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Category Archives: FoodHow 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 adviceI’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 MuffinsCARROT AND APPLE MUFFINS WITH CARROT BUTTERCREAM ICING Ingredients (makes 12 muffins) 1 1/2 cups self raisingView full post » Good Food: Hot Water GingerbreadI 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 CakeWith 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 LemonsWe 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 SaladWe’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 BitesAbout 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 GranolaI 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 seasonWe’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 heritageWhen 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 CakeSome 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 BeansThe 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 NectarinesSummer 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 muffinsI 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 PestoUp 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 LoafWho 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 hummusI’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 EggplantI’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 tomatoesPreserving 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 VIIIThe “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 teaThai 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 curryChick 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) rackOne 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 SpeltStrawberry and Spelt Bread Ingredients: 1 cup of sweet ripe strawberries (mashed or pulsed in a blender) 2 cupsView full post » The Green Smoothie Diaries VIIThe “So Fresh” Green Smoothie Ingredients: 1 small head of cos lettuce (well washed) 1 smallView full post » Good food: Moroccan Pumpkin SoupI 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 VIThe ‘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 » |