette – what to eat when you don’t eat toast), which is mostly due to the fact that most stores don’t carry products I deem worthy of consuming. For instance if you look at the label of most commercial ‘sourdough’ breads, […]

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Recipe: Chocolate Coconut Fudge Mousse and Date Caramel Tartlets

Since I made the 2 ingredient raw chocolate mousse (below) I have been dreaming of making the mixture into a delicious chocolate and coconut mousse tart! So, that’s what I did! I combined the chocolate mousse recipe with the date caramel from the almond chocolate cake (aka. the Mocha Brownie Cake) I made some time ago. I wanted to make the […]

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Recipe: Sautéed Spinach & Sweet Potato with Yoghurt

Here is yet another delicious and nutrient-rich recipe to get dark green leafy veggies in your diet! I hope you enjoy it! Sautéed Spinach & Sweet Potato with Yoghurt Recipe info/allergen info: This recipe is dairy-free (if exluding the yoghurt) and it is gluten-free and egg-free. Makes: 1 serve. Double etc for a larger quantity & more serves. […]

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Recipe: Kangaroo Biltong

If you’ve never had (or heard of) biltong it is a dried meat of South-African origin. It is actually quite similar to beef jerky. It is ‘paleo’-friendly, gluten-free, fructose-free and dairy-free. It won’t be appropriate for those who follow a vegan or vegetrian diet, though you could make it out of eggplant or another root vegetable instead of the kangaroo […]

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Recipe: Lemon Basil, Capsicum and Cherry Tomato Soup

The lemon basil that I had planted a few months ago has grown quite wild, so it was time to use it! It went really well in this soup. I hope you enjoy this recipe for Lemon Basil, Capsicum and Cherry Tomato Soup. Recipe: Lemon Basil, Capsicum and Cherry Tomato Soup Ingredients: 1 tbsp. ghee/coconut oil 1 […]

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Recipe: Sprouted (or Soaked) Chickpea Panisse

Panisse are a type of delicious french chick pea chip (or fry for our US friends). Normally these are made with chickpea flour (besan/garbanzo flour) but me being the lover of whole, real food and the nutrition-maximizing gal I am, I made them using the whole chickpea and sprouted them myself. (Here is a little guide on sprouting legumes, […]