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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 […]

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Recipe: Green Energy Soup (A Mitochondria Supporting Recipe)

When we want to eat food to make us feel energetic and happy (which is what food should do), we need to stick to whole, real foods. This because our body needs more than just carbohydrates to produce energy. There are many micro-nutrients we need for optimal mitochondrial function (mitochondria are the “energy factories” of our cells). This is […]

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Recipe: Raw Vegan Mango Custard

I like to post a range of recipes for different diet styles, because no one diet fits us all. We’re all individuals which means we don’t all eat the same way. Today I have a vegan recipe which happens to be raw. Though this recipe could also really be eaten by those who follow a […]

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Recipe: Grass Fed Beef Pho + How To Make Bone Broth

I love soups. They are nourishing, easy to digest, inexpensive, soothing, delicious and of course nutritious. I have quite a few soupy recipes on this blog such as the Purple Valentine’s Day Soup, Seriously Good Sprouted Chickpea Soup and the Herby Veggie Chicken Soup with Quinoa. Soups can be powered with protein, rich in minerals and vitamins, hydrating, […]

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Sweets For Your Sweetie: A Collection of Healthy Recipes to Cook For Your Valentine

Not sure what to give your love for valentine’s day? How about a delicious homemade treat or a delicious meal? If you and they are a fan of coconut… How about some Homemade Bounty Bars (With Real Food Ingredients)? …or maybe try the Coconut Creme Brulee… You may also like the Homemade Cherry Ripe […]

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Download the Eat Real Food Picture

Here is a picture I’ve made about real food and the benefits of eating a nutrient-rich diet that I shared on my facebook page. If you want to know about some of the things these articles are referring to then have a read of the following articles: Eat Real Food (It’s What Our Ancestors Did) […]

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Recipe: Purple Valentine’s Day Soup

Here is a delicious savoury recipe to serve to your loved one (or just make for yourself) on valentine’s day. What we eat affects not only our general health, but the food we eat also affects our reproductive systems and how sexy we feel. When we eat well and power-up our diet with lots of variety and a mix […]