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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. butter/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, [...]

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Recipe: Spiced Lemon, Lentil & Veggie Soup

Recipe: Spiced Lentil & Veggie Soup Allergen info/recipe info: This recipe is gluten-free and can be made dairy-free by using coconut oil instead of butter. Ingredients: 1 tbsp. butter/ghee/coconut oil 1 red onion, peeled and chopped 1/2 bunch celery (celery washed & leaves discarded), chopped into small pieces spices: 1 tsp ginger, 2 tsp. cumin [...]

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Recipe: Fresh Pear Baklava

Here is a delicious dessert recipe which uses a fresh pear slices instead of filo pastry for a healthier twist on the traditional Baklava recipe. Recipe: Fresh Pear Baklava Alleregen info/recipe info: This recipe contains nuts. This recipe can vegan/vegetarian if using coconut oil instead of butter. Ingredients: 1 pear ~1/4 C. nuts* (a mix [...]

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Recipe: Buckwheat Crusted Cajun-Style Chicken with Chilli & Almonds

Here is another delicious recipe that uses flavourful spices and gluten-free, flavonoid-rich buckwheat for a delicious Cajun-style chicken. Even though buckwheat is called buck-wheat it isn’t actually a grain, it is a pseudo-seed and is completely gluten-free. Buckwheat Crusted Cajun-Style Chicken with Chilli & Almonds Cajun-Mix Ingredients: Makes enough to coat 4 pieces of chicken thighs [...]

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Recipe: Blueberry & Lime Chia Fresca

Chia (Salvia hispanica) is a seed rich in the vegetable pre-formed form of essential fatty acids (EFA) but you need enough of certain nutrients to convert it (fish is a source of the formed animal EFA). It is also a source of soluble fibre and the seed becomes mucilaginous when it contact with water. Many websites make [...]