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Recipe: 2 Ingredient Raw Vegan Chocolate Mousse

This Raw Chocolate Mousse is lusicous, creamy and a ‘guilt-free’ treat (though I don’t think any treats should induce guilt!). It doesn’t contain any sugar (other than those naturally present in the coconut ‘meat’) but is still really delicious! Recipe: 2 Ingredient Raw Chocolate Mousse Allergen info/recipe info: This recipe is dairy-free, gluten-free, egg-free and [...]

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How to Make Dairy-Free Coconut Cream from a Young Thai Coconut

I love coconut! There are so many ways to use coconut in different recipes both sweet and savoury. If you have never used a young coconut have a little read about them. Also if you’ve never opened a young coconut, here is the tutorial I wrote on how to do that (click the small picture [...]

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Recipe: Tropical Whole Fruit Juice + How To Make Juice In A Blender (Video & Recipe)

The last time I posted a ‘whole fruit juice’ it was the Icy Whole Watermelon Juice (below). Here is a new recipe for a whole fruit juice, this time a delicous tropical whole fruit juice. Making a Whole Fruit Juice in a blender keeps the fibre in rather than excluding it.. It’s really simple to make [...]

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Recipe: Coconut-Water Marinated Thai Beef Salad on Cabbage Leaves

Here is a delicious and fresh thai beef salad recipe. Recipe: Coconut-Water Marinated Thai Beef Salad on Cabbage Leaves Allergen info/recipe info: This recipe is dairy-free and gluten free. Vegan/Vegetarian Options: This recipe can exclude animal products if you use tempeh instead of beef. Serves: 1 or 2 as an entrée. Ingredients: The Coconut Marinade: 1 [...]

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How To Open A Young Thai Coconut (With Video & Pictures) + Info on Coconuts

Update 29/1/12: I originally posted this in 2009, but I’ve since updated the information and I’ve made a video! So I hope you enjoy this post! Why would you want to open a young thai coconut? Because then you can get to the coconut water and coconut meat! Coconut water from a fresh coconut is so [...]

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Recipe: Slow-Cooked Eggplant, Mushroom and Swiss Chard Curry

Even though animal products can be beneficial in the diet, it can be good to vary ones diet by having some vegetable-based dishes every now and again. Here is recipe for a vegetable curry that I made last week which I’m sure you’re going to love! Recipe: Slow-Cooked Eggplant, Mushroom and Swiss Chard Curry Allergen info/Recipe info: This [...]

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Recipe: Homemade Spiced Dandelion Chai Recipe + the Benefits of Bitters

Are you eating bitter foods? Eating bitter vegetables such as dandelion leaf and root, kale, rocket, amaranth and swiss chard can have a great digestion-enhancing effect! These bitter foods help to improve our digestion by increasing bile flow, increasing gastric acid and improving our overall digestive function which improves our nutritional status. It’s the bitter flavour [...]

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Recipe: Slow-Cooked Kangaroo Bolognese with Zucchini Spaghetti

This bolognese is really very delicious and is worth the wait to cook it! This is actually the second time I’ve made it. The first time I used organic beef, while this time around I used kangaroo mince. Both were great. The first time I served the bolognese on some steamed veggies which is another [...]

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Recipe: Frangipane Custard Tarts with Fresh Summer Berries

Last week when I was dreaming up christmasy recipes, I originally wanted to make some sort of fruit tart or pie. I thought about making a healthier version of fruit mince pies, but it seemed to wintery (and we’re currently in summer here) and it seemed a shame to not take advantage of the fresh summer fruit [...]

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Recipe: Purple Kefir Smoothie

Ahh Kefir. So many uses, so little time! Good thing for all those kefir-lover’s out there: I have a new recipe for you!   Last time I shared the recipe for Jaffa Kefir (below). If you haven’t tried it yet, I highly recommend you do! Now, here for you today is another colourful and delicious kefir [...]

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