Category Archives: Food

How we eat. It matters.

We live in a world that is undoubtedly obsessed with food. It’s a world of privilege. I’ve spent a largeView full post »

Starved by advice

I’m confused. Aren’t you? Our food industry is so saturated with fad diets and advice that I’m sureView full post »

Good Food: Apple and Carrot Muffins

CARROT AND APPLE MUFFINS WITH CARROT BUTTERCREAM ICING Ingredients (makes 12 muffins) 1 1/2 cups self raisingView full post »

Good Food: Hot Water Gingerbread

I have been known to admit fully to having an emotional relationship with food. I spend more time thinking about foodView full post »

Good food: Ginger and Enoki Noodle soup.

GINGER AND ENOKI NOODLE SOUP Ingredients (serves 2-3 people) 1 ltr good quality broth (I use chicken or lamb for thisView full post »

Good Food: Choc-Chickpea Cookies {GF + Easily Vegan}

There is something very satisfying about the humble chocolate cookie… but I don’t always have theView full post »

Good Food: Pear + Cardamom Pound Cake

With autumn upon us the rhythm of our days are changing once more, we sleep a little later in the morning, warm teasView full post »

Pickle everything. Because… PICKLES!

There are few things more satisfying in the world than the simple art of preserving food. It’s a process thatView full post »

Good food: Preserved Lemons

We often walk through the neighbourhoods at this time of the year and see those big beautiful lemon trees laden withView full post »

Good Food: Warm Spring Salad

We’ve been lucky to have been blessed with good light and warm sunny spots in every home we’ve camped outView full post »

Good Food: Raw Carrot Cake Bites

About two months ago I decided it was time to start actually looking after myself. Not just my heart and my soul but myView full post »

Good Food: Date + Nut Crunchy Winter Granola

I used to think I had an unhealthy love of toasted granola snacks, until I met my bottomless pit of a toddler…View full post »

Harvest

“The soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all. It is the healer and restorer andView full post »

Good food: A cleansing drink for the winter season

We’ve had the winter blues a bit this week. Sniffles and coughs and general cold in our bones from our draftyView full post »

Good Food: Spiced Pumpkin Muffins + a nod to my heritage

When Bo and I were in Canada last year, we were there at my favourite time of the year. Fall. When the leaves areView full post »

Good Food: Lemon + Raspberry Cake

Some weeks are just disastrous in our house. I love cooking, but some days my baking exploits turn out a right shockingView full post »

Good food: Spiced Maple Baked Beans

The most important part of simplifying our lives is to leave more time to enjoy the finest things in life. Food andView full post »

Why Organic?

Organic is the way in which plants and plant materials are grown and/or processed. It refers to stringent standardsView full post »

Preserve it: Honey Nectarines

Summer is over. Sort of. Here in South West Australia, Summer is still hanging on by a thread throwing in an above 30View full post »

Good Food: Pear + Pecan Spelt muffins

I make a lot of mistakes in the kitchen. I’m not a particularly organised person and more often or not when IView full post »

Good Food: Kale, Pepita + Lime Pesto

Up until about two years ago, I’d never even heard of kale, let alone knowingly tried it. Before it become theView full post »

Good Food: Healthy Chocolate-Beetroot Loaf

Who doesn’t love chocolate cake. I love it. Bo loves it. My friends love it. But adding veggies to chocolateView full post »

Good food: Sprouted hummus

I’ve been reading a lot about sprouting legumes and seeds. I’m still right at the beginning of my journeyView full post »

Good food: Roasted Tomato Soup (for the soul)

Not even a hot Australian summer can outdo the need for the warmth and comfort of a good bowl of soup from time toView full post »

Good food: The Best Granola. Ever.

I’ve had a love affair with granola and museli for a long time. I prefer it toasted and packed full of goodView full post »

Good food: Spiced Eggplant

I’ve been exploring more of my food options locally… seeing as I’m unable to produce much qualityView full post »

Good food – Dehydrated.

As a part of our Nothing New project, I’ve cut out almost all of our packaged food… this includes theView full post »

Preserve it: Semi-dried tomatoes

Preserving food is an age old art steeped in history and culture that is far too often lost in our fast paced modernView full post »

Everyday riches.

“If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poetView full post »

The Green Smoothie Diaries VIII

The “Dinosaur Juice” Green Smoothie   Ingredients: 2 cups of spinach 1 cup of papaya 1 cup of mango 1View full post »

Good food: Thai coconut iced tea

Thai Coconut Iced Tea Ingredients: 1 pot of Jasmine tea (3-4tbsp loose leaf tea or 3-4 teabags) 1 cup of good qualityView full post »

Good food: Chick pea curry

Chick Pea Curry This is my beautiful sisters recipe, she makes an absolutely kick ass chick pea curry, I love it. WhenView full post »

Good food: Show us your (spice) rack

One of the things that gives Bo and I the most joy in our kitchen is our spice rack. I love the heady smells and theView full post »

Good food: Strawberry and Spelt

Strawberry and Spelt Bread   Ingredients: 1 cup of sweet ripe strawberries (mashed or pulsed in a blender) 2 cupsView full post »

The Green Smoothie Diaries VII

The “So Fresh” Green Smoothie     Ingredients: 1 small head of cos lettuce (well washed) 1 smallView full post »

Good food: Moroccan Pumpkin Soup

I have a confession to make. I love soup. I love it for a lot of different reasons. I love it because it is so easy toView full post »

Urban foraging.

I would love nothing more than to live in the country on a small farm where I have the space to grow as much of myView full post »

Good food: The Green Smoothie Diaries VI

The ‘Not-so-naughty’ Choc Mint Green Smoothie   Ingredients: 2 large handfulls of babyView full post »

Good food: Warm Quinoa Salad (Sponsored by Target)

It’s been raining pretty persistently here. We’ve been stuck indoors and I’ve been dreaming ofView full post »

Good food – Potato and Leek Soup.

There is something very comforting about a big pot of fragrant soup bubbling away on the stove. Leek and Potato soupView full post »