In my recipes you might notice that I say “good quality” a lot when it comes to using any pre-packaged food. By this I mean that I read the ingredients list on the label. I want to be able to recognise the ingredients that are listed there. What I want to see are real foods […]
I saw this article about alcohol and thought I would share it with you. It is very clearly written and full of facts about how it affects many aspects of your body. However what really caught my eye was the drink vs eating calorie visual, which was actually quite a shock to me. One cocktail […]
Hope you like this Middle Eastern style Lentil dish ! Roast chopped up butternut squash in the oven in a little bit of coconut oil – takes about 1 hour. Cook 250g brown lentils in water/stock for approx 35 minutes. I checked mine after 30 minutes and they were still hard, checked again 35 minutes, […]
A fabulous selection of vegetables and eggs from my friends farm. I used the asparagus and four of the eggs to make an omelette – his suggestion for the use of the asparagus!! Asparagus is an excellent source of the flavonoid Quercetin. (Flavonoids are phytonutrients found in almost all fruits and vegetables and they are […]
Happy New Year Everyone ! I hope 2018 brings you all a very happy, healthy and safe year ahead. I am back in Melbourne (until Easter) after spending three weeks in gorgeous Noosa Heads in Queensland. I am back in my home town as my daughter (who is in Transition Year) is spending one term […]
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Australia. I have been in Melbourne for the last week and head off to Noosa Heads in Queensland tomorrow for Christmas and New Year. Will post some recipes and photos in the coming weeks.
I thought I would share a couple of things I learnt in the Ayurvedic cooking class I attended recently. Ayurveda is an Indian holistic science which focuses on healing the body, mind and spirit through diet, lifestyle, medicinal herbs and therapies. However, you don’t need to follow an Ayurvedic diet or lifestyle for the following […]
